Using Datura metel L. and Datura stramonium L. as parent generation, a new hybrid variety was successfully derived by gardeners of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG).

The hybrid variety combines some desirable traits of the two parents. The flower color and form are in-between of the two parents, but their growth vigor and rate are much higher.

Filial generation of Datura metel L. and Datura stramonium L.

Parent generation

Datura metel is a shrub-like perennial herb, commonly known as angel's trumpet, devil's trumpet, and metel. It grows in the wild in all the warmer parts of the world, and is cultivated worldwide for its chemical and ornamental properties

Datura stramonium is a common weed in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family. It is an erect annual herb forming a bush up to 3–5 ft (1–1.5 m) tall.

ABOUT

Parent generation is the term used to refer the male and female parents used in making hybrids. These parental strains is purified is obtained by repeated cycles of self fertilization.

Filial 1 (F1) generation is the one resulting from the cross of such two selected parent generation. This generation express high degree of uniformity (Hybrids)