Tips for growing Gloxinias
Gloxinias are compact and easy to grow as indoor potted plants, making them useful for popping on the windowsill or livening up a drab space. Producing a bold show of brightly coloured blooms throughout summer above a round of textured foliage, these neat little plants make an impressively big impact. Simply pot them u
Begonias and gloxinias are a favourite among gardeners since they are one of the earlier tubers available for all the eager gardeners out there! Both of these gorgeous flowers can be started indoors, and begonias can easily be transferred into the garden during the summer months when the temperature is warmer. This way you can
An easy to understand guide to growing and caring for your Gloxinia Plant, with propagation and seed growing tips, light and watering requirements, growing hints and photographs
Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa)
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Seemannia 'Little Red' Seemannia is a small South American genus in the same family (Gesneriaceae) as african violets and gloxinias (an...
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Gloxinias are native to Brazil and are now widely cultivated as garden and house plants.A perennial flowering plant in the Gesneriaceae family,How to Care for a Gloxinia Plant.
the species from which florists gloxinias were derived came from brazil in 1785. in 1825, the species was renamed, placing it in the correct genus, sinningia. gloxinia – noid 1 / red and whit…
How to grow African Violets and Other Gesneriads African Violets and Other Gesneriads are one of the most popular indoor houseplants. They can bloom all year long, and come in an abundance of colors, sizes, and types. Other gesneriads such as episcias, chiritas, streptocarpus, gloxinias, and sinningias to name a few, have different blooming characteristics,…
Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa) Genus: Sinningia (sigh-NIN-jee-uh) Species: speciosa (spee-see-OH-suh) The species from which Florists Gloxinias were derived came from Brazil in 1785. The name Gloxinia speciosa was originally assigned in 1817 by Conrad Loddiges, an English Nurseryman, in honor of P.B. Gloxin of Strasburg, Germany. In 1825, the species was renamed, placing it in the correct genus, Sinningia. The modern Gloxinia is a hybrid from two Brazilian tropical species; Sinningia speciosa and Sinningia maxima. It arose as a chance seedling raised by a Scottish gardener, John Fyfiana, in the nineteenth century.
These tiny blossoms are a surprise... so bright, so vibrant and exciting! From the eastern slope of the Bolivian Andes and southwestern Brazil. Blooms primarily in winter and spring. Bright filtered light. Leaves are elliptic, 3-4 inches long, dark green and roughly hairy. Episcia cupreata is an extremely popular species of the genus Episcia, grown for its dazzling variegated foliage. It is a herbaceous evergreen perennial that is low-growing and has a stoloniferous habit with succulent and hairy stems. It reaches a height of about 22-30 cm and with a creeping growth habit, it can spread as far as 60 cm or more on ground. From the leaf axils, it produces a stolon or runner with a new plant sprouting at its tip and by reproducing repeatedly in this manner, rooting readily wherever it touches bare soil, it can easily cover a wide area. Planted in a hanging basket or raised planters, the trailing stolons, heavy with a continuous supply of new plants at the nodes at various intervals, will hang downwards in a dramatic cascading form. Both Check Mate and Bolivian Sunset are members of the Gesnericeae Family which includes houseplants such as gloxinias and African violets. Leaves are simple, often fleshy and hairy, often with purple coloration. Flowers are bell-shaped or tubular with 5 fused petals, the lower 2 lobes more or less differentiated into a lip. The fruit is a dry capsule or occasionally a berry Gloxinia sylvatica Bolivian Sunset, Gesnericeae Windows to the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL www.susanfordcollins.com
