________ The rapid rate of growth, ease of propagation, and long-flowering season suggest that these I. cyaneum cultivars could be marketed as annual plants outside of their expected hardiness range (USDA Zone 9B-11). We are hopeful that our experiments with growth regulating chemicals may also support their future use as flowering potted plants for the mass market.

________ Small quantities of each of the four cultivars are available for research purposes only

by request through the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System (http://www.ars-

grin.gov/npgs/) as accessions PI 632348 (‘Indigo’), PI 632350 (‘Royal Blue’), PI 632357 (‘Sky

King’), and PI 632349 (‘Wine Red’). The third author should be contacted for commercial

quantities



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Shaw, J. M. H. 1998. A review of Iochroma in cultivation. The New Plantsman 5(3): 154-191.

Figure Captions
Figure 1.  Iochroma cyaneum ‘Indigo’.
Figure 2.  Iochroma cyaneum ‘Royal Blue’.
Figure 3.  Iochroma cyaneum ‘Sky King’.
Figure 4.  Iochroma ‘Wine Red’.

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