Slipper Flower

Calceolaria × herbeohybrida

Family: Calceolariaceae

Citrus & Brightfaintsweet

SeasonSpring–Summer

OriginSouth America (hybrid)

IntensityVery Faint

LifespanAnnual

About This Flower

Citrus & Bright · Spring–Summer bloomer

Slipper flower produces pouched, slipper-shaped blooms in vivid yellows and reds heavily speckled with contrasting spots, one of the most bizarre and cheerful flowers, resembling nothing so much as a tiny inflated shoe.

Symbolism & Meaning

I offer you my fortune

In the Victorian language of flowers, slipper flower means “I offer you my fortune”.

Habitat & Environment

South America (hybrid)

Slipper Flower is native to South America (hybrid).

Quick Reference

Scientific NameCalceolaria × herbeohybrida
FamilyCalceolariaceae
Native ToSouth America (hybrid)
Bloom SeasonSpring–Summer
LifespanAnnual

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