How to get a streptocarpella to bloom. . .

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dirtface Arlington Heights, IL Feb 18, 2008

I took cuttings from a streptocarpella last spring. The cuttings rooted and grew very well, but only one cutting bloomed just recently (2 flowers). I have one large plant that hung under a tree all summer and has bloomed all winter in my greenhouse, so I'm curious as to why the cuttings haven't bloomed. Can anyone suggest a solution?

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Feb 18, 2008

Assuming you have the new plants kept in similar conditions as your large one (same amount of light, heat, water, etc) you probably just need to give them more time--a lot of times cuttings will focus first on growing roots, then putting out some new top growth, and finally give you some flowers. So it could be the one cutting that bloomed was just a bit ahead of the others in terms of development and the others will be ready to bloom before too long.

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plantladylin (Zone 1) Feb 18, 2008

My youngest sister lives in North Georgia and grows this plant in huge containers in full, hot, sun during the summer. It is absolutely gorgeous and always full of blooms. Maybe your plant needs more sunlight?

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dirtface Arlington Heights, IL Feb 21, 2008

Thanks for the replies. I couldn't even find the name in any of my many garden guides let alone any information about propagating. I've now moved the pot of cuttings from the kitchen garden window back into the greenhouse along with the bigger, blooming plant. We'll see how it goes.

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plantladylin (Zone 1) Feb 21, 2008

Oh, here ya go ... Streptocarpella is actually a Synonym for this particular Streptocarpus Plant. Here's the information in Plant Files: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2114/

and one called Streptocarpella Concord Blue: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/58138/

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dirtface Arlington Heights, IL Feb 23, 2008

Thanks, plantladylin! Tons of info. . .. Helpful to find out from tiG (from the first link) that they will flower better if the plant is on the pot-bound side. My cuttings have a ways to go yet. So glad I discovered Dave's Garden website!!

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