Commonly called "dancing dolphins" or "Shark Plant" because of the interesting bloom shape. Columnea flowers come in striking shades of red, orange, yellow and combinations of these colors, and most varieties will make nice hanging basket plants. South and west windows are best for compact growth. Requirements for artificial lighting is 12 to 14 hours daily. Baskets may be grown outdoors in shaded areas during the summer. Let soil become slightly dry between waterings. Use a light porous potting mix. Feed plants regularly, using a well balanced fertilizer, at ¼ tsp. per gallon of water, with every watering. Fertilizer may be increased to ½ to 1 full tsp. per gallon of water during spring and summer, when plants are actively growing, depending upon the size of the plant. (Larger plants can handle more fertilizer.)
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Aladdins Lamp - $11.99
Huge reddish orange flowers in exceptional profusion accent dark green foliage. A profuse bloomer and vigorous trailer.
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Alpha - $10.99
Yellow flowers and medium green leaves with varying red reverse. Trails nicely!
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Apollo - $11.99
Brilliant yellow flowers are always in bloom. Small, dark green, waxy leaves; trailing. One of the best yellow columneas.
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Bold Adventure - $10.99
The brick red reverse, of the medium green leaves, shows through the veins, with yellow and scarlet flowers. This variety has an upright growth habit.
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Bonfire - $10.99
Large, everblooming yellow flowers, are edged with fiery orange. Dark green leaves are medium in size.
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Broget Stavanger - $11.99
Graceful, long flowing foliage with small leaves, and beautifully variegated. Reddish-orange flowers.
(Haualand) |
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California Gold - $10.99
Bronzy and green leaves with golden flowers that show a scarlet overlay. This variety grows large.
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Cascading Beauty - $10.99
Tiny, nearly round leaves, are medium to dark green, with golden variegation and red blossoms in the spring, beautiful year-round.
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Chocolate Soldier - $10.99
Compact chocolate brown leaves are ovate and pointed. Flowers are scarlet with a yellow-orange throat.
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dodsonii - $10.99
Shy salmon blooms, and small ovate medium green leaves, with occasional rust colored edges, make this adorable species a must have!
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Dragon Fire - $10.99
Small dark foliage, that trails beautifully. This variety holds back it's blooming cycle for a spectacular show of red color, mainly in the Fall season.
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Early Bird - $11.99
Our most requested columnea is exceptionally free-flowering with an array of bright yellow flowers hooded in red orange. Medium green leaves.
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Firebird - $11.99
A breathtaking variety with large, deep red flowers that will cover excellent trailing, compact foliage of dark bronze green.
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Flashfire - $10.99
Bronzy leaves with brick red reverse. Flowers have a yellow tube and lower throat, flashing into the orange/scarlet hood. Compact growing and elegant.
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Frosty Hill - $14.99
Gorgeous foliage! Small white leaves, with pink highlights, and two-tone green centers. A bit of a shy bloomer. Flowers are red-orange with some thin yellow stripes.
Photo credit: The Gesneriad Society
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Hot Lips - $11.99
Striking! Bright yellow blooms with prominent red edging. Dark, glossy foliage. A "must have" for your collection!
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Inferno - $10.99
Tremendous amounts of very large, easy to bloom, yellow flowers tipped in orange will cover dark green, vigorous trailing foliage.
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Jeanne Katzenstein - $12.99
Light green leaves with some red on the reverse. Goldenrod frames the scarlet blossoms. This variety grows large.
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Julia - $11.99
A bountiful array of showy, large flowers in deep scarlet red, compliment dark green small leafed, compact foliage.
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Lava Flow - $10.99
Very Nice! Large, reddish-orange flowers, with yellow streaks and highlights, reach outwards from the foliage. Nice growth habit!
(Kartuz) |
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Light Prince - $12.99
Stunning orange flowers have yellow throats, bleeding on to the petals. Exquisite trailing foliage of light, silvery green that is heavily variegated in white. An exceptional bloomer!
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Mary Jane Evans - $12.99
Deep crimson reverse, on the green and rust leaves. Yellow blooms, with some red hair and widening red stripes, and spotting on the hood. This variety grows large.
(J. Trowbridge) |
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Midget - $12.99
Small, light green leaves, with long, dainty, upright flowers, have red hoods and yellow throats. This is a beautiful, compact growing specimen!
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Midnight Lantern - $10.99
Large, golden orange and yellow flowers with small, dark coppery, red-backed, semi-trailing foliage. Striking combination!
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Orange Fire (x Colbergaria) - $11.99
Orange corolla with red lobes, green calyx, and red tips. The dark green foliage has a red reverse, and is good for hanging baskets.
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Orange Sherbet - $10.99
Outstanding, large orange flowers are produced all year on this vigorous, trailing plant with small, bright green leaves.
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orientandina - $14.99
Small, slender, bright yellow flowers forming in clusters, eventually turning into pinkish berries, up to a half inch in diameter. Leaves are long and red-tipped! Unusual!
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raymondii - $12.99
Huge red flowers with yellow throats, long leaves, thick stems and shrub-like growing habits. Definitely an upright grower!
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Red King - $10.99
Medium green leaves, are slightly spotted with some red edges and reverse. Large, crimson blooms, kissed with a hint of gold in the throat.
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schiedeana - $10.99
Long chartreuse flowers are heavily marked with brick red. Bushy and large growing, the medium green velvety leaves show a hint of red underneath.
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Sonnenaufgang - $11.99
Wine red hairs cover the branches of this variety. The corolla has wine red hairs outside with lemon yellow tubes, wine red at the base, and scarlet edging upon the lobe edges. Dark green foliage.
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Starburst - $10.99
Bright yellow flowers which are often star-shaped (peloric) are very free flowering, compact. Small, dark, glossy foliage.
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Sundancer - $10.99
Multitudes of bright yellow flowers accent light green robust foliage and are continuously produced on this most popular variety.
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Sylvia - $10.99
Linear leaves are deep green with rose coloring on reverse. Creame colored blooms, blush rose as well.
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teuscheri - $14.99
Spindly, dark green leaves are slightly hairy. Blooms have a fuzzy red calyx, deep purple-maroon tube and lower petals, with lemon yellow upper petals, and antenna-like protrusions. A must see to appreciate!
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Top Brass - $10.99
Extra large yellow flowers that are tipped a golden color are complimented by small, dark bronze green leaves with an excellent semi-trailing habit.
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Yellow Bird - $10.99
Everblooming, horned yellow flowers over light green foliage. Shapes nicely.
(LLG) |