Streptocarpus 'Harlequin Blue'
Cape primrose
- Height × spread
- 0.2m × 0.2m
- Position
- Part shade
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 5C & above (RHS H1c)
- Flowers
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
An insouciant delight with bi-coloured flowers having pale blue-violet upper petals and large, rather flat, pale yellow lower ones with streaks of deep purple going into the throat of the bloom. Very showy, yet very refined, this was both a Chelsea plant of the year as well as Chelsea plant of the decade for 2003 - 2012. The flowers are held on stems that space the blooms out above the lush dark green veined leaves that comprise the foliage rosette. This form has a compact habit with shorter leaves. General care: They are generally grown in the house or conservatory as they are frost-tender. They need bright indirect light with good plant compost, allowed to just dry out between watering. They are best given a high potash feed every fortnight when in flower and dead blooms should be promptly removed. Plants are rested in winter, with compost just watered, and repotted annually. These plants can become addictive!
- Flower colour
- Blue, Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Cone
- Height
- 0.2m
- Spread
- 0.2m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Indoors, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 5C & above (RHS H1c)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Indoor light
- A light position not direct sun
- Indoor temperature
- 5C minimum temperature
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Indoors
Feed with high potash feed
Feed fortnightly when in growth using a high potash house plant fertiliser.
Where food elements are listed as three numeric values on label representing in order Nitrogen(N)-Phosphorus(P)-Potassium(K), choose one where potassium has a high value
Spring-Autumn · Indoors
Water houseplant when dry
Let the soil dry between waterings and then water thoroughly. Don't leave the plant standing in water, and try to avoid splashing the foliage on hot sunny days or it could cause the leaves to burn.
Winter
Winter-Spring · Indoors
Water lightly in winter
The soil should remain just moist during the cold months when the plant is not in growth. Trickle a little water onto the soil surface every couple of weeks if the soil is dry. Do nothing if it is moist.
The roots remain active in winter and benefit from small amounts of moisture so they don't become completely desiccated.
Planting & general
Compost · Planting
Houseplant compost for repotting
Repot using any good quality house plant compost.
Indoor temperature · Planting
5C minimum temperature
This plant requires a minimum temperature of 5 Centigrade.
Indoor plant · Planting
Position in indirect light indoors
Give the plant a position that is cool and light, and away from direct sunshine.
Found in
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