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In Singapore: Yellow Episcia (Grown in Singapore)
Episcia is a genus of about ten tropical Central and South American perennials in the African violet family, grown mainly for patterned foliage and red flowers. Commonly grown members include E. cupreata and E. reptans and their cultivars; they need warm, humid, bright indirect light and consistently moist soil.
Episcia is a genus of flowering plants in the African violet family, Gesneriaceae. The ten species it contains are native to the tropical regions of Central and South America. The species are perennial herbaceous plants characterized by a stoloniferous habit, red (rarely orange, pink, blue or yellow) flowers, and frequently have marked or patterned leaves. Episcias are sometimes called flame violets.
They are frequently cultivated elsewhere and sometimes naturalize in tropical regions. In both tropical and temperate regions, they are grown as houseplants primarily for their attractive foliage. Numerous cultivars have been produced, primarily by selection and hybridization of the species E. cupreata and E. reptans.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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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.
