| Life form | Herbaceous, orchid |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Origin | Indonesia, Southeast Asia, India, China |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy with small difficulties |
| The size | Not more than 25 cm tall |
| Growth rate | Not very tall |
| Lifespan | Perennial. |
| Temperature | All the year round the temperature is 64,4-75,2 ° F. The plant is thermophilic. |
| Humidity | Requires high humidity, optimally 70%, but easily adapts to air dry flats and it can withstand humidity of 50% or below. The plant should be sprayed several times a week with soft water. |
| Lighting | Bright diffused light, it is best to grow on eastern / western windows, but can grow on the north window. It should be placed in on the south window. In bright light, the leaves will become more pale. |
| The soil | Suitable soil for Saintpaulia with addition of perlite and bark. One can take: 1 part of leaf land, 1 part of coarse-grained sand or perlite and 1 part of peat, 1 part of pine bark and 1 part of sphagnum. In general, these orchids are not picky and can grow in almost any type of soil. Always use a pot with a hole. |
| Watering | Requires abundant watering, at least 2-3 times a week. The soil should be moderately moist at all times. In winter, watering should be shortened. |
| Fertilizer | Once a month in spring and summer, feed a special fertilizer for orchids. |
| Reproduction | Spring and summer apical cuttings, easily rooted in the light in the water. To prevent decay, it is better to add crushed coal to the water. Roots appear after 10-14 days. |
| Bloom | Blooms in late autumn and winter.Small white flowers on a long peduncle. |
| Transfer | Replant every year in the spring. |
| Features of care | It is preferable to grow in hanging baskets or terrariums. Avoid drafts. For abundant branching, too long branches should be cut, but this makes it difficult to bloom. |
| Difficulties | Perhaps the emergence of mealybugs, scabies, spider mites. It is infested with pests quite rarely. In cool humid conditions, problems with roots are possible. When there is a lack of light, the plants are stretched, with excess – the leaves turn pale and can lose the turgor. |
| Air cleaning | – |
| Toxicity | – |
