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Mitraria coccinea

SKU: micoc-E/7/22
A shrubby Gesneriad from Chile with fluorescent orange flowers in summer.
Family: Gesneriaceae
Flower Colour: Orange
Flowering Season: Summer
Preferred Conditions: Moist, acid soil
Preferred Aspect: Partial Shade
Pot Size: 9 cm square
Additional Feature: Foliage effect
Price: £6.00
Waxy orange red tubular flowers and deep green foliage
Mitraria coccinea
Product Details

Young plants are offered of this unusual shrubby plant from Chile. Bright orange almost fluorescent flowers hang pendulously from the leaf axils and are sizeable at around 3cm long in mid to late summer. Best in a sheltered site or against a wall.

 One of the few shrubby Gesneriads!