Awaiting a pic of flowers opened. It's interesting...but I have to think of it as a plant with liver spots till I see the flowers ;0

One is already open, pale pale purple... tomorrow probably both - I'll get it. When the plant is young - the spots are the color of Cabernet...

I love the spot this cute plant I would love to see the flowers open.

Now, that's different.

Open

The flowers are nice...reminiscent of primulina. Totally transforms the plant I think :0

It was Chirita - before the last split to Primulina, Henckelia, Microchirita and Chirita. The flower shape is pretty typical for old world gesneriads - salverform.

Ah no wonder I see the similarity with Chirita (I had somewhat adapted to calling it Primulina now)...I hate nomenclature changes.

Perhaps we should just fire the taxonimists and go with the 'A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose'.

Each new generation needs their PhDs... so every 20 years the tendencies are changing from splitting to lumping.

Reality is DNA analysis now decides what to split and what to lump. Nautilocalyx melittifolius is now Chrysothemis meittifolius -who would guess... still a good plant to grow.

I know I know...but I can't keep up..it was enough to learn it once :)

That looks really nice thank you for posting.

You are welcome. The blossoms didn't last that long. Hopefully the seedpods will produce.