Streptocarpus 'Polka Dot Purple'
Cape Primrose 'Polka Dot Purple'
Streptocarpus is a shade-loving plant, popular as a house-plant. The leaves - each of which is a plant with its own roots - start at ground level, and are hairy, soft and shaped like primrose leaves. The flowers have two-lobed upper petals, and three-lobed lowers petals and grow singly or in pairs on long, curving stems, in Summer. 'Polka Dot Purple' has white flowers with purple markings and streaks.
Contributed by @marianabyng
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Cape Primrose 'Polka Dot Purple'
Latin name
Streptocarpus 'Polka Dot Purple'
type
Flowering plant
family
Gesneriaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.15 M
0.25 M
Streptocarpus 'Polka Dot Purple'
Streptocarpus is a shade-loving plant, popular as a house-plant. The leaves - each of which is a plant with its own roots - start at ground level, and are hairy, soft and shaped like primrose leaves. The flowers have two-lobed upper petals, and three-lobed lowers petals and grow singly or in pairs on long, curving stems, in Summer. 'Polka Dot Purple' has white flowers with purple markings and streaks.
Planting in pots
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Use an ordinary commercial potting mix with 1/8 to 1/4 perlite mixed in. This makes sure the soil will retain some moisture but not get boggy. Always have adequate drainage holes at the bottom of the pot you are planting in. Medium to bright indirect light is best. However, a bit of morning/late afternoon sun is more than OK. Even in dimmer light, they will flower - but less floriferously.
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Late Autumn
Generally, Streptocarpus will flower from spring to autumn. In winter, they will stop flowering and may lose some leaves, which is normal. However, some varieties flower in winter.
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