Hemiboea flaccida Velvet Touch Gloxinia the medicinal oils from the

the medicinal oils from the foliage are used to treat liver and spleen ailments

basal foliage

The breeding parentage includes one of our favorites

The name Hemerocallis comes from the Greek hemera

Hemiboea flaccida Velvet Touch Gloxinia the medicinal oils from theWe received this lovely hardy gesneriad in 2004 as Hemiboea cavaleri, but after growing it for a few years, we keyed it out instead to the rare, Hemiboea flaccida. This African violet relative hails from up to 4,500' elevation in the alkaline forests of western Guangxi and southern Guizhou, China, where it grows among the rocks. Our nine year old plant of Hemiboea flaccida has made a slowly expanding patch to 18" wide. The luscious, felty green