Flower Kohleria Flowers

Type of Flower

Kohleria:

Kohleria is a New World genus of the flowering found identify unit of measurement Gesneriaceae. The plants are to a greater extent than oftentimes than non tropical herbs or subshrubs amongst velvety stems as well as foliage as well as brightly colored flowers amongst spots or markings inward contrasting colors. They are rhizomatous as well as usually include a catamenia of dormancy inward their increment cycle. The genus was of late revised yesteryear Kvist & Skog (1992) as well as was recognized equally having xix species distributed inward Central America as well as South America. Recent phylogenetic operate yesteryear Roalson et al. (2005) indicated that the epiphytic genus Capanea is derived from inside Kohleria, as well as the 2 species of Capanea were afterwards transferred to Kohleria. The genus Pearcea is closely related.

Because of their colorful as well as exotically patterned flowers, equally good equally a full general involvement inward the many tropical flowering plants that were beingness introduced from the Americas, kohlerias were really pop inward England as well as Europe inward the 19th Century. Many species as well as hybrids were lavishly illustrated inward horticultural magazines such equally Curtis's Botanical Magazine nether the discarded or erroneous names of Achimenes, Gesneria, Isoloma, Sciadocalyx, as well as Tydaea. These species as well as hybrids almost alone disappeared inward the early on 20th Century, as well as found breeders possess got only of late begun to operate extensively amongst this genus again.

Several species are widespread, variable, weedy, as well as tend to hybridize inward the wild, as well as numerous names possess got been described that are synonyms of other species or are hybrid taxa.

Selected species as well as varieties

Kohleria affinis (syn. Capanea affinis)
Kohleria allenii
Kohleria amabilis
Kohleria hirsuta
Kohleria inaequalis
Kohleria spicata
Kohleria tigridia (syn. Capanea grandiflora)
Kohleria villosa
Kohleria warscewiczii

These tropical beauties are slowly to grow as well as are prolific bloomers. They possess got an upright increment habit as well as tin apace grow 1-2 ft (30-60 cm) tall.

Kohleria needs plenty of brilliant calorie-free to bloom. Keep out of straight sunlight.

Spring through fall, H2O thoroughly as well as permit the exceed 2 inches (5 cm) to dry out out betwixt waterings. In winter, H2O only plenty to forestall leaves from wilting. Rhizomes shop H2O as well as thence it's to a greater extent than tolerant of dry out soil than wet.

Prefers relative humidity to a higher identify 50%, but volition tolerate lower levels. Use a room humidifier or a humidity tray to keep moist air. Don't mist this found because the hairy leaves volition trap moisture, which volition motility spots as well as perhaps botrytis.

Average room temperatures 65-75°F/18-24°C. Don't let out your found to temps below 60°F/16°C.

Feed every 2 weeks throttle as well as summertime amongst a high-phosphorus liquid fertilizer (such equally 10-30-10) diluted yesteryear half.

Divide rhizomes inward throttle as well as pot separately. Or accept 4-inch (10 cm) leafage tip cuttings amongst at to the lowest degree 1 twain of leaves attached as well as rootage inward moist potting mix. Cover the whole affair amongst plastic or a drinking glass cloche to concur inward moisture. Cuttings rootage easily inward close 4-6 weeks.