Calceolaria 'Calynopsis Ruby' (Slipper Flower) – Cool-Season Bedding (Set of 3 or 6)

Calceolaria 'Calynopsis Ruby' is a compact slipper flower with inflated, pouch-shaped ruby red blooms, bred for cool-season pots and sheltered outdoor spaces.

The Calynopsis series is a modern hybrid slipper flower selected for outdoor use, not the short-lived florist's pot plant. The flowers are puffed, orchid-like pouches in ruby red, unusual enough to stand out in any container. Plants form neat, bushy mounds around 20 to 30cm tall and wide, with dark green, textured leaves, and they stay uniform from plant to plant.

It suits small pots, window boxes, mixed containers, balconies and patios, and can also be grown in a conservatory or a bright, sheltered spot. It flowers best in cool, moist conditions, so give it partial shade or bright indirect light rather than baking sun, and keep the compost moist and well drained with regular watering. It is not hardy: grow it as a cool-season plant outdoors or keep it somewhere frost free over winter. Flowering runs from autumn to early spring in mild conditions. Light deadheading and an occasional feed keep it going.

Supplied as three or six well-established plants in 1 litre pots, ready to pot on or plant into containers.

Cultural Information

Common Name: Slipper flower

Fully Grown Height and Spread: Approx. 20 to 30cm x 20 to 30cm

Growth Habit: Compact, bushy, mounding

Perfect For: Pots, containers, window boxes, balconies, conservatories

Foliage: Dark green, textured

Flowering Time: Autumn to early spring in mild conditions

Planting Position: Full sun or partial shade outdoors, or bright indirect light under cover; patio and container

Soil Type: Moist, well-drained compost

Hardiness: Not hardy; keep frost free over winter

Maintenance: Low; regular watering, occasional feeding, deadhead to prolong flowering

Seasonal Interest: Autumn, winter and spring

Type: Tender annual, grown as cool-season bedding