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Episcia cupreata 'Silver Sheen'

flame violet 'Silver Sheen'

An evergreen, low-growing perennial usually grown as a houseplant with creeping stems bearing oval, wrinkled, variegated pale green to silvery leaves marked with bronze towards the margins. Funnel-shaped, red flowers appear intermittently from spring into autumn

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Ultimate height

Up to 10cm

Time to ultimate height

2–5 years

Ultimate spread

0.5–1 metres

Loam

Moisture

Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Partial shade

Aspect

East–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

H1B

Botanical details

Family: Gesneriaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Trailing, Bushy
Genus: A genus of trailing, flowering perennial houseplants, native to Central and South America, Brazil and the West Indies, and grown mainly for their velvety, textured and colourful foliage. Flowers are solitary and may be red, pink or orange
Name status: Unresolved

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow as a houseplant on an east or west-facing windowsill, or grow in a temperate or warm greenhouse in bright filtered light with shade from hot sun; a minimum temperature of 15°C is required. Water sparingly as compost dries in winter and in the growing season water freely allowing compost to dry out between waterings; feed fortnightly with a high-potassium fertiliser

Propagation

Propagate by stem cutting, by division or removing rooted runners

Suggested planting locations and garden types

hanging basket
Houseplants
Patio and container plants
Conservatory and greenhouse

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse leafhoppers, mealybugs, Thrips, vine weevil and tarsonemid mite

Diseases

May be susceptible to basal rot and grey moulds if overwatered

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