After a plant exploration trip to Argentina, the gloxinia cultivar 'Evita' was introduced by Plants Delight Nursery in 2004. It is a tropical looking perennial cultivar in the Gesneriaceae (African violet) family with red stems and screaming orange/red flowers. The parent plant is native to high mountain regions of Argentina making it very cold hardy for a gloxinia. Its leaves are fuzzy and cling close to the ground making the plant no taller than a foot in height. It spreads by above ground stolons, making it an excellent choice as groundcover for shady areas. Keep plants dry in their dormant winter months. In the spring, it is slower than other plants to emerge. Expect sprouts to appear in April. Great for a shady location with other shade plants. Its spread will accent other plants without becoming overpowering.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.