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Calceolaria andina

 
Family calceolariaceae
Life cycle perennial
Flowers yellow (spring-summer)
Size 15"
Light sun-part shade
Cultural notes ordinary garden soil (not too dry)

Evergreen perennial that forms a 4-inch-tall rosette of deep-green crinkly leaves, with stems carrying plenty of small bright-yellow flowers held well above.

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Seed-starting details for this plant

  1. Seed from NARGS '20/'21 exchange. Baggy 70F with light (55%G, 11-20d)
  2. Same seed as above. Baggy 70F with light (56%G, 10-18d)

Seedlings are tiny! Hard to transplant from baggy filter.


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