Does anyone know what this is....

[skarloey]

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I've had it from a cutting for 4 years and it has now got it's first two flowers.

Aren't they lovely?

BTW, last year it got a hair cut as it had nearly reached the floor.

Can anyone tell me what more I should be doing with it to make it look nicer?

[andy]

I think, it might be an Episcia...but could be wrong....look it up.

Possibly from the Gesneriacae (african violet) family.

Used to grow them in the palm house at work

[andy]

Just googled Episcia Dianthiflora and voilla

www.bens-jungle.de/produkt_detail.php?product_id=2672&cp=1

Also appears to have a new name of Alsobia

[skarloey]

Andy, you're a geniarse!!! ;D ;D ;D They are part of the gesen gen African Violet family.

I had no idea where to start looking and it is indeed an Alsobia punctata. Thanks very much.

Here's some info if you're interested:

www.gesneriads.ca/alsobi03.htm

[isabella]

It's very pretty Skarloey

It reminds me of a trailing Streptocarpus I have but your plant is much prettier

[andy]

isabella said:

It's very pretty Skarloey

It reminds me of a trailing Streptocarpus I have but your plant is much prettier

Same family Isabella....along with gloxinias and gesnerias. They can be tempremental to grow and i think it's one of those plants that if it likes your house, it'll thrive....if not, you won't have a chance of keeping it alive no matter what you do.

[andy]

skarloey said:

Andy, you're a geniarse!!! ;D ;D ;D They are part of the gesen gen African Violet family.

I had no idea where to start looking and it is indeed an Alsobia punctata. Thanks very much.

Here's some info if you're interested:

www.gesneriads.ca/alsobi03.htm

To tell you the truth, i couldn't remember the name. The moment i saw the pic i said to my wife "that's an ep....epi...epa...epo" so i went and had a look in my RHS plant finder and found it straight away

First thoughts was it was some kinf of sweedish ivy (plectranthus)