Slipper Flower (Calceolaria) – Bright and Unique Blooms

The Slipper Flower (Calceolaria) is a beautiful, colorful potted plant with striking blooms shaped like tiny slippers. Perfect for adding color and cheer to your home or balcony. Its long flowering period and decorative flowers make it ideal for windowsills, pots, or flower boxes.

Care and placement

Light:

• Prefers a bright spot without direct sunlight

• Avoid harsh sunlight to prevent leaf burn

Watering:

• Keep the soil consistently moist to maintain blooms

• Smaller varieties are more sensitive than larger ones

Temperature:

• Thrives at room temperature

• Smaller varieties can be treated as biennials in mild climates

Feeding:

• Fertilize occasionally with liquid plant food during flowering

Propagation:

• Can be propagated by cuttings under glass in February or August

Watch out:

• Sensitive to aphids, check regularly

Maintenance

• Remove faded flowers to encourage new buds

• Small varieties can be lightly pruned after flowering to stay compact

Benefits

• Unique slipper-shaped blooms

• Long-flowering potted plant, ideal for windowsills and pots

• Smaller varieties can be grown as biennials

• Can be propagated from cuttings

• Adds color and cheer to your home or balcony

Extra information

• Pot size: P10.5

• Height at purchase: ±15–20 cm

• Placement: Bright spot, no direct sunlight

• Water needs: High; keep soil consistently moist

• Fertilizer: Occasionally during flowering

• Not suitable for consumption

Each plant grows at its own pace. The delivered plant may slightly differ in shape or color from the photo.

Order the Slipper Flower Now

Bring a cheerful burst of color into your home with the Slipper Flower – a unique, long-flowering potted plant.
Order easily online today at Firenzebloemen and enjoy this floral delight!