
Streptocarpus saxorum
False African Violet, Cape Primrose
Family |
Gesneriaceae |
Genus |
Streptocarpus |
Species |
saxorum |
Category |
Perennials, Tropicals |
USDA Hardiness Zone |
10a - 11 |
Canadian Hardiness Zone |
Requires cold season protection under glass. |
RHS Hardiness Zone |
H3 - H1c |
Temperature (°C) |
-1.1 - above 4.5 |
Height |
30 - 60 cm |
Spread |
30-60 cm |
General Description |
An evergreen perennial grown for the large number of magnificent flowers it produces over a long period of time. |
Landscape |
Used as a flowering indoor plant or treated as an annual hanging basket if grown outdoors. It also does well in containers on a shaded deck or patio. |
Cultivation |
Grow in a bright but not sunny, warm, draft free location, and in a fertile, moist, humus-rich well-drained soil. |
Shape |
Herbaceous perennial, stems often trailing with age. |
Leaf Description |
Linear to rounded, velvety, heavily veined, wrinkled and some cultivars are without petioles. |
Flower Description |
Long-tubed and usually with five petals. They occur in heads on short upright stems. |
Notable Specimens |
Royal Park Rajapruek, Mae Hia, Thailand. |