Lilac/pink flowers with a very floriferous habitat. A very compact plant which forms a neat rosette of leaves.

This species is normally a unifoliate (i.e. produces one large leaf up to 1 metre) though it can sometimes produce several leaves. Large numbers of flowers are produced over several months, colour varies between plants ranging from pink to deep red. S. dunnii is the only red species and it is from this that crosses have been made to bring the red pigment into modern varieties. When it first flowered at Kew in 1886 it was described by Hooker as 'this magnificent plant... quite the monarch of its beautiful genus'. Limited availability.

A very unusual and desirable species as this is the only winter flowering species. Under good growing conditions this will flower all year, being particularly floriferous during the winter. The flowers are small, white with a hint of yellow, with veins radiating out of the centre. The leaves are narrow (12 mm) and lance shaped (up to 20 cm in length).

This species is a unifoliate (i.e. usuall produces only one leaf). The leaf is oval shaped up to 12 cm in length. A low mound of hundreds of pure white flowers are produced.

A medium/compact plant with the leaves forming a neat rosette, the flowers are white with deep purple parallel lines on the lower lobes.

A single leaved plant which is medium sized, 20-30cm in length. The large creamy-white flowers, 4cm in diameter and yellow in the throat, are borne on stems which are up to 30cm high and which produce a strong scent on warm days. Requires good drainage.

A unifoliate with leaves up to 60cm long. The medium violet flowers are held on long stems and the undeneath of the leaf is beetroot red. This species is monocarpic and you will need to collect the seed to propagte it.

A stemmed Streptocarpus with an upright habit. The cornflower blue flowers are the largest yet amongst the stemmed Streptocarpus, being over 3 cm wide. A freely branching variety forming a rounded plant with many flowers.
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Ideal for the smaller space. Well worth growing.