Violet and white Gloxinia collection
Violet and white Gloxinia collection
Gloxinia speciosa Kaiser Wilhelm, Mont Blanc, Violacea
Florist's Gloxinia, Showy Gloxinia
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Description
The violet and white Gloxinia collection features an array of captivating varieties including Gloxinia 'Kaiser Wilhelm', 'Mont Blanc', and 'Violacea', offering a vibrant display of colours and textures for both indoors and on the terrace. Known for their alluring, voluptuous flowers and velvety dark green foliage, these bulbous plants are compact and elegant, producing bell-shaped or trumpet-shaped flowers from late spring to late summer depending on the variety. Ideal for partial shade, these plants thrive in rich, well-drained soil and are easily grown in pots. To overwinter them, simply bring the pots indoors before the first frosts and store them in a dry, frost-free location.
The collection includes:
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1 Gloxinia 'Kaiser Wilhelm': Known for its strikingly contrasting flowers of deep violet with a velvety texture, bordered with pure white and featuring a very dark throat. Height 25-30 cm.
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1 Gloxinia 'Mont Blanc': This variety boasts bright white flowers that stand out against a deep green foliage, making it perfect for adding a touch of brightness to partially shaded areas. Similar in size to the Kaiser Wilhelm.
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1 Gloxinia 'Violacea': Recognisable by its deep violet flowers with brown and black reflections surrounding a small throat speckled with white.
Bulbs labelled separately.
When planting your Gloxinia collection in the springtime, select a location with partial shade. These plants are excellent for enhancing pots and can also be grown indoors or in a conservatory for earlier flowering. Ensure each bulb is spaced 20 to 30 cm apart and buried to a depth of approximately 5 cm. To create a harmonious colour pattern, alternate the varieties when planting. If growing them in pots, keep to one or two plants per pot, depending on the pot size.
Gloxinias are not only stunning indoor plants but also robust and easy to overwinter in a dry place, including indoors. Their theatrical appearance makes it challenging, if not impossible, to pair them with any other plants, making them stand out in planters and on window sills, especially when shielded from direct sunlight. These plants are an excellent choice for replacing geranium in areas with insufficient sunlight.
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Botanical data
Gloxinia
speciosa
Kaiser Wilhelm, Mont Blanc, Violacea
Gesneriaceae
Florist's Gloxinia, Showy Gloxinia
Sinningia speciosa
Cultivar or hybrid
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Planting and care
The Florist's Gloxinia is a frost-sensitive plant that thrives in an ideal temperature of around 21°C during summer. It should be kept in this same temperature in spring for its growth to resume, which is why it is easily cultivated indoors.
It is perfectly possible to take it outside as soon as it is warm enough. While Gloxinia are averse to high temperatures that dry out the air, they need light to flourish, without being exposed to direct sunlight, especially in summer. This plant likes a humid environment and partial shade. If you grow it indoors, it is good to spray water on the leaves (not on the flowers, which would be damaged) or to place it on a bed of clay beads or stones in a tray filled with water.
Watering should be done twice a week or more during flowering, then gradually reduced and completely stopped when the foliage disappears and the rhizome goes into dormancy. Weekly liquid fertiliser mixed in with watering water will be beneficial in summer to encourage flowering.
When the above-ground parts of the Florist's Gloxinia have withered, store the pot in a dry and warm place (15°C) until the following spring, when you will repot it in rich and light potting soil.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.