Botanical Name: Streptocarpus species
Common Name: Cape Primrose
Type of Plant: dicot: houseplant
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape rosette, plant of long, arching fleshy leaves with trumpet-like flowers held above
Height to 1'
Spread to 1'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure in/outdoor needs bright light indoors; cool, shady, outdoors
Soil peat-based potting mix
Hardiness tender outdoors – African Violet conditions indoors
 
Morphology:
Leaves lanceolate to 10" long, arranged in a rosette, veins prominent on lower surface, pubescent on upper surface
Flowers tubular, corolla 5-lobed, pink, purple or white
Fruit a long, spiraling, slender capsule
 
Propagation:
seed, leaf cuttings
 
Usage:
specimen plant for spring or continuous blooming; often grown by collectors or African Violet fanciers
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes ample water; allow to dry between waterings
Fertilizing balanced, half-strength, 2x monthly during warm season
Pruning remove dead leaves, spent flowers
Pests/Diseases mealybug, whitefly, aphids
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Gesneriaceae

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