Last night the Bluebell thing was Acnistus australis. I think it has now been renamed as Iochroma australe You can get seeds from Chiltern seeds. They describe it as tender, but I had three I raised from seed. Two were blue, one white. They survived five years, but the minus 15 freeze we had finished them off. There is a seedling growing next to next doors wall. It has white flowers. I can't get cuttings to take from it.
Yes, have found under its proper Latin name - with photos too (in case anyone wants to see what I have been on about). It really is a lovely shrub and as fidgetbones said earlier, can also have white bells.
It grows to about six feet , sheltered by next doors house wall. I prune it down in spring like a buddleja, and it regrows. it tends to flower in two flushes. I hack off bits at regular intervals to get the car out.
I don't think it would survive a winter in a frost pocket. Chiltern say it can flower the first year from seed , but mine took two years to flower. The fruit are a bit like small tomatoes, with very fleshy seeds. I must try and grow some on again. I think a bird planted the white one for me.
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Look up iochroma.
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Last night the Bluebell thing was Acnistus australis. I think it has now been renamed as Iochroma australe You can get seeds from Chiltern seeds. They describe it as tender, but I had three I raised from seed. Two were blue, one white. They survived five years, but the minus 15 freeze we had finished them off. There is a seedling growing next to next doors wall. It has white flowers. I can't get cuttings to take from it.
Hi Lynn. The plant is the Argentine Blue Bell shrub Lochroma australis.
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Spell check! Should be an I not an L Sorry Lynn.
Hooray! Now will start research on Lochroma australis.
Thank you so much, nutcutlet, Dovefromabove, Hortum-create, fidgetbones and Ladybird4.
Iochroma it is then. Thanks again.
Yes, have found under its proper Latin name - with photos too (in case anyone wants to see what I have been on about). It really is a lovely shrub and as fidgetbones said earlier, can also have white bells.
It grows to about six feet , sheltered by next doors house wall. I prune it down in spring like a buddleja, and it regrows. it tends to flower in two flushes. I hack off bits at regular intervals to get the car out.
I don't think it would survive a winter in a frost pocket. Chiltern say it can flower the first year from seed , but mine took two years to flower. The fruit are a bit like small tomatoes, with very fleshy seeds. I must try and grow some on again. I think a bird planted the white one for me.