Conandron (Gesneriaceae) BSWJ8929

ramondioides

Our collections of this perfectly hardy shade loving Saintpaulia relative from alpine forests of the Kii Peninsular Japan, where it had seeded into nooks and crannies on vertical rock faces close to a stream. Much cultivated in Japan for its purple flowers on short scapes 10-30cm tall, with up to 40 flowers and its many colour forms, with only a few relatively large rugose deciduous leaves. Best grown in a wall that does not dry out in shade.