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.[2] 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.[3]

Eriolarynx australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Eriolarynx
Species:
E. australis
Binomial name
Eriolarynx australis
(Griseb.) J.M.H.Shaw[1]
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Acnistus australis (Griseb.) Griseb.
    • Acnistus australis var. grandiflorus Griseb.
    • Dierbachia australis (Griseb.) Kuntze
    • Dunalia australis (Griseb.) Sleumer
    • Iochroma australe Griseb.

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.[3]

The Latin specific epithet australis means "southern".[4]

Some cultivars are known, originally described under the synonym Iochroma australe:[5]

  • E. australe 'Andean Snow'
  • E. australe 'Bill Evans'
  • E. australe 'Sunrise'
Cultivated plant, growing at UBC Botanical Garden, British Columbia

References
  1. Plantsman 17: 125 (2018)
  2. "Eriolarynx australis (Griseb.) J.M.H.Shaw". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. "Eriolarynx australis mini angel's trumpet". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
  5. Shaw, J.M.H. (1998). "A Review of Iochroma in Cultivation". New Plantsman. 5 (3): 154–192.
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