Gesneraid ID's please

I posted 2 pics on the ID forum if anyone can help. I got a Sinningia Sellovii 2 years ago and fell in love with them. So got a few more at the plant swap this spring that weren't named and they are starting to bloom. I got Sinningia white Tubaflora?? at the swap this year but hasn't started to bloom yet either

A question about Hardy pink Gloxinia. I have tried to grow one for 2 years and it seems like once the humidity kicks in they die. The beautiful healthy one I bought this spring only lasted 2 weeks and died. last year I at least got blooms before it died. Am I doing something wrong or do they not like the heat and humidity of the deep south??

This message was edited Jun 6, 2005 11:44 AM

Now that's an interesting flower.!

Sinningias are not my top plant. Keyring grows quite a few and perhaps will be able to give more info later on.

You can check this site for pics & info and see if it helps.

http://www.gesneriads.ca/alphabet.htm

MsC

LOL Ms C I have had this site bookmarked for a year. My keyboard gets wet everythime I go into the site from all the drool I keep making. Love it

hey, I just responded to the ID questions. I don't usually visit that forum so if you post again, let me know here :-)

There must be some gesneriad afficionados at your swap! You're very lucky.

Now, for the "hardy pink gloxinia"... what are we talking about? Incarvillea delavayi? (not a gesneriad, but a begonia family plant).
http://www.botany.com/s/garden/SPB/OTH/Hardy-Gloxinia.php4
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/208/index.html

Florist's Gloxinias? (almost hardy - actually not a gloxinia but a Sinningia speciosa - hybridized to emphasize the peloric flower form) Or really a gloxinia? Gotta luv these names.....

Yes the Incarvillea delavayi. Thanks for the info