Calceolaria
How to Propagate
and Grow Successfully

Calceolaria originate from Mexico and Central America and are a large genus of perennial gardening plants, some of which are rhizomatous.

Leaves have a spreading habit and are light to dark green, they are oblong, toothed, crinkled and covered in soft hairs.

Flowers are in very loose raceme clusters and are two lipped, brightly coloured with contrasting spots or markings making it a strange but interesting and effectively a good plant for mixed beds and borders.

Flowers appear throughout summer.

These are also excellent colourful gardening plants for growing in your patio pots and tubs.

Essential info

Genus: Calceolaria

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Species: C. biflora

Common Names: Slipper flower.

Classification: Perennial.

Height: 20cm (8inches).

Flowering: Throughout summer.

Where to plant info

These are essential gardening plants for any summer flowering border or bed, bringing colour and interest to your planting scheme.

Where: Ideal in borders and beds.

Site: Grow them in full sun, they thrive in it!

They will also do well in partial shade.

Soil: Any moist, but extremely free draining soil.

Propagation Methods: By seed in autumn.

How to sow seeds….. read more

Or propagate by soft wood cuttings end of spring to beginning of summer.

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