Streptocarpus saxorum XL - Trailing Streptocarpus with violet flowers

Streptocarpus saxorum is a tropical perennial plant valued for its trailing habit, small velvety leaves, and delicate violet-lavender flowers with white throats. The XL version forms a fuller, more voluminous specimen, ideal for hanging pots, high shelves, or supports from which the stems can naturally cascade.

The species is native to Kenya and Tanzania and is botanically recognized as Streptocarpus saxorum. The RHS describes it as an evergreen plant with trailing stems and flowers measuring approximately 3 cm, appearing in the leaf axils. 

🌿 Botanical characteristics

• Botanical name: Streptocarpus saxorum

• Family: Gesneriaceae

• Common names: False African Violet / Cape Primrose

• Plant type: tropical perennial, decorative for its foliage and flowers

• Habit: trailing, full, branched

• Leaves: small, rounded, fleshy, and velvety

• Flowers: violet-lavender, with a white center

• Flowering: mainly from spring to autumn, with the possibility of prolonged flowering under good conditions

• Size: approximately 20-50 cm when mature, depending on age and growing conditions

• Uses: hanging pots, shelves, windowsills, greenhouses, and Gesneriaceae collections

☀️ Growing conditions and care

• Light: prefers bright, filtered, or indirect light; avoid intense direct sunlight

• Watering: regular during the active growing period, but the substrate should be allowed to dry slightly between waterings

• Substrate: airy, fertile, and well-drained

• Humidity: appreciates moderate atmospheric humidity

• Temperature: prefers indoor temperatures; protect it from the cold

• Cold tolerance: does not tolerate frost; the RHS classifies it as H1C, making it suitable for outdoor growing only during the warm season 

• Fertilization: during the active growing period, it can be fertilized regularly with a flowering-plant fertilizer, applied at moderate doses

• Pruning: removing spent flower stems and lightly shortening the shoots helps maintain a compact, full appearance.

✨ What makes it special

• full, trailing habit

• violet-lavender flowers with a white center

• small, velvety leaves

• suitable for hanging pots

• long-lasting flowering under favorable conditions

• delicate and elegant appearance

• the XL version offers a fuller, more mature decorative effect

• ideal for a bright indoor space or a sheltered terrace during the warm season

📌 Note: The leaves and flowers are relatively sensitive to handling and transport and may show minor bends, breaks, spots, or other cosmetic imperfections. Flowers and buds may fall after transport or following a change in environmental conditions, without this normally affecting the plant's viability.

The displayed price is for a plant without flowers.

Height including pot: 25-30 cm