One Hundred Dollar Reward

Streptocarpus 'Jealous Heart' - Heat tolerant

Houseplants have multiple variable genetic characteristics.  Flower color is the one we observe and manipulate the most.

 

Now, heat tolerance is becoming more important.  Your favorite houseplant may thrive in your air-conditioned kitchen, but you may have never bought it if it was wilted down in the heat of your Garden Center.

 

Streptocarpus is famous for wilting when growing in temperatures above 85 degrees.  They recover when given cool, but it is an annoying trait.

 

Ten years ago, I had identified a variety that never wilted in the summer heat --- ‘Jealous Heart’ --- a pretty pink.

 

If I had it, I would cross it onto many other pretty hybrids to see if we can transfer heat tolerance into all Streptocarpus.

 

I would like to have it back again.  There is a one-hundred-dollar reward for its return.

 

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