Botanical Name: Sinningia speciosa
Common Name: Gloxinia Type of Plant: dicot: houseplant Character deciduous Habit of Growth: Overall Shape clumping, upright plant arising from a basal tuber – large coarse foliage topped by bell-shaped, brightly colored flowers Height to 1' Spread to 18" Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure in/out likes half shade outdoors, bright light indoors Soil must have excellent drainage Hardiness tender Morphology: Leaves ovate to oval 8-10" long, 6" wide, finely hairy on upper and lower surfaces, margins crenate Flowers 1-3 large bell-shaped flowers per cluster, 3-4" across red, white, pink, purple Fruit very small woody capsule Propagation: leaf cuttings, division of tubers Usage: used as a gift plant, specimen plant good for spring and summer color. Often used as a spring/summer annual; greenhouse plant Landscape Care: Watering water sparingly until tuber is well rooted – keep water off foliage Fertilizing balanced, half-strength feed twice per month after sprouting from tuber Pruning remove foliage after drying out, store tuber for re-sprouting in spring Pests/Diseases spider mites, root rot Special Conditions/Other dry out plants after bloom; store until spring Origin: Brazil Family: Gesneriaceae Notes: |
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