gesneriad
Any of the mostly tropical plants of the family Gesneriaceae, including gloxina and African violets.
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These velvety-leafed Brazilian plants are members of the gesneriad family and are relatives of another indoor showstopper, the African violet.
Culture: Keep Streptocarpella uniformly moist and fertilize monthly with any good houseplant fertilizer to keep the plant lush and growing. While the plant has more tolerance for cold water on the foliage during the winter than most gesneriads, ...
with pebbles so that the plant doesn't sit in water. You can use bottom watering, but empty the water out of the saucer after a couple of hours. Most begonias will also grow well using wick watering such as is used for African violets and gesneriads.
 See also: Plant, Water, Light, Flower, Soil
  
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