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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhat I love about this plant is the foliage, which can be stunning when healthy and abundant. I also love the flowers and the plant\u2019s generous display of those. This plant bloomed from about March of 2019 until December 2019, when I decided to cut it back and take cuttings of the clippings. As I type this in February 2020, it has buds showing color again! And the cuttings, which may or may not be rooted at this point, have also been blooming!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The challenges with this plant are that it gets a little lanky and rough mid-to-late season, with the leaves looking sickly and old flower and leaf stems hanging on in shades of brown and tan. I feed it with orchid food and organic fertilizer spikes, and that seems to suit it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Propagation is also a challenge with this one, as the leaves seem too tender for leaf cuttings to be successful. If the cuttings I took from the pruning I did eventually grow, I think I\u2019ll end up with four plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My goals for this plant in 2020 are to grow it well so the pots look great. For the cuttings, I will pot them up and grow them on and give them to family, friends, and coworkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Another January 2017 Violet Barn purchase, this is one of my favorite gesneriads! That\u2019s saying a lot since this is probably my favorite plant family. This plant is unusual in that the leaves are very thin and less succulent than most gesneriads. The start I received three years ago was pretty small but once it … Continue reading Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 32) Sinningia “Freckles”<\/span>