Other Names:  Slipper Flower, Purse Flower

Brand:  Ball

Description:

This stunning little alpine plant forms a low rosette of shiny, dark green leaves; rising above the mound on short stems are unique, red-orange pouch-like flowers, with bright yellow margins; blooms in early to late spring; a beautiful tabletop accent

Features & Attributes

Calynopsis™ Yellow With Red Pocketbook Flower has masses of beautiful spikes of scarlet orchid-like flowers with orange overtones and lemon yellow edges rising above the foliage from early to late spring. Its glossy oval leaves remain dark green in color throughout the year.

This is an herbaceous houseplant with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. You may trim off the flower heads after they fade and die to encourage releat blooming.

Planting & Growing

When grown indoors, Calynopsis™ Yellow With Red Pocketbook Flower can be expected to grow to be only 5 inches tall at maturity extending to 12 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 12 inches. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. This houseplant performs well in both bright or indirect sunlight and strong artificial light, and can therefore be situated in almost any well-lit room or location. It does best in average to evenly moist soil, but will not tolerate standing water. The surface of the soil shouldn't be allowed to dry out completely, and so you should expect to water this plant once and possibly even twice each week. Be aware that your particular watering schedule may vary depending on its location in the room, the pot size, plant size and other conditions; if in doubt, ask one of our experts in the store for advice. It will benefit from a regular feeding with a general-purpose fertilizer with every second or third watering. It is not particular as to soil type or pH; an average potting soil should work just fine.

There are many factors that will affect the ultimate height, spread and overall performance of a plant when grown indoors; among them, the size of the pot it's growing in, the amount of light it receives, watering frequency, the pruning regimen and repotting schedule. Use the information described here as a guideline only; individual performance can and will vary. Please contact the store to speak with one of our experts if you are interested in further details concerning recommendations on pot size, watering, pruning, repotting, etc.

-- THIS IS A HOUSEPLANT AND IS NOT MEANT TO SURVIVE THE WINTER OUTDOORS IN OUR CLIMATE --