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

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