Mazhar Botanic Garden

Iochroma fuchsioides (Bonpl.) miers

Cloudforest Burning Bush

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001268
Common name: Cloudforest Burning Bush
English name: Red Iochroma, Red Angel's trumpet
Native: Ecuador, Colombia
Country: Colombia Ecuador
(PGR): Rare

evergreen or semi deciduous, grows up to 1-3 m tall  leaves obovate to elliptic, 3-7 cm long, 3 cm wide flowers tubular scarlet red

Ornamental shrub. Attracting pollinators. Hedges. 

Lycium fuchsioides Bonpl, Iochroma puniceum Werderm

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Texture: Enriched soil Loam Sandy alluvia
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9a : 10
pH range: 6.0-7.
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Evergreen Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Online
Plant Uses: Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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