Kohleria amabilis

Kohleria amabilis, the tree gloxinia, is a species of the flowering plant belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.

Varieties

Kohleria amabilis var. amabilis
Kohleria amabilis var. bogotensis L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog

Description

Kohleria amabilis can reach a height of. Leaves have a silvery pattern and are egg-shaped, velvety, long. The brightly colored flowers are about long, tubular, slightly nodding, usually pink on the outside with red or purple dots inside. Kohleria amabilis var. bogotensis has dark green leaves and yellow and red-orange flowers. Flowering period extends from late winter through the spring and summer. These tropical plants are rhizomatous and have a period of seasonal leafless dormancy.

Distribution

This species is native to Honduras and Colombia.