Iochroma australis

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Here in the UK we have, at the moment, to grow this as an overwintered plant in the unheated, but frost-free, greenhouse. It goes outside in a sheltered site in summer. I have numerous fruits that have formed this summer, of large pea size, due no doubt to the exceptionally hot July temperatures we have seen here.

 

What is the best advice of germinating seed from Iochroma? When should it be sown – and after what period of ripening? Does it need a re-fridgeration period before germination? It is a plant that is not difficult to propagate by cuttings but I have no experience of seed sowing since it doesn’t usually set seed here.

 

Tristram