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Description
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69134
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Acnistus arborescens
Wild Tree Tobacco, Hollowheart
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$10.95
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Related to Iochroma. Uncommon small to medium sized tree, growing 10 to 20 feet high. Soft bark is beige, corky with deep vertical ridges and fissures. Try growing orchids, tillandsias and other epiphytes on it's limbs. Very small ¼th inch bell-shaped scented white flowers clustered on branches are followed by tiny orange tomato-like inedible fruits that are popular with birds. Plant has anticancer properties, but no nicotine derivatives, as common name would suggest. Subtropical, it will survive brief frosts. We're not sure of it's landscape value, but it might be of interest to collectors. Native to Central and South America and the Caribbean. Solanaceae
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IOC3
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Iochroma Collection
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$28.95
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3 different; our choice (does not include Acnistus or Iochoma australe). Solanaceae
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51855
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Iochroma cyaneum 'Royal Blue'
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$10.95
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Bright deep blue flowers in extra large, full clusters. Always in bloom. Solanaceae
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51857
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Iochroma cyaneum 'Sky King'
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$10.95
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Beautiful sky blue flowers in clusters. Solanaceae
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69135
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Iochroma 'Frosty Plum'
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$10.95
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Similar to Iochroma 'Plum Beauty' but with an edge of white frosting to the large plum colored flowers. Solanaceae
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51860
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Iochroma fuchsioides
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$10.95
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A beautiful and rare species with fiery red flowers in clusters and glossy green leaves. Lower growing, spreading habit. Solanaceae
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51862
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Iochroma grandiflora
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$10.95
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A beautiful species, with bright blue flowers, 3 inches long and flaring to 1 inch wide (the largest flowers of the iochromas). Good container plant, compact habit. Solanaceae
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51863
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Iochroma 'Plum Beauty'
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$10.95
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Very large rosy purple flower clusters in abundance. Solanaceae
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90302
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Iochroma 'Princess'
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$11.95
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Iochroma 'Princess' is a new interspecies hybrid between Iochroma australe 'Alba' and Iochroma cyaneum. It has the flaring bell shape flowers and small growth habit from I. australe. 'Princess' has a lovely shade of medium pink flowers. They are short but open to very wide flaring bells. So far the blooming habit seems to be to put out long stems with a large cluster at the tip followed by a myriad of smaller weeping side shoots covered with smaller clusters that totally engulf the plant. Blooms all year but most heavily in summer as do most iochromas. Does not go dormant in winter. Much more trainable than pure I. cyaneum, this type can be trained to be low and spreading. Very rare color on a very versatile plant. Exclusive. (Thompson) Solanaceae
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90121
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Iochroma umbellata
(Acnistus umbellatus, Dunalia umbellata, Lycium umbellatum)
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$14.95
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Rare Iochroma for the collector with greenish-yellow flowers mottled with purple and many-seeded bitter greenish-white fruit. Shrub or small tree growing from 7 to 16 feet high. Give rich soil with adequate moisture, part shade to full sun. Collected by Paul C. Hutchison, J. Wright, and R. Straw near Huamachuco, Peru at an elevation of 9,350 feet in 1964 for the U.C. Berkeley Botanical Garden. Has been found by others growing in Peru from 6,200 to 12,700 feet. Growing at these high elevations probably means some frost tolerance. Solanaceae
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90305
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Iochroma 'White Knight'
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$11.95
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Iochroma 'White Knight' is a new interspecies hybrid between Iochroma australe 'Alba' and Iochroma cyaneum. It has the long tubular flowers of I. cyaneum in the rare color of white with the slight flaring bell shape from I. australe. So far, the blooming habit seems to be to put out long stems with a large cluster at the tip followed by smaller weeping side shoots with smaller numerous clusters. Much more trainable than pure I. cyaneum, this type can be trained to be low and spreading or trained up to be a tall specimen. Flower color can be subjective in iochromas since they seem to change color with light intensity or duration. I. 'White Knight' has pink buds which open to long white flowers in mostly summer sun but can keep a slight pink tinge in more shade. Exclusive. (Thompson) Solanaceae
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51859
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Iochroma 'Wine Red'
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$10.95
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Clusters of deep crimson flowers all season. Solanaceae
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69088
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Lycianthes rantonnetii 'Royal Robe Variegata'
(Syn.: Solanum rantonnetii 'Royal Robe Variegata')
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$10.95
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Striking leaves variegated with yellow and green in contrast with the solid purple flowers. Maybe somewhat less hardy than the normal green form. Native to Argentina and Paraguay. USDA zones 9 - 11. Solanaceae
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68862
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Solandra longiflora
Chalice Vine, Gabriel's Trumpet
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$10.95
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Large vine similar to Solandra maxima but glossy leaves are smaller and golden flowers are narrow, tubular, chalace-like. Lobes have a crenate wavy edge. We previously had this misidentified as S. grandiflora. Native to the West Indies. Solanaceae
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68861
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Solandra maxima 'Variegata'
Variegated Cup of Gold Vine
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$10.95
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Cup of gold vine with purple stemmed leaves variegated and edged creamy white. 28F. Solanaceae
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65260
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Solanum muricatum 'Rio Bamba'
Melon Pear, Pepino Dulce
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$9.95
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Deliciously sweet fruit is provided by this compact, colorful and unusual flowering plant from the Andes. Attractive clusters of 1 inch dark violet star-shaped flowers are followed by 4 to 6 inch purple striped oval fruits, which change from light green to yellow when fully ripe and ready to eat. The fruit has a nearly seedless, juicy flesh which is fragrant and tasty, like a blend of melons, bananas, peaches and pears. Offered are two cutting grown selections which are superior in taste and make attractive flowering plants. 25F.
'Rio Bamba' is a scandent, purple stemmed selection named for the area of Ecuador from which it was collected. 3 inch dark green leaves, free flowering. Cross pollination suggested for maximum fruit production. Solanaceae
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65264
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Solanum muricatum 'Vista'
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$9.95
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An upright, green stemmed selection that may set fruit better on its own. Bright green leaves. Big fruit, attractive purple flowers. Solanaceae
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68732
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Solanum wendlandii
Costa Rican Nightshade, Marriage Vine
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$15.95
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One of the finest blue flowered vines producing a spectacular display in the heat of summer with large clusters of 2½ inch lavender-blue flowers nearly covering the plant. Heat loving, it is deciduous in cold weather. 28F. Solanaceae
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