| Gloxinella lindeniana |
| Gloxinella lindeniana - Gloxinella has just one species, Gloxinella lindeniana, also once known as Gloxinia lindeniana and Kohleria lindeniana. A really attractive little plant that grows from a rhizome. It has beautiful leaves, green with brown overlays and almost white veins and a nice little bloom that is lavender and white. It tends to stay fairly small, but multiplies like crazy by rhizome production. I grew the ones here from seed (from Mauro), I only managed to get to grown specimens the first year, but the second they took off and were incredible. When they died back the second year I removed them from their pots and was amazed at the rhizomes they had produced, I had about 15 rhizomes from 2 plants. I grow them in Miracle-Gro potting mix with 6 month fertilizer. I start them in late March in the greenhouse and move them outside late April. They will do well in a hanging basket as they tend to flop over as they age. Looks a lot like some of the old Episcias. Very easy to grow. |
| ©Brad Walker, February 5, 2012 |