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Kohleria (Kohleria)
Kohleria is a New World genus of the flowering plant. The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are rhizomatous and commonly include a period of dormancy in their growth cycle. The genus was recognized as having 21 species distributed in Central America and South America. 
Lifespan
Perennial
Key Facts About Kohleria
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Attributes of Kohleria
Leaf type
Evergreen
Scientific Classification of Kohleria
Distribution of Kohleria
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Distribution Map of Kohleria
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Kohleria
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Kohleria , a tropical flowering plant genus, requires balanced care to thrive. Basic Care Needs involve moderate lighting, a warm temperature range (60–75℉), frequent watering, and well-draining, fertile soil. Common Challenges include pest attacks, particularly by aphids or spider mites, and problems caused by over-watering, such as root rot. Seasonal Considerations suggest reduced watering in winter and a need for additional humidity in summer. Kohleria plants also can enter dormancy in autumn, needing less care during this period.
Exploring the Kohleria Plants
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8 most common species：
Tree gloxinia
Tree gloxinia (Kohleria amabilis var. bogotensis) is a flowering plant native to Honduras and Columbia that has become popular as an ornamental. It blooms exotic spotted flowers in spring and summer.
Spiked kohleria
Spiked kohleria features plush green leaves with a velvety texture and eye-catching tubular flowers that exhibit striking red or orange hues with speckled throats. Thriving in humid environments, this understory herb often flourishes under the filtered light of taller canopies, relying on its vivid blossoms to attract pollinators in its shaded tropical habitat.
Kohleria Strawberry Fields
Brighten up your garden with kohleria Strawberry Fields. This plant blooms year-round, producing small, strawberry-like flowers in shades of pink and red. It is also a great hummingbird attractant, making it perfect for birdwatchers.
Kohleria inaequalis var. ocellata
Kohleria inaequalis var. ocellata is a captivating tropical herbaceous perennial, adorned with soft, hairy foliage. Its vibrant, tube-shaped flowers boast a striking contrast with maroon spots and a warm orange background, which likely serve to attract pollinators in its shaded understory habitat. This variety's unequal leaves, with their ocelled patterns, enhance its allure, seeming to mimic the dappled sunlight of its rainforest origins.
Kohleria warszewiczii
Kohleria warszewiczii showcases plush, velvety leaves with intricate patterns of silver and green. Its striking, tubular flowers bloom in shades of red or orange, often adorned with speckled throats, reflecting kohleria warszewiczii's adaptation to attract pollinators in its native understory habitats. This rhizomatous perennial thrives in warm, humid environments with dappled sunlight, mimicking the conditions of its tropical origins.
Kohleria hirsuta
Kohleria hirsuta is a floriferous perennial known for its fuzzy, hirsute leaves that contribute to its tactile allure. It boasts striking tubular flowers, often in vivid reds or pinks, which dangle elegantly among the foliage. Adaptable to indoor climates, kohleria hirsuta thrives in well-draining soil and bright, indirect light, emulating its native understory habitats.
Kohleria tubiflora
Kohleria tubiflora is known for its vivid, long, tubular flowers predominantly in red shades with speckled throats, attracting pollinators like hummingbirds. This herbaceous perennial thrives in warm, humid environments, often found under forest canopies where dappled light promotes its lush, velvety foliage and ornamental blooms that grace the plant throughout the year.
Kohleria tigridia
Kohleria tigridia boasts striking tubular flowers with a bold, speckled pattern reminiscent of a tiger's coat, hence its name. Its velvety foliage emerges amidst the flora of understory habitats, adapting with lower light levels to add vibrancy to shaded gardens. This plant's resilience is matched by an ornate display, thriving in moist, well-drained soils that mimic its native environment.
All Species of Kohleria
Tree gloxinia
Tree gloxinia
Tree gloxinia (Kohleria amabilis var. bogotensis) is a flowering plant native to Honduras and Columbia that has become popular as an ornamental. It blooms exotic spotted flowers in spring and summer.
Spiked kohleria
Spiked kohleria
Spiked kohleria features plush green leaves with a velvety texture and eye-catching tubular flowers that exhibit striking red or orange hues with speckled throats. Thriving in humid environments, this understory herb often flourishes under the filtered light of taller canopies, relying on its vivid blossoms to attract pollinators in its shaded tropical habitat.
Kohleria Strawberry Fields
Kohleria Strawberry Fields
Brighten up your garden with kohleria Strawberry Fields. This plant blooms year-round, producing small, strawberry-like flowers in shades of pink and red. It is also a great hummingbird attractant, making it perfect for birdwatchers.
Kohleria inaequalis var. ocellata
Kohleria inaequalis var. ocellata
Kohleria inaequalis var. ocellata is a captivating tropical herbaceous perennial, adorned with soft, hairy foliage. Its vibrant, tube-shaped flowers boast a striking contrast with maroon spots and a warm orange background, which likely serve to attract pollinators in its shaded understory habitat. This variety's unequal leaves, with their ocelled patterns, enhance its allure, seeming to mimic the dappled sunlight of its rainforest origins.
Kohleria warszewiczii
Kohleria warszewiczii
Kohleria warszewiczii showcases plush, velvety leaves with intricate patterns of silver and green. Its striking, tubular flowers bloom in shades of red or orange, often adorned with speckled throats, reflecting kohleria warszewiczii's adaptation to attract pollinators in its native understory habitats. This rhizomatous perennial thrives in warm, humid environments with dappled sunlight, mimicking the conditions of its tropical origins.
Kohleria hirsuta
Kohleria hirsuta
Kohleria hirsuta is a floriferous perennial known for its fuzzy, hirsute leaves that contribute to its tactile allure. It boasts striking tubular flowers, often in vivid reds or pinks, which dangle elegantly among the foliage. Adaptable to indoor climates, kohleria hirsuta thrives in well-draining soil and bright, indirect light, emulating its native understory habitats.
Kohleria tubiflora
Kohleria tubiflora
Kohleria tubiflora is known for its vivid, long, tubular flowers predominantly in red shades with speckled throats, attracting pollinators like hummingbirds. This herbaceous perennial thrives in warm, humid environments, often found under forest canopies where dappled light promotes its lush, velvety foliage and ornamental blooms that grace the plant throughout the year.
Kohleria tigridia
Kohleria tigridia
Kohleria tigridia boasts striking tubular flowers with a bold, speckled pattern reminiscent of a tiger's coat, hence its name. Its velvety foliage emerges amidst the flora of understory habitats, adapting with lower light levels to add vibrancy to shaded gardens. This plant's resilience is matched by an ornate display, thriving in moist, well-drained soils that mimic its native environment.
Kohleria affinis
Kohleria affinis
Kohleria affinis features soft, hairy foliage and spotted trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of red, pink, or orange. Generally found in the understory of tropical forests, it thrives in humid environments with dappled light, which encourage its vibrant blooms and ornamental leaves to flourish throughout the year. Its tuberous roots facilitate survival in periods of dormancy, an adaptation to its natural climate fluctuations.
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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About
Key Facts
Distribution
How To Care
All Species
More Genus
Kohleria
Kohleria
Kohleria is a New World genus of the flowering plant. The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are rhizomatous and commonly include a period of dormancy in their growth cycle. The genus was recognized as having 21 species distributed in Central America and South America.
Lifespan
Perennial
Key Facts About Kohleria
Feedback
Attributes of Kohleria
Leaf type
Evergreen
Scientific Classification of Kohleria
Distribution of Kohleria
Feedback
Distribution Map of Kohleria
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Kohleria
Feedback
Kohleria , a tropical flowering plant genus, requires balanced care to thrive. Basic Care Needs involve moderate lighting, a warm temperature range (60–75℉), frequent watering, and well-draining, fertile soil. Common Challenges include pest attacks, particularly by aphids or spider mites, and problems caused by over-watering, such as root rot. Seasonal Considerations suggest reduced watering in winter and a need for additional humidity in summer. Kohleria plants also can enter dormancy in autumn, needing less care during this period.
Exploring the Kohleria Plants
Feedback
8 most common species：
Tree gloxinia
Tree gloxinia (Kohleria amabilis var. bogotensis) is a flowering plant native to Honduras and Columbia that has become popular as an ornamental. It blooms exotic spotted flowers in spring and summer.
Spiked kohleria
Spiked kohleria features plush green leaves with a velvety texture and eye-catching tubular flowers that exhibit striking red or orange hues with speckled throats. Thriving in humid environments, this understory herb often flourishes under the filtered light of taller canopies, relying on its vivid blossoms to attract pollinators in its shaded tropical habitat.
Kohleria Strawberry Fields
Brighten up your garden with kohleria Strawberry Fields. This plant blooms year-round, producing small, strawberry-like flowers in shades of pink and red. It is also a great hummingbird attractant, making it perfect for birdwatchers.
Kohleria inaequalis var. ocellata
Kohleria inaequalis var. ocellata is a captivating tropical herbaceous perennial, adorned with soft, hairy foliage. Its vibrant, tube-shaped flowers boast a striking contrast with maroon spots and a warm orange background, which likely serve to attract pollinators in its shaded understory habitat. This variety's unequal leaves, with their ocelled patterns, enhance its allure, seeming to mimic the dappled sunlight of its rainforest origins.
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All Species of Kohleria
More Popular Genus
Feedback
Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
Your Ultimate Guide to Plants
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17,000 local species +400,000 global species studied
Nearly 5 years of research
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