Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Does anyone grown a shrub called Lochroma, 0 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
The variety I had was acnistus (now iochroma) australis (a native of Australia - supposedly a tender perennial). Ecrane is right that the shrub can suffer frost damage but it just goes dormant during winter but it didn't kill it or any of the hardened branches. I had to prune it each year to keep it shaped up but it was very reliable. Braselton is not far up the road from me so if Janet has the same kind, then it should be okay to plant outdoors if planted soon (let it get some good root growth and harden up).

Here is another view of the same shrub. You can see the dead ends of branches but it hasn't slowed down new growth or blooms.