I am going to put this here so other newbies can learn from this post also. 1) cuttings... most people dont bother with cuttings from datura because they come true from seed. 2) Varigation, it could be that your plant has something it its genes for the varigation but if you want to market that varigation then most societies want to have the varigation in the seedlings for at least 3 generations and then you have to name it and get it listed with the brug societies. For the pollination, well, nature usually takes care of itself, usually early morning or late evening bugs will do the job. It will always be an annual, the difference between an annual and a perennial is that an annual will die in our winters but a perennial will die to the ground but resprout in the spring. I killed my triple yellow datura last year.. good thing I got seeds! Here is a link for you to start.. good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: American Brugmansia/Datura Society

Yes, I added bark mulch just before this week of all rain. Maybe it was the combination of the bark mulch and all the rain. Hopefully they will recover. I'll move some bark mulch away to see if it improves. Thanks.

I have a very similar story as tiredoffighting its a hard situation to be in but for me i have full custody of our grandaughter who is 7 years old and severley handicapped!! I dont know why i love him so damn much i keep asking myself over and over!!! I also feel trapped because i do need his help with our grandaughter. And i have had a hip replacement and a back surgery i have osteoprosis along with other bone/muscle diseases. I cant get a job because i have to care for the girl. Plus my medical problems its a catch 22 situation. Hes so mean to me he will not give me money for anything hes on porn sites live chat sites and now dating sites im so upset all ive done is loved him. I dont know what ive done or what im doing wrong or even if iam doing anything wrong for him to treat me so bad!!! Even if i ask him a question he sighs and answers like iam bothering him and hes so disgusted with me and he cant stand the sight of me it hurts so much!! And the fact he would rather watch porn or whatever he does on his phone. And pleasure himself than to have sex with me!! To me thats a real kick in the teeth!! I dont know if iam right or wrong but to me thats a form of cheating!!! He doesnt tell me he loves me or hugs me at all unless i hug him first or say i love you even when he does you can just tell its with all his effort to say i love you or to hug me its just an arm around my shoulder with no meaning behind it!! WHY THE HECK DO I LOVE THIS GUY DO MUCH!!!! Iam so scared to be alone to move outta my home to be lonley and i need his help with the luttle girl!! Iam so damn scared to make a step and for fear of regret!! Ive had so much loss in my life including my oldest son comitting suicide. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated thanks everyone have a great day sad me

We have a few addicts in our family. You probably know these things, but in case you don't... The first things drugs do is destroy a person's conscience. Right and wrong mean nothing to an addict--they only care about finding the money for their next fix. Addicts lie. MOST of the time. NO ONE can 'fix' an addict or their relationship with one. As long as you're trying to help him (paying for life's essentials, letting him get away with abusing you, etc), YOU are keeping him an addict. Most addicts really don't change. The few who do usually do so only after they've totally hit rock bottom. Helping him as you are, is keeping him from deciding to get the real help he needs. Look, as the others have said, YOU cannot fix this problem. All you really can do is save yourself. Get out. Take some time to heal, and find a real man, who truly loves you, and won't abuse you physically, verbally and financially. And just in case those words don't help you make up your mind--are you prepared to go to jail for this man? If the police find drugs in the car while YOU'RE driving it, YOU could be charged with the crime. And do you really believe this guy would step up and claim ownership of them to get you out of trouble? I doubt it. Whatever else you decide to do, please start squirrelling money away for the legal fees you no doubt will be paying sometime in the future, because one or the other of you will probably need to be bailed out and defended at some point