{"id":6274,"date":"2023-02-16T12:06:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T20:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/?post_type=book&#038;p=6274"},"modified":"2024-02-09T11:56:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T19:56:32","slug":"streptocarpus","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/book\/streptocarpus\/","title":{"rendered":"Streptocarpus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6275\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/RD-355x528.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/RD-355x528.png 355w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/RD-375x558.png 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/RD.png 431w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/>About 20 years ago, I drove a very narrow roadway in northern Wales in search of Dibley\u2019s Nursery.\u00a0 I had recently discovered the genus <em>Streptocarpus<\/em>, a houseplant that is closely related to African violets (now considered to be in the same genus).\u00a0 All my reading confirmed that Dibley\u2019s was THE source in Britain, if not the world, for this plant.\u00a0 A visit was mandatory.<\/p>\n<p>I was not disappointed.\u00a0 The complex of greenhouses was filled with Streptocarpus varieties in a rainbow of colors, everything except orange.\u00a0 It was a day I fondly remember.\u00a0 While I couldn\u2019t transport any plants home with me, I\u2019m now very pleased that the Miller Library has the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> edition of \u201cStreptocarpus\u201d by Rex Dibley.\u00a0 This book highlights many of the varieties the firm has introduced and much more.<\/p>\n<p>There are over 150 recognized species and several of these are shown with photos from their natural setting in several locations in Africa.\u00a0 The most unusual have only one large leaf with the inflorescence growing out of the base.\u00a0 Some are monocarpic, blooming once, setting seed, and then dying.\u00a0 While these are more challenging to grow, I encourage all to try the easier hybrids that are widely available.<\/p>\n<p>Excerpted from Brian Thompson&#8217;s article in the Spring 2023 issue of the <em>Arboretum Bulletin<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 20 years ago, I drove a very narrow roadway in northern Wales in search of Dibley\u2019s Nursery.\u00a0 I had recently discovered the genus Streptocarpus, a houseplant that is closely related to African violets (now considered to be in the same genus).\u00a0 All my reading confirmed that Dibley\u2019s was THE source in Britain, if not the world, for this plant.\u00a0 A visit was mandatory. I was not disappointed.\u00a0 The complex of greenhouses was filled with Streptocarpus varieties in a rainbow&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/book\/streptocarpus\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Streptocarpus<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","keyword":[45,22],"class_list":["post-6274","book","type-book","status-publish","hentry","keyword-house-plants","keyword-reviews"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book\/6274"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/book"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=6274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}