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 Datura, Red Rock Canyon, May 2000. Poisonous to livestock and people, the beautiful Datura attracted my attention while walking and cycling about the area. The blooms have an ephemeral lifespan, usually less than three days at the long end. I enjoyed each visit to this bush (five times in ten days), shooting different compositions as dictated by the "bloom of the day." Scientific name: Datura stramonium. Also known as Devil's apple, Devil's trumpet, Jamestown weed, Jimson weed, Mad-apple, Nightshade, Peru-apple, Stinkweed, Stinkwort, Stramonium, Thorn-apple--whew! In the last week of May, 2000, the heat of the desert rose to set new records and the datura blooms all shot their wads. |
