Tropicals & Tender Perennials: datura, 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Hi Robin, You have Datura metel there, the double/triple purple kind usually refered to as Datura metel var fastuosa. I grow these as annuals because they look terrible over the winter, and if they do manage to survive, they don't do well the following spring and summer. Even the short-lived perennial daturas, such as Datura wrightii and Datura innoxia, are best treated as annuals. They grow so easily from seed that it is not worth the fuss of keeping them alive over the winter. If they get chlorosis, you can treat them with Iron Chelate. I had a terrible time with leaf minors this past summer. They made the leaves look just awful.