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Streptocarpus gardenii

A rosulate Cape primrose from shaded forest in KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and the Free State, with long, quilted leaves and pale lilac flowers. It is a cool-growing species that likes shaded, humid conditions in summer and puts up with cold, dry winters. An easy shade plant for a cool greenhouse or a north window.

Streptocarpus gardenii
Photo: Guérin Nicolas (messages) 09:54, 25 September 2008 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows on shaded forest floors, mossy banks, rocks and tree bases in mist-belt and Afromontane forest patches and forested ravines.

Climate sites run about 1,200–1,760 m in the Drakensberg foothills and Natal Midlands; it also grows lower towards the coast.

KwaZulu-NatalCape ProvincesFree State

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.