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Centrosolenia

Centrosolenia is a genus of about a dozen small Neotropical herbs in the African violet family (Gesneriaceae), native from northern South America to northern Brazil. Few members are grown in cultivation, so care advice applies generally to small shade-loving gesneriads of this type.

Family
Gesneriaceae (African violet family)
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but never soggy; let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Light, well-draining humus-rich mix with peat or leaf mould.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Moderate

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Centrosolenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.

Its native range is Northern South America to Northern Brazil.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Centrosolenia 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.

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