Iochroma Australe
Blue Angels Trumpet
This large bushis smothered with blooms from spring through summer. It tends to go deciduous in cool climates through winter, but if grown in warmer climates, will stay evergreen and can flower any time of year. It should be protected from frost. It grows well in a pot.
Contributed by @drnicko
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Partial shade
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Very little water
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Moist and rich
Common name
Blue Angels Trumpet
Latin name
Iochroma Australe
type
Flowering shrubs or trees
family
Solanaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Moist and rich
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
2.00 M
3.00 M
Iochroma Australe
This large bushis smothered with blooms from spring through summer. It tends to go deciduous in cool climates through winter, but if grown in warmer climates, will stay evergreen and can flower any time of year. It should be protected from frost. It grows well in a pot.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
In milder gardens it can be grown as a free standing shrub but in colder gardens it benefits from the protection of a west-facing wall. Plant in rich, moist soil.
Flowering Season
From Late Spring TO Late Summer
Iochroma Australe produces 5cm blooms from spring through summer,
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