The first week of December always brings back memories of my school teaching years. For my horticulture class, it was time to make plans for the upcoming sale of flowering red gloxinias to sell for ...

When it comes to indoor plants, orchids, begonias, violets, and kalanchoes usually steal the spotlight. However, there's another stunning option that’s just as beautiful, and even more original: ...

Q. The royal purple gloxinia I received for Christmas has dried up. I was told it could be treated like an African violet, but I do not see any new flower buds developing. –Jenna Ashton, Chicago A.

I am looking for a mail-order company that sells corms of the houseplant gloxinia. Can you help? If you are after the commonly grown houseplant known as 'florist's gloxinia' (actually Sinningia ...