| Chrysothemis |
| ©Brad Walker, May 18, 2014 |
| I grow two species of chrysothemis, pulchella 'Bronze Leaf' and friedrichsthaliana. Chrysothemis is tuberous with very fleshy, succulent stems that root easily if snapped off. Easy to grow with little to no pest problems, medium light requirements and beautiful foliage and blooms, I highly recommend these. Below - I grew chrysothemis pulchella 'Bronze Leaf' from seed obtained from the 'TGS' seed fund, 4 seedlings sprouted and 2 survived, it took 3 years for them to reach blooming size. They have medium green leaves with a light grey overlay and bright burgundy on the back of the leaves which give the bronze effect. Bright orange-red bracts produce golden yellow blooms with red radiating out from the throat, striking and nice. |
| In 2011, Johnathan brought his large chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana (1st picture below) to the Tennessee Gesneriad Society show, for exhibition puroses. You can't tell from the picture, but this plant is huge, probably 2 feet or more across, it had been outside and got a little burnt on the leaves, but a beautiful plant. Johnathan gave me a small tuber and I have a good sized plant now. It has bright green leaves that produce clusters of light green calyxes and them bright yellow blooms with red markings in the throat. Not as showy as pulchella 'Bronze Leaf', but the display of blooms is outstanding. The bottom pictures are from last year. |