Botany

Eriolarynx australis

Eriolarynx australis, called mini angel's trumpet or blue angel's trumpet, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Eriolarynx, native to Bolivia and northwest Argentina. It is widely listed in the horticultural literature under the synonym Iochroma australe. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is a compact shrub to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall and broad, with downy leaves and pale violet-blue trumpet-shaped pendent blooms in summer. It is hardy in mild regions, otherwise must be grown under glass. It needs a sheltered position in full sun. The Latin specific epithet australis means "southern". Some cultivars are known, originally described under the synonym Iochroma australe: E. australe 'Andean Snow' E. australe 'Bill Evans' E. australe 'Sunrise'

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• ▸Bulnesia
• ▸Canaan Valley
• ▸Glaucium corniculatum

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