Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Small
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: East Africa
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Near Threatened

About

A compact flowering houseplant native to the cloud forests of Tanzania and Kenya, beloved for its velvety leaves and clusters of vibrant purple, pink, or white blooms. It is one of the few plants that flowers nearly year-round under typical indoor conditions.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Streptocarpus
Species: Streptocarpus ionanthus