Ty -

they are not goldfish - they are Nematanthus - that's my boring diehard point of view! If you use "Nematanthus" when you do your google search - you will get significantly more useful information.

Anyway - regarding your question. Yes - both these plants belong to the Gesneriad family - and the culture is similar. Nematanthus is hardier, can take more sun, but both do not like to have wet feet - standing water in a saucer - should be splashed out in half an hour after watering.

Regarding brown spots on the flowers. I am thinking that it is probably a natural thing - the flowers are relatively long lasting, but if they were open for a month - that's probably their normal time to die and fall off. For Nematanthus to bloom - you need to give it a good light - midday sun is too much, but morning and afternoon sun is good - and the AV fertilizer - usually 1/2 of recommended amount is enough. Some of the varieties are seasonal bloomers - they do their thing for 2-3 months - and then stay green, But it is a lovely attractive durable plant even out of bloom. It is easy to propagate- if the stems become too long - just trim the tips and stick them back into the soil. If the soil stays humid -they will root.

Thanks a lot .. yeah its so difficult finding GOOD info on these plants I have lots of new blooms right now with just a few that I have noticed with the black spots and it sits at the moment on my front porch in a eastern direction..another one that's almost impossible are the pachysedum ganzhou the best info I have got is don't over water it and it likes lots of sun ..so I guess i'll have to wing it..ugh

irina I didn't know I was going on a field trip..lol I <3 plants they are so usual and the way they can mimic things in nature is incredible..WOW

I knew you would have a lot of fun.

We need to feed an addiction, correct?

Plants are my addiction ..I just bought a fishbone cacti today..lol