Calceolaria fothergillii
Calceolariaceae
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Habitat:
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open heaths
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Flowering:
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early summer
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Size:
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15
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10
(w x h cm) |
Soil:
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with sand or grit
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Calceolaria fothergillii
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Price
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£3.50
(9 cm pot)
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Order code:
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CFF-9
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These plants are known as Slipper flowers or Pouch flowers due to the rounded, inflated lower lip of the blooms. They come from a range of habits in Central and South America. In the main the flowers in this genus are in shades of yellow or purple, but very often they are also spotted or splashed with contrasting colours.
Calceolaria fothergillii this one has yellow flowers with red spots over a mat of dark green leaves.
Other related plants:
Two or more bright yellow, pouched flowers on each stem.
Mat of bright green leaves and bright yellow flowers.
Rosettes of rugose leaves and tall stems with lots of bright yellow flowers.
Bright yellow pouched flowers above rosette of dark green leaves.
Amazing pouched flowers, orange with bands of dark red and white.
Deep yellow flowers speckled reddish brown with a wide white stripe.