Details of Genus: Smithiantha
ID: 2684
Genus ja:
Genus en: Temple bells
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 0 (from names table)
Accepted:
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? | Botanical 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 |