WILD FLOWERS 031
Datura stramonium
Jimsonweed · Tuffieħa tax-xitan
Blooms at dusk—perfect symmetry, pale and mysterious, carrying a quiet, veiled danger.
| Series | Wild Flowers of Malta |
| Encounter | 01 Dec 2025 · Xatt is-Sajjieda, St Julian’s, Malta |
| Created | 2026 |
| Medium | Digital painting |
| Dimensions | Adjustable |
About the Plant
A casual alien in Malta, it is usually found in abandoned fields and along field margins. Its white trumpet-shaped flowers are followed by spiny capsules, and the plant is highly poisonous.
* Botanical information referenced from Stephen Mifsud’s Online Flora of the Maltese Islands ( MaltaWildPlants.com ).
Available as a signed archival pigment print