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Describe the plant here...
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Gloxinia perennis has a wide range in Central and South America. The plant is an herb with large nodding, purple, mint-scented flowers. It is sometimes known as "Canterbury Bells" (not to be confused with members of the genus Campanula, which go by the same name). It is cultivated in tropical regions and its original range is unknown.
  
 
==Cultivation==
 
==Cultivation==

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Plant Characteristics
Height: 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width: 15 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
Cultivation
Exposure: part-sun
Features: flowers, ground cover
USDA Zones: 10 to 12
Flower features: blue, purple
Scientific Names

Gesneriaceae >

Gloxinia >

perennis >


Gloxinia perennis has a wide range in Central and South America. The plant is an herb with large nodding, purple, mint-scented flowers. It is sometimes known as "Canterbury Bells" (not to be confused with members of the genus Campanula, which go by the same name). It is cultivated in tropical regions and its original range is unknown.

Cultivation

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