This tropical plant is grown for its purple, tubular flowers. Leaves are oval and olive green and the trunk and bark of this tree is reddish brown. Relatively rare.
Strombocactus disciformis ( Cactus )
Small, single, flat and spherical, gray-green cactus with few spines. Funnel-shaped, white or yellow flowers with red marks bloom in summer. Grow in greenhouse where not hardy.
Stromanthe lutea ( Stromanthe )
Rhizomatous and branched evergreen perennial with oval to elliptic leaves. Panicles of light yellow flowers with bright yellow bracts are borne in winter and spring. Sometimes referred to as Stromanthe jacquinii. Ideal in a damp border where hardy.
Strobilanthes dyerianus ( Persian Shield )
Small shrub with elliptic, toothed, dark green leaves with purple tints and silver on top, dark purple beneath. Spikes of funnel-shaped light blue flowers bloom in fall.
Strobilanthes anisophyllus ( Strobilanthes )
Small shrub with lance-shaped, toothed, dark green leaves. 1 inch cone-shaped flowers from lavender to blue bloom in spring and winter. Grow as border plant or in greenhouse.
Streptocarpus ( Susie )
This plant is closely related to African Violets and Gloxinia and requires similar care. Medium green, lance-shaped, lightly hairy, wrinkled leaves, up to 10 inches long, are stemless and borne in rosettes. Tubular, fuschia-red flowers with yellow centers, up to […]
Streptocarpus ( Mighty Mouse )
This plant is closely related to African Violets and Gloxinia and requires similar care. Medium green, lance-shaped, hairy, wrinkled leaves, up to 8 inches long, are stemless and borne in rosettes. Tubular, light blue flowers with white centers, to 3/4 […]
Streptocarpus ( Kim )
This plant is closely related to African Violets and Gloxinia and requires similar care. Medium green, lance-shaped, hairy, wrinkled leaves, up to 6 inches long, are stemless and borne in rosettes. Tubular, deep purple flowers with white centers, up to […]
Streptocarpus ( Heidi )
This plant is closely related to African Violets and Gloxinia and requires similar care. Medium green, lance-shaped, hairy, wrinkled leaves, up to 10 inches long, are stemless and borne in rosettes. Tubular, clear blue flowers, up to 2 1/2 inches […]
Streptocarpus ( Concord Blue )
This plant is closely related to African Violets and Gloxinia and requires similar care. Stems are fleshy, upright, and leaves are medium green, rounded, hairy and wrinkled, to 1 inch long. Tubular, blue flowers, to 2 1/2 inches long, are […]