Biophytum soukupii

This Biophytum only reaches about 4″ at most, and is from Peru. Typically it stays slightly smaller. In bright light, it is very red, but in shadier conditions, it is a nice dark green.  Stems are red.  It flowers often and can be propagated with seed manually, or you can let the seeds fall and germinate at the base of the mature plant (works well with this species!).  You can expect an average of 4-8 seeds per bloom and they will be brown and about the size of coriander seed.

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