Sinningia speciosa
Gloxinia , Gloxinia speciosa
Sinningia Sinningia
S. speciosa - S. speciosa is a tender, tuberous, rosette-forming, deciduous perennial, often grown as a biennial, with ovate to oblong, scalloped, dark green leaves, flushed red beneath, and nodding, tubular- to bell-shaped, red, violet-blue, or white flowers in summer.
Sinningia speciosa is: Deciduous
Rosette
Red, White, Violet, Blue in Summer
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Thrips , Leafhoppers Thrips , Leafhoppers
Divide tubers in spring.
Division, Leaf cuttings, Seed
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Sinningia speciosa (Gloxinia ) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 year.
Greenhouse, Containers, Conservatory, City, Sub-Tropical, Indoor
Under glass, grow in loamless compost in bright filtered or indirect light. Maintain high humidity, water moderately, & feed half-strength fertiliser twice a month. Lift & dry tubers in autumn. Outdoors, grow in moist, well-drained, neutral to acid soil
Sandy, Loamy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
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Sinningia speciosa
Gloxinia , Gloxinia speciosa
Sinningia Sinningia
S. speciosa - S. speciosa is a tender, tuberous, rosette-forming, deciduous perennial, often grown as a biennial, with ovate to oblong, scalloped, dark green leaves, flushed red beneath, and nodding, tubular- to bell-shaped, red, violet-blue, or white flowers in summer.
Brazil
Deciduous
Rosette
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Red, White, Violet, Blue in Summer
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Divide tubers in spring.
Division, Leaf cuttings, Seed
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Sinningia speciosa (Gloxinia ) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 year.
Greenhouse, Containers, Conservatory, City, Sub-Tropical, Indoor
Under glass, grow in loamless compost in bright filtered or indirect light. Maintain high humidity, water moderately, & feed half-strength fertiliser twice a month. Lift & dry tubers in autumn. Outdoors, grow in moist, well-drained, neutral to acid soil
Sandy, Loamy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 12, Zone 11
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Soil types: | Sandy, Loamy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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