Question
A few years ago Sloat offered special varietes of Pacific Coast Iris (different colors, etc) Are they available this year? If not, what are the botanical names? Question #2 Do brugmansia and datura have different cultural requirements? What are they? Thanks so much!
Grace
San Rafael
Answer
Sloat will indeed have many varieties of Pacific Iris. The greatest selection is to be had in March. There are so many named varieties that it would be difficult to list them all. Most of the stores still have a few 1g cans but they are dormant right now. As far as the difference between Brugmansia and Datura, the cultural requirements are very different. Brugmansia require a sheltered location from wind and hot sun. They grow naturally under the high canopy of the Amazon rainforest, so a part sun location suits them best inland. They will take full sun on the coast, provided they are out of the wind. Give them regular water and composted soil. Datura are desert loving plants that require fast draining soil. They will take more sun and less watering.
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