Accession #: 201200019
Accession Date: 2012-03-29
Common name: Red Iochroma
Family: Solanaceae
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Country of Origin: Andes of Colombia and Ecuador
Description:
Uses: The root of Iochroma fuchsiodes is reputedly a powerful purgative prescribed by the payés in the Valley of Sibundoy in treating colic, stomach ache, difficulty of digestion of bowel function. The root is rasped and eaten raw with salt when internal injury is suspected following a blow; a tea of the leaves is administered in cases of difficult childbirth.<sup>1</sup>
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USDA Zone: 10a
Source: Kartuz Greenhouses
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Culture:
cooler temps may induce better flowering, partial shade and year round moisture, may be defoliated by treehoppers