Overview

Bring a touch of vibrant beauty to your home or garden with the exquisite Concord Blue Streptocarpella live plant. This offering includes two healthy plants, each standing 4-6 inches tall, ready to transform your space. Known for their prolific blooms and easy-care nature, Streptocarpella, often called False African Violet, is a delightful perennial that produces cascades of captivating violet-blue flowers. These charming plants are perfect for both novice and experienced gardeners, thriving in a variety of settings. Whether you’re looking to brighten a shady corner indoors or add continuous color to your outdoor containers, the Concord Blue Streptocarpella live plant is an excellent choice. Its delicate appearance belies a robust constitution, making it a rewarding addition to any plant collection. The continuous flowering habit ensures a long season of enjoyment, providing a constant display of its unique blue hues.

Originating from South Africa, Streptocarpella species are cherished for their graceful growth and abundant flowering. The ‘Concord Blue’ variety specifically captivates with its intense, rich blue petals that create a striking contrast against its green foliage. These plants are grown for planting and are delivered as live specimens, ensuring you receive robust plants ready to adapt to their new environment. Their versatility allows them to be enjoyed as an indoor flowering plant, bringing cheer to windowsills and living spaces, or as an outdoor flowering plant, enhancing patios, balconies, and garden beds during warmer months. The allure of the Concord Blue Streptocarpella live plant lies in its ability to provide continuous color with minimal fuss, making it a favorite among those who appreciate beauty without demanding extensive care.

Key Benefits

The Concord Blue Streptocarpella live plant offers numerous benefits, making it a standout choice for any gardener. Its striking appearance and adaptable nature contribute to its widespread appeal, ensuring a rewarding growing experience.

• Abundant Violet-Blue Blooms: Enjoy a continuous display of stunning violet-blue flowers throughout the growing season. Each plant produces numerous delicate blossoms, creating a lush and vibrant visual impact that brightens any setting.
• Versatile Indoor & Outdoor Planting: These plants are incredibly adaptable, thriving as an indoor flowering plant in bright, indirect light or as an outdoor flowering plant in shady garden spots. They are perfect for containers, hanging baskets, or integrated into garden beds, offering flexibility in your design choices.
• Low Maintenance & Easy Care: Ideal for gardeners of all skill levels, the Concord Blue Streptocarpella live plant requires minimal attention. Its resilient nature means less time spent on complex care routines and more time enjoying its beauty.
• Long Blooming Season: Streptocarpella are known for their extended flowering period, often blooming from spring through fall. This ensures a prolonged burst of color, keeping your garden or indoor space cheerful for many months.
• Compact & Graceful Growth: With a mature height of 4-6 inches, these plants maintain a compact and elegant form, making them suitable for smaller spaces, windowsills, or as part of mixed container arrangements. Their trailing habit is particularly attractive in hanging baskets.
• Adds Unique Garden Charm: The distinct violet-blue coloration and delicate flower structure of this violet blue perennial provide a unique aesthetic that can complement a wide range of garden styles, from cottage gardens to modern patios.
• Great for Spring Gardening: Perfect for jump-starting your spring gardening projects, these live plants arrive ready to be transplanted, allowing you to quickly add established color to your early season displays.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your Concord Blue Streptocarpella live plant is straightforward, ensuring vibrant blooms and healthy growth with a few simple guidelines. These perennials prefer conditions that mimic their native shady habitats. For optimal growth, provide consistent moisture and avoid extreme temperatures. Proper care will help your indoor flowering plant flourish and your outdoor flowering plant thrive.

Sunlight Requirements: Streptocarpella thrives in partial to full shade. When grown outdoors, choose a location that receives dappled sunlight or morning sun with protection from harsh afternoon rays. Indoors, place your plant in a spot with bright, indirect light, such as near an east-facing window or a few feet away from a south or west-facing window. Direct, intense sunlight can scorch the leaves and fade the delicate flowers. The goal is consistent, gentle illumination without harsh exposure.

Watering Schedule & Soil Moisture: These plants prefer consistently moist, but not waterlogged, soil. Water thoroughly when the top inch of soil feels dry to the touch. Ensure good drainage to prevent root rot, which is a common issue for plants that sit in overly wet soil. Reduce watering slightly during cooler months or when the plant is not actively growing. During hot, dry periods, you may need to water more frequently. Always check the soil moisture before watering to avoid over or under-watering.

Soil Type & Drainage: A well-draining potting mix is crucial for the health of your Concord Blue Streptocarpella live plant. A mix designed for African Violets or a general-purpose potting mix amended with perlite or vermiculite for improved drainage works well. The ideal soil should be light, airy, and slightly acidic to neutral (pH 6.0-7.0). Good drainage is paramount, so ensure your pots have drainage holes.

Temperature Range & USDA Hardiness Zone: Streptocarpella are sensitive to cold. They thrive in temperatures between 60-75°F (15-24°C). If growing outdoors, they are best treated as annuals in zones colder than USDA Zone 9. In USDA Zones 9-11, they can be grown as perennials outdoors. Indoors, protect them from drafts and sudden temperature fluctuations. They do not tolerate frost, so bring outdoor plants inside before the first frost.

Fertilization Schedule: During the active growing and blooming season (spring through fall), fertilize every 2-4 weeks with a balanced liquid fertilizer diluted to half strength. A fertilizer formulated for flowering plants, high in phosphorus, can encourage more blooms. Reduce or stop fertilization during the winter months when growth slows down. Always water the plant before fertilizing to prevent root burn.

Common Problems & Solutions: Watch out for common pests like aphids, mealybugs, and spider mites. Treat infestations with insecticidal soap or neem oil. Yellowing leaves can indicate overwatering or nutrient deficiency. Brown, crispy leaf edges often suggest too much direct sun or low humidity. Ensure good air circulation to prevent fungal issues like powdery mildew. Regular inspection will help catch problems early.

Size & Details

Each order includes two individual Concord Blue Streptocarpella live plant specimens, carefully cultivated to ensure healthy transit and vigorous growth upon arrival. These plants are shipped live, typically in their nursery pots, with their root systems intact and protected. Upon arrival, they will stand approximately 4-6 inches tall, measured from the soil line to the top of the foliage. This compact size makes them ideal for immediate placement in smaller decorative pots, hanging baskets, or as part of a mixed container garden. They are young, actively growing plants, ready to establish quickly in their new environment.

Given proper care, these violet blue perennial plants have a moderate growth rate and will continue to fill out, producing more foliage and an abundance of flowers. While mature size can vary based on growing conditions, they generally maintain a compact, mounding to slightly trailing habit, making them perfect for adding continuous color without becoming overly large. Expect consistent blooming from spring through fall, with the potential for year-round flowering as an indoor flowering plant in favorable conditions. They are delivered ready for planting, allowing you to enjoy their beauty without a long wait for establishment.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this plant get? A: The Concord Blue Streptocarpella live plant typically grows to a height of 4-6 inches. With good care, it can spread slightly, forming a compact mound or gently trailing over the edges of a pot, making it ideal for various displays.
• Q: What size pot does it come in? A: Your Concord Blue Streptocarpella live plant will arrive in a standard nursery pot, usually a 2-4 inch size, designed to keep it healthy during shipping and ready for immediate transplanting into your preferred container.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: This is a versatile plant that can thrive as both an indoor flowering plant and an outdoor flowering plant. Outdoors, it prefers partial to full shade and is best suited for USDA Zones 9-11 as a perennial; in colder zones, treat it as an annual. Indoors, it needs bright, indirect light.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: The Concord Blue Streptocarpella live plant prefers partial to full shade. Avoid direct afternoon sun, which can scorch its delicate leaves and flowers. Indoors, provide bright, indirect light.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, Streptocarpella is known for being relatively low-maintenance. It’s a great choice for beginners looking for a beautiful and forgiving violet blue perennial that offers abundant blooms with consistent care.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your plants are carefully packaged and shipped as live specimens, ensuring they arrive healthy and ready for planting. We take great care to protect the foliage and root system during transit.
• Q: Is it shipped in soil? A: Yes, the Concord Blue Streptocarpella live plant is shipped in its nursery pot with soil, ensuring the roots remain moist and protected during its journey to you.
• Q: How long until it blooms? A: These are actively growing plants, so they may arrive with buds or even a few open flowers. Under optimal conditions, they will continue to bloom profusely from spring through fall, providing continuous color.
• Q: When is the best time to plant? A: For outdoor planting, spring after the last frost is ideal. If growing as an indoor flowering plant, it can be planted any time of year.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: If you are in USDA Zones 9-11, this violet blue perennial can typically survive winter outdoors. In colder zones, it should be brought indoors before the first frost or treated as an annual.