Botanical Name: Iochroma cyaneum
Common Name: Flowering tobacco
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub

 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape Large, loose-limbed rangy shrub with soft, brittle branches; often used as an espalier or tied against a structure
Height to 10'
Spread to 10'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil tolerates most any soil, prefers good drainage
Hardiness some frost; Zones 16, 17, 19-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves elliptical, alternate, to 6" long, 2" across, somewhat pubescent on upper and lower surfaces, strongly ribbed on lower surface
Flowers long-pedicelled purple to lavender tubular flowers in umbellate clusters; flowers to about 1-1/2" long. Flower color is variable
Fruit globose berry to 1/4" across
 
Propagation:
softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings any time of year
 
Usage:
used as a loose sub-tropical shrub for its profuse display of unusual flowers; best as an espalier or restrained against a wall or fence; good hummingbird attractor
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs ample watering; not drought tolerant
Fertilizing balanced, slow-release fertilizer at planting time
Pruning head back heavily to restrain growth; prune flat to walls or fences
Pests/Diseases measuring worms
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Colombia/Venezuela
Family: Solanaceae

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