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Calceolaria commutata

Calceolaria commutata is a shrub or subshrub from the Andes of Ecuador, related to the slipperwort family. It is rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance is limited and largely based on general knowledge of Andean Calceolaria.

Family
Calceolariaceae (Calceolari family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and allow the top layer to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, humus-rich potting mix or loam with added grit.
Temperature
10–24 °C; protect from frost and temperatures below 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
WC. Ecuador
Climate
subtropical

About

Calceolaria commutata is a species of plant in the Calceolariaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Other Calceolaria plants

Calceolaria adenanthera · Calceolaria australis · Calceolaria bentae · Calceolaria brachiata · Calceolaria cana · Calceolaria crenata · Calceolaria crenatiflora · Calceolaria dilatata · Calceolaria frondosa · Calceolaria gossypina · Calceolaria grandiflora · Calceolaria harlingii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calceolaria commutata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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