Scientific Name:
Calceolaria integrifolia
Pronunciation:
kal-see-oh-LAIR-ee-uh in-teg-rih-FOE-lee-uh
Common Name:
pouch flower
Family Name:
Calceolariaceae
Plant Type:
Annual (grown as), Flowering pot plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, sessile, very rugose, most blades ovate to elliptic, 5-8cm long x 3-4cm wide, margins scalloped; floret petals fused with lower ones pouch-like, very showy, commonly bight yellow (also orange - red cvs.), ~1cm wide.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Mexico
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 11: (above 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Group or mass planting, Indoor plant, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined
Surfaces:
Rugose, Pubescent
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Orange, Yellow, Red (Flowers are usually spotted)
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Petals fused to form pouch and hood
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Seed
Maintenance:
High
Other:
Deadhead often
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Root rot, Thrips
