Hemiboea strigosa United States Hybrid created from a cross of

created from a cross of Hypericum androsaemum × Hypericum hircinum

'Aztec Treasure' seedling

the edges twice as wide to provide more vigor

This native plant of the Southeast US can be found growing in coastal swamps from South Carolina west to Texas

walking through the temperate house at the Missouri Botanic Garden

Hemiboea strigosa United States Hybrid created from a cross ofHemiboea strigosa is another little known member of the gesneriad family that makes a superb woodland perennial. Native to low mountain forests in China's Guangdong, Hunan, and Jiangxi Provinces, Hemiboea strigosa grows among the rocks. The fleshy stalks grow upright to 1' tall, while the plant spreads slowly via stolons to form a 3' wide patch in 3 years. Starting for us in early October, the stalk tips are adorned with 3 6 pendent pink tubular