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Re: streptocarpus

In a message dated 11/24/98 10:07:37 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Piabinha@aol.com writes:

<< cape primrose).  in my experience, streps need more light, cooler temps and
 can take drying out better.  for example, in our awful ny summers, my streps
 usually perish, making them annuals :-( whereas my AVs have no trouble...
 claire, you should have no trouble growing them in a cool room as long as
 temps don't fall below the 50's at night and they get a good amount of light.
 on a recent visit to vermont, we met a lady who grew them beautifully in her
 cool cabin >>

<<tsuh yang chen, nyc (in bloom: bouganvilleas, orchids, sinningias and
christmas cactus)>>

Thanks for a different experience with streptocarpus.  I  will buy a few and
try them in the conditions I have.  My house is A/C'd in summer and the plant
room is set at fifty degrees other seasons.  I live an easy drive to the
gesneriad grower Lyndon Lyon. 

In the BBG guide to gesneriads, the genus ramonda is described as a "cool
group" gesneriad.  Two of the species are outdoor to zones 6 & 7, one species
to zone 5.  Has anyone tried ramonda? 

Tsuh Yang (correct?) let us know which bouganvillea cv's do well indoors for
you.

I have many hedera cv's, ferns, winter blooming bulbs and toher plants
tolerating a cool plantroom.  That plantroom is a glassed room with skylights.
I have found that some plants recorded as needing higher temperatures will be
fine in the cool room but "hold" and do not grow in the short days of winter.
This type of plant needs spare watering.

Perhaps you or another list member would recommend an orchid for a person who
has so far been just an admirer.

Claire Peplowski
upstate NY - z4
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