The plants in this category are "cousins" to the African violet, which is also a gesneriad.
Commonly called "dancing dolphins" or "Shark Plant" because of the interesting bloom shape. Columnea flowers come in striking shades of red, orange, yellow and combinations of these colors, and most varieties will make nice hanging basket plants. South and west windows are best for compact growth. Requirements for artificial lighting is 12 to 14 hours daily. Baskets may be grown outdoors in shaded areas during the summer. Let soil become slightly dry between waterings. Use a light porous potting mix. Feed plants regularly, using a well balanced fertilizer, at ¼ tsp. per gallon of water, with every watering. Fertilizer may be increased to ½ to 1 full tsp. per gallon of water during spring and summer, when plants are actively growing, depending upon the size of the plant. (Larger plants can handle more fertilizer.)
21 products found.
Columnea - Bold Adventure
The brick red reverse, of the medium green leaves, shows through the veins, with yellow and scarlet flowers. This variety has an upright growth habit.
(Hyb.- unknown)
Columnea - Alpha
Yellow flowers and medium green leaves with varying red reverse. Trails nicely!
(LLG)
Columnea - Broget Stavanger
Graceful, long flowing foliage with small leaves, and beautifully variegated. Reddish-orange flowers.
(Haualand)
Columnea - California Gold
Bronzy and green leaves with golden flowers that show a scarlet overlay. This variety grows large.
(Hyb.- unknown)
Columnea - Cascading Beauty
Tiny, nearly round leaves, are medium to dark green, with golden variegation and red blossoms in the spring, beautiful year-round.
(Hyb.- unknown)
Columnea - Chocolate Soldier
Compact chocolate brown leaves are ovate and pointed. Flowers are scarlet with a yellow-orange throat.
(Hyb.- unknown)
Columnea - Dragon Fire
Small dark foliage, that trails beautifully. This variety holds back it's blooming cycle for a spectacular show of red color, mainly in the Fall season.
(LLG)
Columnea - Inferno
Tremendous amounts of very large, easy to bloom, yellow flowers tipped in orange will cover dark green, vigorous trailing foliage.
(LLG)
Columnea - Jeanne Katzenstein
Light green leaves with some red on the reverse. Goldenrod frames the scarlet blossoms. This variety grows large.
(J. Trowbridge)
Columnea - Mary Jane Evans
Deep crimson reverse, on the green and rust leaves. Yellow blooms, with some red hair and widening red stripes, and spotting on the hood. This variety grows large.
(J. Trowbridge)
Columnea - Midget
Small, light green leaves, with long, dainty, upright flowers, have red hoods and yellow throats. This is a beautiful, compact growing specimen!
(Hyb.- unknown)
Columnea - Midnight Lantern
Large, golden orange and yellow flowers with small, dark coppery, red-backed, semi-trailing foliage. Striking combination!
(Hyb.- unknown)
Columnea - Orange Fire (xColbergaria)
Orange corolla with red lobes, green calyx , and red tips. The dark green foliage has a red reverse, and is good for hanging baskets.
(Hyb.- unknown)
Columnea - Orange Sherbet
Outstanding, large orange flowers are produced all year on this vigorous, trailing plant with small, bright green leaves.
(Schwarz)
Columnea - raymondii
Huge red flowers with yellow throats, long leaves, thick stems and shrub-like growing habits. Definitely an upright grower!
(species)
Columnea - Red King
Medium green leaves, are slightly spotted with some red edges and reverse. Large, crimson blooms, kissed with a hint of gold in the throat.
(LLG)
Columnea - schiedeana
Long chartreuse flowers are heavily marked with brick red. Bushy and large growing, the medium green velvety leaves show a hint of red underneath.
(species)
Columnea - Sonnenaufgang
Wine red hairs cover the branches of this variety. The corolla has wine red hairs outside with lemon yellow tubes, wine red at the base, and scarlet edging upon the lobe edges. Dark green foliage.
(Hyb.- unknown)
Columnea - Sundancer
Multitudes of bright yellow flowers accent light green robust foliage and are continuously produced on this most popular variety.
(Hyb.- unknown)
Columnea - Sylvia
Linear leaves are deep green with rose coloring on reverse. Creame colored blooms, blush rose as well.
(Hyb.- unknown)
