About
This large-flowered cultivar forming a loose clump of strap-shaped leaves. Upright stems bear bicoloured flowers; the upper petals white and the lowers petals heavily suffused and veined with pink.
About the genus
Streptocarpus can be annuals, perennials or subshrubs, with usually wrinkled, lance-shaped to rounded leaves and clusters of tubular to trumpet-shaped flowers with 5 spreading lobes, often borne throughout the year
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun, Partial shade
Soil typeChalk, Clay, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectEast-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeHouseplants, Conservatory Greenhouse
HabitClump forming
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesHouseplants
Care notes
CultivationGrow as a houseplant in free-draining compost on an east or west-facing windowsill, or grow in a temperate or warm greenhouse in bright filtered light with shade from hot sun. Water sparingly as compost dries in winter and in the growing season water freely allowing compost to dry out between waterings; feed fortnightly with a high-potassium fertiliser. See Streptocarpus cultivation
PruningCut off spent flower stalks
PropagationPropagate by division or leaf cuttings in spring or summer
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to glasshouse leaf hoppers, mealy bug, thrips, vine weevil, greenfly and tarsonemid mite
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to grey moulds (botrytis) and powdery mildew