Streptocarpus 'Gloria'
cape primrose
Soft colour and long season interest make this a brilliant choice for bright indoor spaces, delivering months of gentle pink blooms. A tidy rosette of softly hairy, oblong green leaves forms the base, from which slender stems carry clusters of dainty flowers that seem to appear one after another from late winter right through to autumn.
Each bloom opens in a clear, pale pink with a crisp white throat and faint darker veining, typically around 3cm (1.5in) across, creating a light and airy display. As the flowers mature, they often soften in tone, sometimes fading towards blush or near white, so the overall effect shifts subtly through the season and keeps things interesting.
A sport of the pale blue ‘Falling Stars’, Streptocarpus ‘Gloria’ is notably free flowering and easy to grow. Plant it in free-draining compost, give it bright, filtered light and reduce watering in winter, and you’ll have a reliable, long-flowering houseplant that brightens shelves, windowsills (out of full midday sun) and conservatories with ease.
We’re proud to support our British growers, and having been raised by one of our trusted UK nurseries, this indoor plant has a low carbon footprint, which makes it perfect for an eco-friendly collection or gift.
Each bloom opens in a clear, pale pink with a crisp white throat and faint darker veining, typically around 3cm (1.5in) across, creating a light and airy display. As the flowers mature, they often soften in tone, sometimes fading towards blush or near white, so the overall effect shifts subtly through the season and keeps things interesting.
A sport of the pale blue ‘Falling Stars’, Streptocarpus ‘Gloria’ is notably free flowering and easy to grow. Plant it in free-draining compost, give it bright, filtered light and reduce watering in winter, and you’ll have a reliable, long-flowering houseplant that brightens shelves, windowsills (out of full midday sun) and conservatories with ease.
We’re proud to support our British growers, and having been raised by one of our trusted UK nurseries, this indoor plant has a low carbon footprint, which makes it perfect for an eco-friendly collection or gift.
How to care for Streptocarpus Gloria:
Pot on rooted cuttings into general purpose compost and grow on indoors in an indirectly lit spot.
Water regularly during the growing season, allowing the compost to get a little dry in between; during this time they should be fed with a high potash fertiliser. Avoid letting water sit on the leaves.
Repot each spring into a slightly larger, shallow pot filled with fibre-based compost. They can also be used as summer bedding - grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade. Overwinter in a shaded greenhouse, or indoors on a south or west-facing windowsill, watering less often.
Water regularly during the growing season, allowing the compost to get a little dry in between; during this time they should be fed with a high potash fertiliser. Avoid letting water sit on the leaves.
Repot each spring into a slightly larger, shallow pot filled with fibre-based compost. They can also be used as summer bedding - grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade. Overwinter in a shaded greenhouse, or indoors on a south or west-facing windowsill, watering less often.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Eventual height:
0.25m
Eventual spread:
0.3m
Position:
Indirect light
Rate of growth:
Average
Soil:
Peat-free general-purpose compost
Hardiness:
Frost tender
1 × rooted cutting
£16.99
Delivered late March
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