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No New Posts Achimenes
The genus is native to North America (Mexico) and Central America, the largest number of species is found in Mexico. Common names such as Magic Flowers, Widow's Tears, Cupid's Bower, or Hot Water Plant. The plant's name comes from the Greek word meaning "suffer from cold." 		20 Posts
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No New Posts Aeschynanthus
Found in southern and southeastern Asia, the islands of Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. They are usually trailing epiphytes with brightly colored flowers that are pollinated by sunbirds. The common name for some species is "lipstick plant", which comes from the appearance of the developing buds of some species. 		1 Posts
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No New Posts Alsobia
Native to Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica. The two species are succulent, stoloniferous herbs and were previously included in the genus Episcia. Recent molecular studies have supported the separation of Alsobia from Episcia. 		0 Posts
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No New Posts Columnea (Flying Goldfish Plant)
Native to tropical America and the Caribbean. A common name is Flying Goldfish Plant (see also Nematanthus). The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored, sometimes giving the impression of flying fish. Flowers are usually red, yellow, or orange. 		0 Posts
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No New Posts Chirita
An Old World genus of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. There are currently about 150 species recognised in the genus, about 100 of which are endemic to China. Most of the species have showy flowers and are becoming increasingly popular as houseplants, much like their cousins the African violets. 		9 Posts
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No New Posts Diastema
A genus of low-growing herbs with rhizomatous root structures. They have an annual dormant period, and are typically propagated from rhizomes. Flowers are often white with purple markings or bright red. 		4 Posts
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No New Posts Epsicia (Flame Violet)
Found in the tropical regions of Central America and South America. The species are perennial herbaceous plants characterized by a stoloniferous habit, red (rarely orange, pink, blue or yellow) flowers, and frequently have marked or patterned leaves. 		12 Posts
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No New Posts Gesneria
Except for two or three odd South American species, all are native to islands of the Caribbean. Usually woody shrubs or subshrubs, and (with the closely related Rhytidophyllum) are unusual in the family in having alternately (rather than decussately) arranged leaves. 		0 Posts
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No New Posts Gloxinia
Primarily found in the Andes of South America but Gloxinia perennis is also found in Central America and the West Indies, where it has probably escaped from cultivation. 		50 Posts
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No New Posts Kohleria
The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are rhizomatous and commonly include a period of dormancy in their growth cycle. 		11 Posts
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No New Posts Nematanthus (Goldfish Plant)
Compared to other gesneriads, Nematanthus has leaves that are small, succulent, and hard-surfaced. The plant has a trailing, branching, and spreading habit; it is generally an epiphyte in nature and a hanging-basket plant in cultivation. The flower has petals fused into a pouch-like shape, with a small opening. The fancied resemblance of the flower to a goldfish gives the plant its common name, "goldfish plant." 		0 Posts
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No New Posts Petrocosmea
A small genus of rosette plants from high altitudes in southern China, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Most grow on mossy rock in shady areas, although some species grow in wet mossy forests. 		4 Posts
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No New Posts Saintpaulia (African Violet)
Commonly known as African violet, is a genus of 6 species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Tanzania and adjacent southeastern Kenya in eastern tropical Africa, with a concentration of species in the Nguru mountains of Tanzania. The genus is most closely related to Streptocarpus, with recent phylogenetic studies suggesting it has evolved directly from subgenus Streptocarpella. The common name was given due to a superficial resemblance to true violets (Viola, family Violaceae). 		70 Posts
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No New Posts Sinningia
A tuberous perennial all occurring in Central America and South America, with the greatest concentration of species occurring in southern Brazil. 		40 Posts
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No New Posts Streptocarpus (Cape Primerose)
Closely related to the genus Saintpaulia. One common name is Cape Primrose, referring to the nativity of several species to South Africa and their superficial resemblance to the genus Primula. The genus is native to parts of Africa and Madagascar (with a few odd species in Asia that probably do not belong in the genus). The plants often grow on shaded rocky hillsides or cliffs. 		19 Posts
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African violet pots and self watering planters, growing supplies not found in local garden centers
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