Perennials > Calceolaria > Calceolaria integrifolia > Calceolaria integrifolia
Calceolaria integrifolia
Slipperwort, Slipper Flower, Pocketbook Flower, Pouch Flower
Origin: Genus name from 'calceolus', the Latin word for slipper which refers to the shape of the corolla's lower lip. This species is a subshrub from Chile.
| Family |
| Calceolariaceae |
| Genus |
| Calceolaria |
| Species |
| integrifolia |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 1 - 5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 40 - 50 |
| Height |
| 60 - 120 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Leaf Description |
| Up to 5 cm, wrinkled with minute irregular serrated edge. Green above, grey-green or rufescent (tinged with red or reddish brown) below. |
| Fruit Description |
| Resembles a beak. |
| Texture Description |
| Branches are hairy or glandular-hairy when young. |
| Notable Specimens |
| RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England. |
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