are we ready? September bingo !!

guess what the first one is? heh heh....

Here's the list - I'm including the original number with each item.

I'll keep adding to the list here, to make it easy to check. I'll also have a post lower down for each call.

2. bright red Kohleria Manchu
34. wierd one Lembocarpus amoenus

21. still not named, Sinningia sp. 'Rio das Pedras'
29. unifoliate Streptocarpus polyanthus

6. hot pink Smithiantha Texas Freckles

22. golden foxglove Titanotrichum oldhamii
35. one of my faves Lysionotus pauciflorus

14. orange caudex Sinningia cardinalis
36. sticky-leaved Ornithoboea wildeana

15. succulent trailer Codonanthe devosiana
3. tiny mini Sinningia pusilla
18. those are flowers? Aeshynanthus longicaulis

4. the real deal Sinningia speciosa
12. elegant and well-behaved Episcia Silver Dust
7. heat-loving Episcia Strawberry Patch

1. dark grey Kohleria Silver Feather
17. shhh! not a gessie Macodes petola
33. even danglier Nematanthus corticola

11. mini silver Episcia Silver Skies
19. odd one out Chirita tamiana

28. unbelievable Petrocosmea forrestii
8. pure white Streptocarpella
5. classic Episcia Kee Wee

20. fiery Columnea Lava Flow
16. old time favorite Sinningia eumorpha
30. sedum-y Streptocarpus saxorum

23. compact breeding Kohleria Laura
24. why do I grow this? Koellikeria erinoides

9. perfect rosette Saintpaulia Orchard's Bumble Magnet
27. greenhouse weed Diastema vexans
25. narrow-leaved beauty Achimenes cettoana

31. lithophytic Streptocarpus gardneri
26. silver velvet Sinningia leucotricha

10. big, sturdy and drought-tolerant Columnea schiediana

...and an announcement.
There will also be a little prize for the person who has the most numbers left on their card when we have all our winners. I was mulling over the odds of managing that last night and decided it takes a lot of skill ;-)

I hope this is ok with everyone....



This message was edited Sep 21, 2006 10:31 AM

2. bright red Kohleria Manchu

This is a hybrid by Patrick Worley, notable for its compact growth and free-flowering habits. Reddish orange flowers.

Kohlerias, if you haven't tried growing one, are incredibly forgiving. They have fuzzy rhizomes and die back during cooler periods or between flowerings (or when you forget to water...). (Some don't really die back if they like you :-) This is a genus where the hybrids are significantly better than the species in terms of flower size and compact growth habit.

I don't have a photo of a Kohleria rhizome, but they look similar to the phinaea rhizome on the left of this pic, except fuzzier and usually bigger: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ki/6395715/

More info on the genus from The Genera of Gesneriaceae by Weber and Skog: http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/genera_gesneriaceae/genera/kohleria.htm

Keyring
ok i,m off and running ,got the first one

Keyring
I've got it also

Not me -- but that is one GLORIOUS plant! I have a feeling that by the time this game is over, I'll have a lot of "other" gessies on my plant wish list... such fun!!

Woo Hoo, here we go... Got the first one!

Don Ü

34. wierd one Lembocarpus amoenus

I admit, this is one I put on the list because I've never really heard of it. It has single leaves like some streps, and a flower like a Sinningia, and yes, it does have a tuber but the tuber is annual....

Photo here: http://gesneriads.ca/lemboc01.htm
and here: http://www.cnrs.fr/cw/dossiers/dosclim/rechfran/4theme/paleo/gdeimghtml/6fig1p32III.html
More on the genus here: http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/genera_gesneriaceae/genera/lembocarpus.htm

It's just the CUTEST thing!
Glad I picked it for my list! LOL
Dawna

21. still not named, Sinningia sp. 'Rio das Pedras'

This was discovered recently and has become quite popular in the U.S. It was found in the Rio das Pedras area of Brazil, hence its temporary name. It's a micromini sinningia, and was found growing on cliffs.

I find it grows best in a terrarium (or high humidity area), blooms in a few months from seed, and spontaneously self-pollinates. It blooms better in a pot than planted directly into a terrarium.

The photo I'm posting shows its relative size (the smallest in the photo) to a Phinaea ecuadoriana (conisidered a mini) and a Smithiantha. This growing case is about 7" square.

Mauro's photo: http://mpeixoto.sites.uol.com.br/gesneriads/sinningia/muscicola.html

More on Sinnigias generally: http://home.earthlink.net/~sinnvenner/sinns.htm
and more: http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/genera_gesneriaceae/genera/sinningia.htm

for some reason, i tried all day to access this site & it just would not load,i don't think it was my computer as all other sites were fine, is this weird?well at least i got i of the call, rio das pedras.such a cute little thing.

I got the Sinningia! Yay!! What a cutie it is! Thanks for hosting the game, Keyring! :o)

Bonnie,

I couldn't get on the site either so it wasn't just you. I tried off and on all day.

thanks for the reply, was hopeing it was'ent my computer.

yes, it was the site. You can usually find chatter about problems in the Dave's forum http://davesgarden.com/forums/f/dg/all/

It's adorable, and it was on my card too, which makes it even more special. ;-)

What will it take for this one to get a name? Is there an issue about the species name, or is it a matter or registering a cultivar, or...??

got the first one : )

not sure, but I believe it requires classification and publication because it's a new species,not a new hybrid or cultivar.

here's the next call:

29. unifoliate Streptocarpus polyanthus

yes, this is one of the unifoliates. The unifoliates aren't too popular in cultivation because most of them are monocarpic (I think some are not, but not sure), meaning they bloom once and die. Some have a huge leaf and few tiny flowers (like this one) - although other's put on quite a flowery show.

The photo I'm posting is of seedlings of (polyanthus x prolixus), both unifoliates.

Photo of this species, var verecundus here: http://www.aggs.org/gallery/streps/strep_polyanthus_ssp_verecundus.html
and one of polyanthus var polyanthus here: http://www.gesneriads.ca/strep241.htm
More on the genus here: http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/genera_gesneriaceae/genera/streptocarpus.htm

[edited to fix the link]

This message was edited Sep 9, 2006 6:16 PM

OMG how did I miss this bingo.Darn computer works when it want too.SOB.And I just joined the The Gesneriad Society Ki,oh well next time.lol.

Jan, follow the thread anyway -- I think Ki is going to give us quite a tour of gessies here!

I'm glad to see you back online, at any rate! Hope your computer stays operational!

I forgot to say that most (all?) the streps with fragrance are unifoliates, so they are important for breeding purposes... but how to get that monocarpic habit out of the system...?

Ah poop, not a thing for me. I must catch up next time!
K

There are streps with fragrance???

gleeful giggling here....

I will follow the bingo! Your right about the tour Jill.Our Ki is a wealth of Gessie info. Love these cool plants and learning about them.
Its great to be back online.A few weeks without a computer doesn't make Jan a happy woman.LOL. Hope this old computer stays running!

6. hot pink Smithiantha Texas Freckles
A Dale Martens hybrid. I can bloom in a little 3" pot, or can fill a 10" pot.... depends how you grow it. The leaves you've seen here a few times - they're mottled, velvety, sometimes green brown or pink depending on light (and probably growing condition and age), and looooove humidity. (The pic above for the Sinn sp Rio das Pedras has one in it too.)

Here's a photo of the flowers.

Keyring
man that is one awsome plant,how do you grow them so beautifull?

What a stunning plant, both in bloom and in foliage!

This thread has inspired me... We stopped by Dutch Plant Farms this morning to pick up another big bag of perlite, and I brought home a Streptocarpella with lovely pale blue blooms. :-)

edited to add... with the Smithiantha, I now have 3 on my list! :-)



This message was edited Sep 10, 2006 1:45 PM

:-( still none for me....espespespespespesp....

WOW what beautiful pictures I may develop a new passion, shhh don't tell DH.....Lauri

22. golden foxglove Titanotrichum oldhamii

This one has sometimes been classified under a different family, but for now it is a gesneriad. It's hardy where I am, so I have one on the balcony.... but in order for it to bloom, it has to have steady moisture, which you might know by now, is pretty much a miracle at my place.... Instead I get the lovely propagules :-( (It propagates via rhizomes and propagules. Seeds are hard to come by)

I'm hoping that what I see on the plant outside right now are buds..... Photo attached.

more on the genus: http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/genera_gesneriaceae/genera/titanotrichum.htm
more photos and info: http://gesneriads.ca/titanotr.htm

I'm finally getting to catch up I have -
2, 6, & 21

Wow, these are stunning plants, Yeah I'm adding some to my collection.

35. one of my faves Lysionotus pauciflorus
This is an odd one. It is epiphytic and needs to be grown in a basket because it sends out shoots from the oddest places (i.e., the sides of the pot). It takes quite cool temps and would be happy grown outdoors year-round in the San Francisco area. It's not grown very much in the U.S. and I hear differing opinions as to the amount of light it needs and whether or not it needs a cool winter to bloom. In any event, they are on my list of things to grow. I wonder if I could mount one? hmm......

I've tried from seed, and so far no luck :-(

info on the genus and pics here: http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/genera_gesneriaceae/genera/lysionotus.htm

Gee, that's a pretty plant. Kinda reminds me of Brugmansia.

I have 3 picks so far! Yahoo!

Don

I have 35

Susan

Oh I am starting out pretty good this time.I have 4!!Getting butterflies in my tummy! LOL I am going to have alot of "wants on my list" after seeing all of these gorgeous plants!! Nancy

14. orange caudex Sinningia cardinalis
well this is one of my favorite Sinningias. It is compact-growing, with mildly fuzzy apple-green leaves, red flowers, and a reddish brown tuber that's usually visible above ground. I find that it's intensely drought resistant - it's never even looked limp..... A good compact plant for growing as a houseplant.

This photo is of a 2 or 3 year old plant.

There's a white clone too, which I would love to get some day....

http://gesneriads.ca/sinni221.htm

If the contest were to end now I would win for the least checked off! I have exactly 2!!! Are we on the same Bingo card?
Nancy

Watch out, Nancy, I'm giving you a run for your money! LOL I've only got 2, as well!
I'm having so much fun, though, and learning tons. Thanks for all the information, Keyring!

I think I will win the most left. I have had a bunch left each time. Last time, I still had the last one, two, and three for the last days!! I'm in it to win it. HaHa. I knew there would be a good reason why I always lose...........so I can win!! LOL Seriously, Good Luck to all. I have a ball just playing.

36. sticky-leaved Ornithoboea wildeana
I grew this from seed from the Gesneriad Society seed fund, but didn't keep it alive until flowering.... The leaves are stickier than any gessie I've grown. It does get a bit big, and does love humidity... not the best plant for a home in the north....

don't have a good pic myself, so....

info on Ornithoboea here: http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/genera_gesneriaceae/genera/ornithoboea.htm

15. succulent trailer Codonanthe devosiana

One of my faves :-)

Codonanthes are usually found growing on or in ants nests (in the tropics). They are shallow-rooted and like to dry between waterings, which suits me just fine :-) The cultivar "Paula" is a very good grower - leaves closely spaced and very succulent. Very easy to propagate too - just take a pair of leaves attached to a bit of stem, and pot it up to root under a dome or in a baggie etc.

Codonanthes have been crossed with nematanthus to form differently shaped flowers... and whereas most codonathe flowers are essentially white, nematanthus brings some orangey color to the mix.

more on the genus: http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/genera_gesneriaceae/genera/codonanthe.htm
more photos of codonanthes: http://gesneriads.ca/genemcod.htm