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December 3, 2011
Iochroma Wine Red
Another one of my Iochromas that is blooming now is Iochroma Wine Red. Looking at the photo you can certainly see where the name came from. :)
Iochromas are very easy to grow here in Central Florida, thriving in partial shade to full sun. A hard freeze will take them to the ground, but they quickly rebound when spring rolls around. They are almost an everbloomer, blooming on and off all year round.
Iochromas are very easy to grow here in Central Florida, thriving in partial shade to full sun. A hard freeze will take them to the ground, but they quickly rebound when spring rolls around. They are almost an everbloomer, blooming on and off all year round.November 30, 2011
Iochroma 'Royalty'
Once I got hooked on growing Angel Trumpets it did not take long for me to also start collecting and growing their miniature cousins, Iochroma. Here's a new cultivar I acquired this summer, Iochroma Royalty.
There really has not been much hybridizing work done with Iochroma, so I was pleasantly surprised to find several new hybrid cultivars this summer. I was so impressed with them, this fall I decided to play around with hybridizing Iochroma. I now have a bunch of seed pods growing out and it won't be long before they ripen and I can sow the seeds. It will be exciting to to see the results.
I'll post photos of other Iochromas in my collection over the next couple of weeks.
There really has not been much hybridizing work done with Iochroma, so I was pleasantly surprised to find several new hybrid cultivars this summer. I was so impressed with them, this fall I decided to play around with hybridizing Iochroma. I now have a bunch of seed pods growing out and it won't be long before they ripen and I can sow the seeds. It will be exciting to to see the results.I'll post photos of other Iochromas in my collection over the next couple of weeks.
