Saintpaulia ionantha (African Violet) is a tender indoor perennial with attractive, dark green, hairy leaves. It is a low, compact plant …
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Gesneriaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and 3,540 species in the Old World and New World tropics and subtropics, with a very small number extending to temperate areas. Most species are perennial herbs or subshrubs but a few are woody shrubs or small trees. The family name is based on the genus Gesneria, which honors Swiss humanist Conrad Gessner.
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Nematanthus tessmannii is an epiphyte subshrub that grows up to 32 inches (80 cm) tall. Leaves are green to brownish, obovate to elliptic…
Kohleria amabilis var. bogotensis (Tree Gloxinia) is a flowering plant that grows up to 24 inches (60 cm) tall. Leaves are dark green, egg…
Columnea minor is a beautiful exotic epiphytic flowering plant. It is a highly variable species characterized by thin, wiry, trailing, up…
Aeschynanthus garrettii (Hardy Lipstick Plant) is a hardy evergreen subtropical epiphyte with large reddish-orange flowers that appear in…
Saintpaulia goetzeana (African Violet) is a small flowering plant used widely in home horticulture. It has up to 16 inches (40 cm) long…
Columnea billbergiana is a lovely epiphytic plant recognized by its branched brown stems, paired leaves, and red elongated tubular flowers…
Aeschynanthus pulcher is a climbing evergreen subshrub with aerial rooting stems bearing oval leaves and terminal clusters of bright red…
Nematanthus 'Tropicana' (Goldfish Plant) is an evergreen tropical perennial with attractive small fleshy and glossy foliage and clusters of…
Kohleria warszewiczii is a perennial plant with an upright to spreading habit. It grows up to 2 feet (60 cm) tall. Flowers are nodding…