New [to us] Gesneriad

Drymonia oinochrophylla is attractive all year, glossy dark green leaves completely covering the plant. In the summer, it surprises me with a few large violet slipper flowers.


The flower is large, 2 to 3 inches long and and over and inch across. Drymonia flowers [on the ones I've grown] last 2 days. The color is vibrant, a good match for the leaves.
This plant is more than a foot across. The larger leaves are at least 3 inches long.
Very easy to grow and propagate, with some judicious pruning it will keep a dense shape; and
the prunings can make another plant.
Bright but not full sunlight has given me more flowers, but still just a few each summer here in Minnesota. The plant grows well in lower light, and is tolerant of cooler winters. The soil gets a little dry sometimes, doesn't seem to bother it, but it should not go completely dry.
This one is so easy. Add another genus to your collection.
Drymonia is a large genus, many long vines with unusual flowers. This species is compact and holds it's leaves well.
The orange flowers in front are Aeschynanthus humilis. More on this one in another post.