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Jovellana punctata

Jovellana punctata
Photo: pabloendemico, CC BY 2.0

Jovellana punctata, the teacup flower, is a semi-evergreen Chilean subshrub grown for its white to lilac flowers and minty-spicy scent. It does best in full sun with regular watering in fertile, well-drained soil.

Family
Calceolariaceae (Calceolari family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly, letting the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Fertile, well-drained, loam-free mix.
Temperature
10–25 °C; protect below about 0 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SC. Chile
Climate
temperate

About

Jovellana punctata, or the teacup flower, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Calceolariaceae. It is native to central Chile.

How to grow it

This plant can be propagated with stem tip cuttings.

It prefers to grow in loamless, fertile soil under direct sunlight. It should be watered regularly.

Other Jovellana plants

Jovellana repens · Jovellana sinclairii · Jovellana violacea · Jovellana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Jovellana punctata 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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