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Streptocarpus 'Leah' & ceramic pot cover
streptocarpus in a ceramic gift pot
This compact, free-flowering houseplant displays velvety deep cerise blooms with a fine white border. ‘Leah’ is an RHS award-winning Streptocarpus...
10cm pot | with 11cm white pot
£24.29
£26.99
available to order from spring
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Plant description
This compact, free-flowering houseplant displays velvety deep cerise blooms with a fine white border. ‘Leah’ is an RHS award-winning Streptocarpus featuring mid-green, hairy, and wrinkled leaves, which serve as a lush backdrop for its vibrant flowers, and like many cape primroses, is known for a prolonged blooming season making it an excellent choice for adding long-lasting colour to indoor spaces out of direct sun.
We’re proud to support our British growers, and having been raised by one of our trusted UK nurseries, this indoor plant has a low carbon footprint, which makes it perfect for an eco-friendly collection or gift.
We’re proud to support our British growers, and having been raised by one of our trusted UK nurseries, this indoor plant has a low carbon footprint, which makes it perfect for an eco-friendly collection or gift.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
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Plant features
Position
Indirect light
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Peat-free general-purpose compost
Hardiness
Frost tender
How to care for Streptocarpus Leah:
Throughout the growing season, keep them quite well watered, but as they are sensitive to overwatering, allow the compost to get a little dry in between; during this time they should also be fed with a high potash fertiliser. Remove spent flowers as they fade and trim back any old leaves that are past their best. Overwinter on a south or west-facing windowsill and water less often. Repot each spring into a slightly larger, shallow pot filled with fibre-based compost. They can also be used as summer bedding - grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade.
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