The specific epithet name crenatiflora means scalloped-flowers.
Genus name from the Latin “calceolus” meaning slipper, in reference to the shape of the lower lip of the flower.
Many species in this 3000 plus species family are grown for ornamental and medicinal purposes including slipperwort, speedwell, mullein, bearded-tongue, foxglove, snapdragon, toadflax, monkey-flower, cape-fuchsia, coral-plant, nemesia, and blue-lips.
Requires high light levels (>200 ft-c.) under interior conditions.