Species · genus Streptocarpus · Gesneriaceae
False African Violet
Streptocarpus saxorum Engl.
Cultivars of S. saxorum
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under S. saxorum yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.
Guide
The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.
Streptocarpus saxorum is a semisucculent perennial from rocky habitats in Kenya and Tanzania, where its fleshy leaves store moisture and its roots grow in fast-draining, gritty footing. Give it bright indirect light out of harsh direct sun, and let the top inch of mix dry before watering, since the succulent tissue rots if kept wet. A loose, free-draining mix and ordinary household humidity suit its nature.
Care recipe
The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.
Care notes are early — not yet verified
- Light
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Water
- ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d)
- Humidity
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Soil
- ai:claude-fable-5
- Care
- ai:claude-fable-5
Bright, indirect
≈ every 12 days
Medium
13–25 °C
Light, free-draining mix with added perlite
Stem or leaf cuttings rooted in moist mix
Dilute balanced feed every two weeks in the growing season
Moderate
Pale lilac blooms through spring and summer in bright, indirect light
Not yet documented
This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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No reference gallery yet
A few clear photos — habit, a mature leaf, a flower if it blooms — would give this page its eyes.
Add imagesSources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d) · ai:claude-fable-5
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