I won this Florist Gloxinia beauty last week and our church Mother/Daughter Banquet. Until yesterday I didn't know the name of this plant. It is huge, vibrant and has 18 blooms and buds on it. I'm not sure how to care for it but I do know it will die off and rebloom. It sits on my bathroom counter and above it is a skylight which seems to be giving it enough light. The bathroom is cool and night as in no heat so it is a bit chilly until morning. Any suggestions on her care appreciated.
Oops - photo got pixilated. Here is a better one I hope.
what a beauty, lucky you. lol After they are finished blooming you are suppose to water the plant less until it dies back, but it does grow from a tuber & does rest, so put it somewhere where it's dark to rest & eventually you will see new growth & then you start watering again to start all over again. alot like regular sinningia's.
mrsbonnie
How beautiful! I just learned something new from mrsbonnie. I never dreamed you could regrow the tuber from a florist's gloxinia.
Dark as in a closet or just a less lit room?
My Gloxinias are in bud - I have several colors, and they are several years old - beautiful plants, and so easy to grow!
Ok then Kay! Spill it! LOL What's your growing techniques? Enquiring minds want to know!
Kay, then please tell us what exactly you do when they go dormant. Thanks
I never realized these plants had a resting period until a few years ago when I had a beautiful purple flowering Gloxinia ... probably bought at Wal-Mart - I had it sitting on a plant stand and I always thought they just bloomed awhile and then died. I had forgotten all about it and had a pot sitting on the stand for awhile, empty. I figured the plant had died and all of a sudden saw a little green sprout ... had no idea what it was because the pot had no label on it ... I watched it grow and bloom again into that beautiful purple Glox. Now, I think I might have dumped it. Need to check to see if I have any pots of soil sitting on a stand somewhere.
put the tuber in a dark closet, thats where i keep mine,works every time.some people just put them in there garage when they are finished still in the smae pot & that works for sosme too.
bonnie
