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Streptocarpus saxorum
Streptocarpus saxorum is an evergreen perennial from the Gesneriaceae family, native to Kenya and Tanzania, grown as a houseplant for near year-round flowers. It needs bright light without direct scorching sun and careful watering so the leaves stay dry.
Streptocarpus saxorum, called the false African violet, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpella, native to Kenya and Tanzania. It is an evergreen perennial that often bears flowers nearly year-round. Its "compact" variety has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant.
Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia · Streptocarpus glandulosissimus · Streptocarpus goetzeanus · Streptocarpus inconspicuus · African Violet · Cape primrose
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Streptocarpus saxorum 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.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
