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A scrambling shrub or subshrub from the African lakes region, grown for its tubular lilac-blue flowers. Keep it bright, humid and well drained, and avoid waterlogging.
Streptocarpus glandulosissimus, called the Cape primrose (along with other members of its subgenus Streptocarpus), is a species of flowering plant in the genus Streptocarpus, native to the central African lakes region; eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Kenya. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia · Streptocarpus goetzeanus · Streptocarpus inconspicuus · African Violet · False African Violet · Cape primrose
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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.
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.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
