Streptocarpus collection
cape primrose / streptocarpus collection
- 1 × collection | 6 plants
- £39.99 £6.67 each
- Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
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- Position: bright, indirect light
- Soil: general-purpose potting compost
- Rate of growth: aAverage
- Flowering period: April to November
- Hardiness: frost tender
Grown for their showy flowers, which come in a wide range of colours, these tender perennials make superb houseplants. They will flower from mid-spring to mid-autumn and tend to bloom more prolifically when slightly pot-bound. Mainly originating from woodland, rocky slopes and grassland in southern Africa, they require a frost-free position with filtered sun.
We’re proud to support our British growers, and having been raised by one of our trusted UK nurseries, this indoor plant has a low carbon footprint, which makes it perfect for an eco-friendly collection or gift.
We’re proud to support our British growers, and having been raised by one of our trusted UK nurseries, this indoor plant has a low carbon footprint, which makes it perfect for an eco-friendly collection or gift.
In this collection you will receive one rooted cutting of each of the following varieties:
Streptocarpus 'Matilda': Large, trumpet-shaped white blooms suffused with a deep magenta veining that radiates from the throat. Derived from the award-winning ‘Katie’, a rosette of velvety, green leaves creates a lush backdrop for its profusion of blooms. Grows to 30cm.
Streptocarpus 'Bethan': This beautiful cape primrose has both a lovely, neat habit and a very free-flowering nature. The flowers themselves are a soft purplish blue, with the lower lobes being veined with deeper purple. Grows to 30cm.
Streptocarpus 'Dibleys Patrica': With up to 8 blooms per inflorescence, this compact cultivar has beautifully rich plummy-purple flowers above a rosette of broad green leaves. Grows to 20cm Grows to 20cm.
Streptocarpus 'Katie': Up to eight boldly bicoloured, violet and purple flowers appear on each branching stem, rising up above the basal foliage. A strong-growing streptocarpus, 'Katie' will often flower over several months each year. Grows to 30cm.
Streptocarpus 'Ruby': A striking and compact cultivar prized for its rich, ruby-red flowers. The blooms are trumpet-shaped with velvety petals, held above a lush rosette of soft, green foliage. Grows to 40cm.
Streptocarpus 'Tina': A relatively compact and free-flowering streptocarpus, that will usually flower non-stop from March to November. The pretty, trumpet-shaped blooms are a gorgeous blend of pinks - from soft blush to rich magenta. Grows to 30cm.
Water regularly during the growing season, allowing the compost to get a little dry in between; during this time they should be fed with a high potash fertiliser. Overwinter in a shaded greenhouse, or indoors on a south or west-facing windowsill, watering less often. Repot each spring into a slightly larger, shallow pot filled with fibre-based compost. They can also be used as summer bedding - grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade.