Gesneriads

So often in botanical circles plants with lovely common names, like shooting stars or Peruvian lilies, have absolutely awful-sounding botanical names.  Cape primrose is a case in point.  Botanically speaking, it is known as Streptocarpus, which sounds dangerously close to streptococcus, the bacteria that causes strep throat.  Some streptocarpus is so beautiful that it will … Read more