Miss Perspicacia Tick wrote in message
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Slugs must have cast-iron stomachs (if they have
stomachs that is) they happily munch away on the leaves of my datura
(sorry
brugmansia - does anyone know any reason for the name change - I assume it
was named after a Mr (Dr?) Brugman(s)?) It doesn't appear to kill the slug
(more's the pity some would say) but I'm wondering if it's some sort of
survival tool? Because all parts of the datura are poisonous, I'm
wondering
if this makes them less appealing to the neighbourhood /turdus/
population...?

Are we going to be seeing a race of 'superslugs'? I damned well hope not!

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In memory of MS MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/



Hi Miss PT,

I'm not sure there was a real change of name - more a clarification. One
name - I think Brugmansia - is the botanical name for "Angel's Trumpets";
the other name, Datura, is the botanical name for "Thorn Apple". I may have
it the wrong way round, and I'm sure someone will pop up and tell me.
Please Do.

The main difference between the two (and, again, I think I've got this
right!) is the Thorn Apple flowers are more upright, whereas the Angel's
Trumpet flowers are pendant. No doubt there are other botanical
differences, but this is the lay gardeners' most obvious diagnostic during
the flowering season.

Spider