Scientific Name:
Sinningia speciosa
Pronunciation:
sigh-NIN-jee-uh spee-see-OH-suh
Common Name:
florest's gloxinia
Family Name:
Gesneriaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering pot plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, ovate to oblong, margins scalloped, velvety; flowers trumpet-shaped, up to 10cm wide.
Habit:
Arching, Spreading
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Garden origin, South America (Brazil)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 11: (above 4 °C)
Exposure:
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green
Shapes:
Oblong, Ovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cordate, Truncate
Margins:
Crenate
Inflorescence Type:
Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Colour (petals):
White, Blue, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Many double-flowered cvs. available and can be triggered to flower at any month of year.
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Tuberous roots
Optimal Temp.:
High
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
High
Pest Susceptibility:
Crown rot, Leaf miner insect, Mites, Mold, Nematodes, Thrips, Virus, Whitefly or psyllids
