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Streptocarpus 'Ruda' was introduced in Poland by Piotr Kleszczynski.
You are bidding on a young, BLOOMING plant that is fully established in a 2.5 inch pot. Plants shown in the photo(s) are the same cultivar as the plant for sale, but not the same individual plant. Please note that the plant you are bidding on is a BIG PLANT in a real pot and it is IN BLOOM. Streps must reach a good size (which varies according to the mature size of the cultivar) and become well established before they begin to bloom, so these are large plants. My plants are grown under strong light and good nutrition. These conditions produce a vigorous, healthy plant that will be most capable of adapting to your growing conditions and performing well for you. These plants are ready for immediate transplant into 4-inch pots. Please note that flower colors can vary according to light levels and temperatures. Under my bright lights, reds and blues often become darker and more purplish.
Streptocarpus are indoor plants that are easy to grow on windowsills or under lights. Their requirements are very similar to those of African Violets and they bloom throughout the year. They can be more continuous bloomers than African violets because a succession of several flowering stems rises from the base of each leaf over a long period of time, instead of only a single stem. Complete care instructions may be found toward the bottom of this listing. You can assume that the cultivars I offer will eventually produce plants of moderate size unless I say otherwise, eventually reaching about 12-18" diameter and 7-12" high. The leaves can be trimmed with a scissors to keep the plants smaller.
Streptocarpus can have very beautiful flowers but they also can have very undesirable growth and flowering habits. I have devised a rating system for these plant characteristics to help guide you with your selections. Although necessarily subjective and biased by my ideas about what strep plants should ideally look like, my rating system can help someone not acquainted with these plants to find cultivars that will look best in their collections. This rating system does not take into account anything about the flower itself, but does assess the way the flowers are held by the plant and how many flowers are likely to be present on the plant at a given time under good growing conditions. The ideal streptocarpus cultivar would yield a 9-9 score. The poorest possible score is 1-1. The rating appears just after the title in each of my listings, so you can quickly find the cultivars that score the highest. More information about this rating system appears toward the bottom of this listing.
Please contact me if you have any questions about this listing. Please check out my other listings! Your satisfaction is important to me. If you are not happy with your purchase(s), please email me immediately. I cannot guarantee that open flowers or flower buds will not be damaged in transit. They usually come through in good shape due to my packaging methods, which do not use bulky, environmentally unsound materials like styrofoam and fiberglass. I reserve the right to remove open flowers and trim the larger leaves as necessary to prevent crowding in the package, but I keep this to a minimum and I do not remove flower buds. I guarantee that the plants will be in good condition up to 48 hours after the first attempted delivery to the location specified on the package. All damage claims must be submitted during this time. The occasional broken leaf or flower stem is expected, and is not considered significant damage. My plants are grown in a licensed, state-inspected nursery. Shipment to U.S.A. destinations only (any location with a Zip Code and delivery by USPS). I block foreign bids and purchases but I can unblock international buyers if delivery is to a U.S.A. destination.
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Streptocarpus 'Ruda' was introduced in Poland by Piotr Kleszczynski.
You are bidding on a young, BLOOMING plant that is fully established in a 2.5 inch pot. Plants shown in the photo(s) are the same cultivar as the plant for sale, but not the same individual plant. Please note that the plant you are bidding on is a BIG PLANT in a real pot and it is IN BLOOM. Streps must reach a good size (which varies according to the mature size of the cultivar) and become well established before they begin to bloom, so these are large plants. My plants are grown under strong light and good nutrition. These conditions produce a vigorous, healthy plant that will be most capable of adapting to your growing conditions and performing well for you. These plants are ready for immediate transplant into 4-inch pots. Please note that flower colors can vary according to light levels and temperatures. Under my bright lights, reds and blues often become darker and more purplish.
Streptocarpus are indoor plants that are easy to grow on windowsills or under lights. Their requirements are very similar to those of African Violets and they bloom throughout the year. They can be more continuous bloomers than African violets because a succession of several flowering stems rises from the base of each leaf over a long period of time, instead of only a single stem. Complete care instructions may be found toward the bottom of this listing. You can assume that the cultivars I offer will eventually produce plants of moderate size unless I say otherwise, eventually reaching about 12-18" diameter and 7-12" high. The leaves can be trimmed with a scissors to keep the plants smaller.
Streptocarpus can have very beautiful flowers but they also can have very undesirable growth and flowering habits. I have devised a rating system for these plant characteristics to help guide you with your selections. Although necessarily subjective and biased by my ideas about what strep plants should ideally look like, my rating system can help someone not acquainted with these plants to find cultivars that will look best in their collections. This rating system does not take into account anything about the flower itself, but does assess the way the flowers are held by the plant and how many flowers are likely to be present on the plant at a given time under good growing conditions. The ideal streptocarpus cultivar would yield a 9-9 score. The poorest possible score is 1-1. The rating appears just after the title in each of my listings, so you can quickly find the cultivars that score the highest. More information about this rating system appears toward the bottom of this listing.
Please contact me if you have any questions about this listing. Please check out my other listings! Your satisfaction is important to me. If you are not happy with your purchase(s), please email me immediately. I cannot guarantee that open flowers or flower buds will not be damaged in transit. They usually come through in good shape due to my packaging methods, which do not use bulky, environmentally unsound materials like styrofoam and fiberglass. I reserve the right to remove open flowers and trim the larger leaves as necessary to prevent crowding in the package, but I keep this to a minimum and I do not remove flower buds. I guarantee that the plants will be in good condition up to 48 hours after the first attempted delivery to the location specified on the package. All damage claims must be submitted during this time. The occasional broken leaf or flower stem is expected, and is not considered significant damage. My plants are grown in a licensed, state-inspected nursery. Shipment to U.S.A. destinations only (any location with a Zip Code and delivery by USPS). I block foreign bids and purchases but I can unblock international buyers if delivery is to a U.S.A. destination.
Thanks for looking!