Other common names
apple of Peru, devil's apple, devil's ladder, devil's trumpet, dewtry, fireweed, gypsum weed, gypsy weed, Jamestown lily, Jamestown weed, Jimson weed, loco weed, mad apple, stinkweed
Annual Biennial
A symmetrically branched annual, found in garden borders, on roadsides and on wasteland, with large, coarsely toothed, oval, green leaves. White, trumpet-shaped flowers, sometimes flushed purple, appear in July to October, followed by spiny fruit up to 5cm long which give the plant its common name
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
1-1.5 metres
Max Spread
0.5-1 metres