It's a Streptocarpus. It is in the Gesneriaceae family(the Gesneriads). As such, it is closely related to the African Violet.

LInda

i was starting to think so, looking at the other photos here, but this is the first one i have ever seen before ( I have had the plant for a couple years now) i basically ignore it where its at, and it seems to be happy enough - flowers each summer.

Yeah, definitely a Streptocarpus.
It's looking good, by the way!

If you want it to flower more, try cutting off the spent flowers. These babies can flower for months on end!

it does need a trim :) wasn't kidding when i said i ignored it. i watered it just enough to keep it alive mostly as an afterthought - apparently it loved it. it should flower soon i think - maybe i will check it for buds and trim it up a bit this weekend.

That's the way to treat a streptocarpus - water just enough to keep it alive. I learnt that the hard way :P
Keep up the good work!

My streps bloom all the time. Yours looks like it really needs to be divided. I don't let mine dry out, but their crowns like to be a little elevated, so I pot them higher in the center than at the edge. I treat mine pretty much like my african violets. I love my streps.

Wow I hope I have one this big some time! :-)

i was looking at it a bit closer - there are several crowns in the pot and new flowers on the way. I think i will leave it alone for now - its happy as is.

and here is the first flower of the season on this guy - it still needs to be tidied up, haven't gotten around to it yet....might not get around to it this year.

Very pretty! But it might be good to remove the dead leaves so it doesn't get a mold or mildew problem!