''Calceolaria'' Herbeohybrida Group, also called ''Calceolaria'' ×''herbeohybrida''
Voss, is a
cultivar group
A Group (previously cultivar-groupInternational Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, 4th edition (1969), 5th edition (1980) and 6th edition (1995)) is a formal category in the ''International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants'' ('' ...
of
hybrids in the genus ''
Calceolaria
''Calceolaria'' (), also called lady's purse, slipper flower and pocketbook flower,"Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", pp. 166-167 Könemann, 2004. or slipperwort, is a genus of plants in the ...
'', derived from three species from
Chile and
Argentina, ''
C. crenatiflora'', ''
C. corymbosa'' and ''
C. cana''.
[Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan .][''Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them'' pp. 166-167 Könemann, 2004. ]
''Calceolaria'' Herbeohybrida Group hybrids are usually 30–45 cm (12 to 18 in) tall, sometimes smaller. They have soft stems and flowers can vary from yellow to red. There are many
cultivars including 'Gold Fever' with yellow flowers, 'Jewel Cluster' early flowering with mixed colours, 'Sunset Mixed' with orange to red flowers, and 'Sunshine' with yellow flowers.
poinsettia
The poinsettia ( or ) (''Euphorbia pulcherrima'') is a commercially important flowering plant species of the diverse spurge family Euphorbiaceae. Indigenous to Mexico and Central America, the poinsettia was first described by Europeans in 1834 ...
, ''Calceolaria'' Herbeohybrida Group is sold at florist shops and kept in the house until it finishes blooming. It will seldom rebloom in the house because it needs the higher humidity of a greenhouse environment. It does not like summer heat and needs mild temperatures.
References
Herbeohybrida Group
Ornamental plant cultivars
Garden plants of South America
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