A. longicaulis KEW Marbled dark green and maroon foliage with unusual green flowers. Chirita Originally from China, Chiritas are fibrous rooted plants. They prefer a light soil mix with a bit of lime. Allow to dry a bit between watering and feed as with your African Violets. A rosette of thick fleshy leaves with prominent silver markings creating a beautiful background for nodding, long-stemmed lilac flowers.
Columneas come in a variety of colors and a wide range of foliage-types to delight every grower.
Use a light porous potting mix, allow soil to dry lightly between watering. A fertilizer low in nitrogen and high in phosphorus and potassium will help your plants produce an abundance of flowers. A floriferous variety with huge reddish-orange flowers and vigorous, dark green trailing foliage. An abundance of small rosy-red flowers with small, medium green, narrow leaves with dark green stems. Upright growth that trails as the stems grow longer.