Streptocarpus 'Targa'
cape primrose
- 1 × rooted cutting
- £11.19 £13.99
- available to order from spring 2024
- 2 + 1 FREE rooted cuttings
- £22.38 £27.98
- available to order from spring 2024
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- Standard £5.95
- Position: partial shade
- Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil or fibre-based compost if grown indoors
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: March to November
- Hardiness: tender (will need to be over-wintered indoors, or in a shaded greenhouse)
Relatively large, flat faced flowers, which are an opulent shade of purple, appear repeatedly from March to November on this relatively undemanding house plant. It will make a great gift, and the blooms will last much longer than a freshly cut bouquet of flowers. - Home care: Throughout the growing season, keep them quite well watered, but as they are sensitive to overwatering, allow the compost to get a little dry in between; during this time they should also be fed with a high potash fertiliser. Remove spent flowers as they fade and trim back any old leaves that are past their best. Overwinter on a south or west-facing windowsill and water 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.
