House Lime. An attractive flowering houseplant with soft green downy leaves and pretty cup shaped white flowers with golden yellow stamens. Max Height 2m. Max Spread 1m. Flowers May. Bright room with some direct sunlight. Min temp 50°F / 10°C.
Sparmannia africana
An attractive flowering houseplant with soft green downy leaves and pretty cup shaped white flowers with golden yellow stamens
Category: Houseplants
Additional information
Generic | Sparmannia |
---|---|
Species | africana |
Varietry | |
Common Name | House Lime |
Flower Colour | white |
Soil | |
Aspect | Bright room with some direct sunlight |
Foliage | Evergreen |
Height | 2m |
Family | Tiliaceae |
Spread | 1m |
Growth Speed | |
Growth Habit | Upright, Bushy |
Fragrance | FALSE |
Foliage Colour | green |
Flowers From | May |
Colour Fruit | |
Fruits When | |
Moisture | Moist, Well drained |
Protection | |
Hardiness | Min temp 50°F / 10°C |
Planting | |
Care | Mist regularly, Liquid feed fortnightly during growing season, Water sparingly in winter |
Border | Houseplant, Conservatory plant |
Toxicity | |
Pruning | Cut back flowered shoots to encourage new growth |
Pruning Time | After flowering |
Pests and diseases | Red spider mite, Whiteflies |
Maintenance | Re-pot if necessary in spring using a suitable potting compost |
Propagation | Stem cuttings |
Related products
Abutilon hybridum ‘Souvenir de Bonn’
Beautiful pendant pink bowl shaped flowers held on slender stems with sycamore-like leaves
Acalypha hispida
An unusual houseplant with showy tassels of tiny flowers
Acalypha hispida
Pretty feathery leaves with attractive powder puff like heads of fragrant flowers
Abutilon megapotamicum variegata
Beautiful pendant red and yellow flowers held on slender stems with arrow shaped yellow splashed green leaves
Achimenes hybrida ‘Ambroise Verschaffelt’
Masses of pretty white veined purple flowers bourne over a long flowering season
Acacia podalyriifolia
Pretty feathery leaves with attractive powder puff like heads of fragrant flowers
Achimenes hybrida ‘Paul Arnold’
Masses of pretty deep purple-blue flowers with a white throat bourne over a long flowering season
Abutilon hybridum ‘Boule de Neige’
Beautiful pendant white bowl shaped flowers held on slender stems with sycamore-like leaves