How To Propagate And Grow
Calceolaria

Calceolaria originate from Mexico and Central America and are a genus of perennials, some of which are rhizomatous.

Leaves have a spreading habit and are light to dark green, oblong, toothed, crinkled and covered in soft hairs.

Flowers form in very loose raceme clusters and are two lipped, brightly coloured with contrasting spots or markings making it a strange but intersting and effectively good plant for mixed borders and beds.

These are also excellent colourful gardening plants for growing in your patio pots, tubs, troughs and window boxes.

Essential info

Genus: Calceolaria

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Species: C. biflora

Common Names: Slipper flower.

Classification: Perennial.

Height: 20cm (8inches).

Flowering: Throughout summer.

Where to plant info

These are essential gardening plants for any summer flowering border or bed, bringing colour and interest to your planting scheme.

Where: Ideal in borders and beds.

They are perfect for patio pots, tubs, troughs and window boxes.

Site: Grow them in full sun, they thrive in it!

They will also do well in partial shade.

Soil: Any moist, but extremely free draining soil.

If you have heavy clay soil dig in plenty of horticultural grit and well rotted manure to improve drainage and to improve the soil structure read more.....

Propagation info:

By seed in autumn.

How to sow seeds

By soft wood cuttings end of spring to beginning of summer.

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