Streptosolen jamesonii (Benth.) Miers

• Common Name: Orange Browallia, Marmalade Bush
• Family: Solanaceae Juss.

• Country of Origin: Andean Columbia and Ecuador
• Habitat:

• Description: This tender evergreen shrub is a member of the nightshade family (Solanaceae) and comes from Colombia and Ecuador. Often planted in cooler climates as a woody perennial or even an annual hanging basket, in mild coastal gardens it can be a large, to 8 feet tall, shrub or can trained as a espalier. It has 1 ¼ inch long light green, slightly fuzzy leaves and clusters of bright orange-yellow tubular flowers spring through fall and sometimes it can bloom throughout the year.

• Culture: Marmalade bush performs best in full sun in a well-draining soil with ocassional but not abundant irrigation and is somewhat drought tolerant once established. Pruning of this brittle-wooded shrub should be done in late winter/early spring. The flower and leaf color combination make this a plant that lends itself well to many gardens and settings.

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Accession Data:

• Accession # 198500578
• Source: Unknown
• Accession Date: 12-31-1985
• Bench: 1317 - NEO:Andean Tropics C
• Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-14-2013

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: euasterid I
• Order: Solanales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Solanaceae
• SubFamily: Browallioideae
• Tribe: Browallieae
• SubTribe:

References:

San Marcos Growers Website

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