This shrub has upright woody stems and lax branchlets that form a bushy rounded habit. It has dark green pointed oblong leaves and the pendant red tube-shaped flowers appear in clusters along the stems during summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Iochroma coccineumis naturally found in Central America growing along forest margins or water courses in well drained organic rich moist soils. It prefers a sunny to semi shaded, wind protected position and is drought and frost tender.

This shrub is grown for its flowers and its lustrous green foliage. It is planted along borders as a low screen or used in tropical gardens as a specimen. It is suitable for protected coastal regions establishing in 2 to 3 years. It is grown in bright conservatories in cold climates and may be planted in courtyard planter boxes. ID 2899

Iochroma(eye-o-KROMA-ah) coccineum(ko-SIN-e-um)

Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee)
Potato Family