Kohleria eriantha – Pb6.5

Kohleria is an evergreen perennial that has a shrubby habit and grows from rhizomes. The leaves are olive green, hairy and have a band of reddish coloured hairs along the margins. The flowers are curious looking, tubular and brilliant orange-red with yellow spotted throats and they hang in clusters. It likes partial shade where soils are well drained and have plenty of organic matter.