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streptocarpus /ˌstrɛptə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpəs /nounAn African plant with funnel-shaped flowers which are typically pink, white, or violet, cultivated as indoor or greenhouse plants. Also called Cape primrose.- Genus Streptocarpus, family Gesneriaceae.
Jim Ellis, an expert in growing streptocarpus has won prizes for his plants at the country's top gardening shows and has just developed a new hybrid of the flower....- When growing indoors under controlled conditions, many streptocarpuses may bloom continuously given the proper conditions and if leaf and plant growth continues.
- I have also bred other ornamentals, including daylilies, streptocarpuses, nasturtiums, and several kinds of poppies.
Origin Modern Latin, from strepto- 'twisted' + Greek karpos 'fruit'. Rhymes metacarpus |