Details of genus: Smithiantha [2684]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Temple bells
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Family: Gesneriaceae
family_ja: イワタバコ
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 4 species of rhizomatous perennials from moist, tropical woodland and rocks in Mexico, grown for their flowers and foliage. They have opposite, heart-shaped, fleshy leaves, with a velvet sheen of fine, red or purple hairs. Terminal racemes of nodding, tubular to tubular-bell-shaped, red, orange, or yellow flowers are borne in summer and autumn. In frost-prone climates, grow in a temperate or warm greenhouse, in a conservatory, or as houseplants. In frost-free areas grow in a border or lightly shaded raised bed; they grow best in areas with dry winters.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at 15-18°C (59-64°F), or divide rhizomes, in spring.
pests_en: Prone to aphids.
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Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:42
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Gesneriaceae | イワタバコ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Gesneriaceae | イワタバコ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Gesneriaceae | イワタバコ科 | Show |