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Calceolaria frondosa

Calceolaria frondosa is a little-known subshrub from the slipper flower family, native to northern Ecuador's wet tropical highlands. Little cultivation information exists, so it is best treated as a cool, humid, moist-soiled plant if grown.

Family
Calceolariaceae (Calceolari family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but never waterlogged, and water when the surface starts to dry.
Soil
Rich, humus-heavy, well-draining potting mix or loam.
Temperature
12–24 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
N. Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Calceolaria frondosa 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 commutata · Calceolaria crenata · Calceolaria crenatiflora · Calceolaria dilatata · Calceolaria gossypina · Calceolaria grandiflora · Calceolaria harlingii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calceolaria frondosa 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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