Colony forming habit on rocks in rainforest
FNQ’s answer to the ‘African Violet’, this rainforest herb, commonly known as the rock violet, would certainly be a fabulous ornamental substitute.
When younger I learnt that you could propagate African Violets by a leaf cutting, i.e, simply placing the cut petiole end of a leaf into the soil. I should perhaps try it for this native species.
Flower closeup
Leaf detail
About David Tng
I am
David Tng, a hedonistic botanizer who pursues plants with a fervour. I chase the opportunity to delve into various aspects of the study of plants. I have spent untold hours staring at mosses and allied plants, taking picture of pollen, culturing orchids in clean cabinets, counting tree rings, monitoring plant flowering times, etc. I am currently engrossed in the study of plant ecology (a grand excuse to see 'anything I can). Sometimes I think of myself as a shadow taxonomist, a sentimental ecologist, and a spiritual environmentalist - but at the very root of it all, a "plant whisperer"!
Leaf Whispering in the Tropics 