Calceolaria Mix, also known as Lady’s Slipper or Lady’s Purse, is a cheerful little flowering plant grown for its unusual pouch-shaped blooms in a mix of bright colours. The flowers look almost like tiny slippers or purses, giving it plenty of charm and making it a real conversation starter in spring and early summer displays. It’s ideal for adding a pop of colour to pots, window boxes, or sheltered garden beds.
Position: best in bright, indirect light or partial shade, in moist but well-drained soil. Prefers a sheltered spot out of harsh midday sun.
Hardiness: usually grown as a tender bedding plant in the UK. Best treated as an annual or short-lived seasonal plant, as it is not frost hardy.
Hot Tips: keep compost evenly moist but not soggy, and deadhead faded flowers to help prolong blooming. Great for spring containers and gifting, especially where you want something a bit quirky and unusual.
About this garden plant
Calceolaria Mix, also known as Lady’s Slipper or Lady’s Purse, is a cheerful little flowering plant grown for its unusual pouch-shaped blooms in a mix of bright colours. The flowers look almost like tiny slippers or purses, giving it plenty of charm and making it a real conversation starter in spring and early summer displays. It’s ideal for adding a pop of colour to pots, window boxes, or sheltered garden beds.
Position: best in bright, indirect light or partial shade, in moist but well-drained soil. Prefers a sheltered spot out of harsh midday sun.
Hardiness: usually grown as a tender bedding plant in the UK. Best treated as an annual or short-lived seasonal plant, as it is not frost hardy.
Hot Tips: keep compost evenly moist but not soggy, and deadhead faded flowers to help prolong blooming. Great for spring containers and gifting, especially where you want something a bit quirky and unusual.
Outdoor plant care
Delivery across Great Britain
Live plants travel via Royal Mail Tracked 24. Non-plant items travel via Tracked 48 unless they are packed with a plant.
Dispatch: Orders placed before 2pm are normally dispatched the following day. Orders placed on Saturday are dispatched on Monday.
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