Streptocarpus 'Polka-Dot Purple' & ceramic pot cover
streptocarpus in a ceramic gift pot
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- Position: bright, indorect light
- Soil: general purpose potting compost
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: February to November
- Hardiness: frost tender (indoors only)
This stunning Streptocarpus cultivar is renowned for its abundant and vibrant purple blooms with white speckling and edges. Flowering profusely from March to November, it offers a long season of stunning bicoloured flowers, making ‘Polka-Dot Purple’ a standout choice for beginning houseplant enthusiasts as cape primrose are easy to grow. The mid-green, linear, hairy, and shade-tolerant wrinkled leaves provide an attractive backdrop to the exotic-looking flowers making it perfect for indirectly lit indoor spaces. Its exceptional flower production and reliable performance have earned it the prestigious Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
We’re proud to support our British growers, and having been raised by one of our trusted UK nurseries, this indoor plant has a low carbon footprint, which makes it perfect for an eco-friendly collection or gift.
We’re proud to support our British growers, and having been raised by one of our trusted UK nurseries, this indoor plant has a low carbon footprint, which makes it perfect for an eco-friendly collection or gift.
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, shallow pot filled with fibre-based compost. They can also be used as summer bedding - grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade.