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Cape primrose 'Harlequin Lace'

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Harlequin Lace' is a compact, evergreen, perennial plant with small strappy leaves, that are softly hairy and wrinkled, and large blooms borne over a long season. These are a pale bluish-purple above with the lower lobes blotched and veined in dark purple on a yellowish- white background

Scientific classification

Species: Cape primrose 'Harlequin Lace' (Streptocarpus 'Harlequin Lace')
Genus: Streptocarpus
Family: Gesneriaceae

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Toxicity: Houseplants · Conservatory Greenhouse
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Partial shade
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Distribution of Cape primrose 'Harlequin Lace'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Cape primrose 'Harlequin Lace'

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Cape primrose 'Harlequin Lace' care guide

Keep soil evenly moist with warmth and humidity
Watering: Partial shade
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Watering

Keep soil evenly moist with warmth and humidity

Fertilizing

Balanced feed every few weeks in active growth

Pruning

Deadhead regularly and remove damaged leaves

Propagation

Propagate by division of clumps or by leaf cuttings in spring or summer

Growing

Grow as a houseplant in free-draining compost on an east or west-facing windowsill, or grow in a temperate or warm greenhouse in bright filtered light with shade from hot sun. Water sparingly as compost dries in winter and in the growing season water freely allowing compost to dry out between waterings; feed fortnightly with a high-potassium fertiliser. See Streptocarpus cultivation

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