If you do have this, please I want to hear from you. I have been searching high and low. It is called Iochroma calycinum. It is from the solanaceae family. Here are links with pictures for reference (should anyone decide to or be able to help me). Thank you all for reading.
http://uk.geocities.com/craspedopus/flora/flora_pics/Jochroma.jpg
http://uk.geocities.com/craspedopus/flora/solanaceae.html
I'll bet you don't have this plant...
It looks a lot different here
http://mobot.mobot.org/cgi-bin/search_vast?imagx=29600745
Click on flowers and hit submit
This message was edited May 4, 2004 9:16 PM
"Different" indeed!
I found an online reference that listed I. calycinum as a synonym for I. macrocalyx.
I have a Burgandy form of Iochroma cyanea, but am unclear whether it is "cyanea" or "cyaneum".
The PDB lists
I. cyaneum with a synonym of Iochroma tubulosa.
I. cyanea with synonyms of Iochroma cyaneum, Iochroma tubulosa, Iochroma tubulosum.
What's the story on these various names?
The plant you are looking for can be found at www.kartuz.com if it is the same thing you are talking about.
IOCHROMA CYANEUM ‘WINE RED’, “Crimson Iochroma” - Clusters of deep crimson flowers all season. 51859 $6.00
I have several of those from Tracey, orange, wine, purple, blue and a different purple from Waterloolily and Kell. I love the iochromas. They're blooming now!
BugFreak, the pics you posted links to look much like Iochroma fuchsioides, to me.
Here is a pic of mine.
I love 'em all :)
Mary,
Yours seems to come closer to what I'm looking for than anything I've seen. All the others are not the same color or name. Do you happen to know the name of yours or recall where you got it? I would really appreciate a cutting if you could root one. Is there anything in particular that you are looking for? I looked up Iochroma fuchsioides and it does look like the one in the picture. You're right. I'll have to look further into this and see what turns up.
BTW
Thank you all who responded to this post.
Hortus lists I. cyaneum as the proper basionym, with I. tubulosum and I. lanceolatum as synonyms. I'm not a Latin expert (at ALL), but I suspect Iochroma is one of those "exceptions to the rule" when it comes to gender agreement, and I. cyanea/tubulosa have been picked up because they seem to correlate to Iochroma cyanea and tubulosa
That means I've probably gotten several of the PDB entries backwards, and should have I. cyaneum listed as the basionym. I'll try to get them changed today. Thanks for the interesting sidebar!
Terry,
If you can root som cuttings and trade please let me know what interests you. I will be happy to try and locate something that you might be looking for. Or I can simply send you some money for the rotted cuttings. I would really appreciate your help with this.
whoops - sorry, I was just responding to Happenstance's question about the correct name. Would be happy to share if I had some, but it's definitely not a hardy plant for me here in the mid-south ;o)
MaryinLa, do they live outside year round in your area?
I would imagine because of their trumpet shaped flowers that they are very attractive to hummingbirs. Maybe someone having these can tell us.