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Streptocarpus Lemon Sorbet | Cape Primrose
Streptocarpus Lemon Sorbet | Cape Primrose

Streptocarpus Lemon Sorbet | Cape Primrose

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SKU: ZHP30000760
1 rooted cutting
£13.99
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Overview

This relatively new form is quite compact in stature, but its showy flowers are really eye-catching. Soft lilac in bud, it's only when their flaring petal lobes open and their claret-eyed, butter yellow faces are revealed, that they really start to shine. Undemanding and easy to grow, they'll reward you with many months of non-stop colour. Home care: Throughout the growing season, keep them quite well watered, but as they are sensitive to overwatering, allow the compost to get a little dry in between; during this time they should also be fed with a high potash fertiliser. Remove spent flowers as they fade and trim back any old leaves that are past their best. Overwinter on a south or west-facing windowsill and water less often. Repot each spring into a slightly larger,

Specifications

  • Position: partial shade
  • Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil or fibre-based compost if grown indoors
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: March to November
  • Hardiness: tender (will need to be over-wintered indoors, or in a shaded greenhouse)

Eventual height & spread

Eventual height and spread

Care guide

Throughout the growing season, keep them quite well watered, but as they are sensitive to overwatering, allow the compost to get a little dry in between; during this time they should also be fed with a high potash fertiliser. Remove spent flowers as they fade and trim back any old leaves that are past their best. Overwinter on a south or west-facing windowsill and water less often. Repot each spring into a slightly larger,

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