Generally lasts from 24 weeks or more, depending on use and interior environment. Extensive phenotypic diversity in the cultivated florists gloxinia. Summergrowing plants with a tuberous, rounded rhizome. Store the pot on its side in a dry place during winter. Broad, oval leaves reach 6 inches or longer, look like quilted green velvet. Recent studies on model plants have elucidated that mir159. Sinningia speciosa, sininjeeah speseeohsa decorative life. Blooms in summer, producing showy, velvetysheened, ruffled bells up to 4 inches wide in a cluster near top of plant. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Feature table for sinningia speciosa domingos martins. Pdf ethylene inhibitors enhance shoot organogenesis of. In particular, do not let spent blossoms drop onto the leaves and lay there. Sinningia tubiflora tubeflowered hardy white gloxinia.
A short listing of species that will appeal to all. Care instructions for a sinningia brennans orchids. Sinningia speciosa plants interview with david zaitlin. Sinningia speciosa was originally introduced into cultivation in great britain in 1815 don 1838. Hiern, is derived from the domestication of a single founder population.
Sinningia speciosa pink and white sinningia speciosa pink itaquera sinningia speciosa red slipper sinningia speciosa tiger pink sinningia speciosa white slipper mais more updated 25dez19. Sinningia leucotricha brazilian edelweiss unusual and attractive long lived tuberous perennial with a large rounded tuber that can reach a foot across on older plants and from which emerges a few short stems holding two or three opposite pairs of small fuzzy silver leaves in that enlarge to 6 to 10 inches long. Genus sinningia 1snng species sinningia speciosa snnsp contact eppo. Even though these pictures dont show it, the flowers are purple.
There were five plants of sinningia speciosa florist gloxinia entered in the 2016 gesneriad society convention show. Sinningia speciosa, commonly known in the horticultural trade as gloxinia, is a tuberous member of the flowering plant family gesneriaceae. Evolution of darwins peloric gloxinia sinningia speciosa is. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. A brown, wet discoloration develops at the center of plants, which wilt and collapse completely. The gloxinias wild progenitor is sinningia speciosa lodd. Sinningia speciosa x hybrids plantinfo everything and. Florists gloxinias sinningia speciosa are attractive ornamental plants with devoted growers and consumers across america and europe. This page was last edited on 16 december 2019, at 15. Here, we study the ornamental plant sinningia speciosa, and reveal that despite the. Sinningia speciosa snnspoverview eppo global database. Sinningia, with probably saintpaula, are the most popular genus from the gesneriaceae family. Provided by smithsonian institution, department of botany. Diseases of specific florist crops gloxinia sinningia.
Firstly, the anatomic examination shows that the nodding flower phenotype is caused by the development of a gibbous. Study of florists gloxinia domestication as an approach. There are about 65 species of tuberous herbaceous perennials, all occurring in central and south america, with the greatest concentration of species occurring in southern. Remember to pot the plant so that the crown of leaves sits just above the potting mix surface. Newer hybrid varieties such as sinningia pafuflora have lilac flowers and there are also miniature varieties such as the tiny sinningia pusilla which has tiny lilacpink flowers of less than. An sinningia speciosa in uska species han magnoliopsida nga syahan ginhulagway ni conrad loddiges, ngan ginhatag han pagkayana nga asya nga ngaran ni william philip hiern. Can grow as indoor pot plants, but feed and water regularly in the active growing season. Study of florists gloxinia domestication as an approach for. This is the handcolored engraving illustrating the first publication of sinningia speciosa, as gloxinia speciosa.
Hiern is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus sinningia family gesneriaceae. The common name has persisted since its original introduction to cultivation from brazil in 1817 as gloxinia speciosa. Ethylene inhibitors enhance shoot organogenesis of gloxinia sinningia speciosa article pdf available in the scientific world journal 20121. The year 2017 marks the 200th anniversary of the introduction of sinningia speciosa into cultivation. The first reported occurrence of this disease in the united states was made in a preliminary report from california in 1939 by middleton and tucker 1, who definitely established in. Pdf two protocols were developed for the efficient regeneration of sinningia speciosa from leaf explants via two developmental pathways. The genus sinningia is a south american gesneriad african violet relative that is best known by most gardeners as florists gloxinia sinningia speciosa. Sinningia, brazilian gloxinia, florists gloxinia, violet. Other articles where sinningia speciosa is discussed.
Each flower can last about 10 days but the remaining plant can last for months without flowers. Sinningia tubiflora tubeflowered hardy white gloxinia for. Gloxinia sinningia speciosa, whose attractive peloric flowers influenced the thoughts of darwin, have been cultivated since. Gloxinia sinningia speciosa hybrids house plants guru. The name florists gloxinia is sometimes used to distinguish it from the rhizomatous species now included in the genus. Younger plants, in their first year or two of flowering, do not produce as much of a flush of bloom. An improved method for shoot organogenesis and plant regeneration in sinningia speciosa was established. The society replied to my letter with excerpts from the journal which. Most of the sinningia gloxinia family are crossed hybrids between sinningia regina and speciosa and there are both single and double flowering hybrids.
Gloxinia is no longer called gloxinia daves garden. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in. Apr 28, 2011 gloxinia sinningia speciosa hybrids posted on april 28, 2011 by rupert foxtonsmythe 0 comments gloxinia s large, trumpetshaped flowers are held upright above heartshaped leaves that are covered with soft down. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about sinningia, brazilian gloxinia, florists gloxinia, violet slipper gloxinia sinningia speciosa mixed hybrids, noids supplied by me. Although it has been cultivated for almost 200 years, little is known about the genetic diversity in s. This gloxinia speciosa was the forerunner and leading parent of the garden gloxinias, but it turns out that the plant really belongs to nees genus sinningia, founded in 1825 on a brazilian plant which he named s. Highfrequency floral bud regeneration from petal segment. Big and showy to tiny and adorable commonly and improperly known as gloxinia, these tuberous gesneriads are both easy to grow and easy to flower. Pdf tissue culture of sinningia speciosa and analysis of the in. Sinningia speciosa red ring mutant hibridos hybrids. Sinningia tubiflora aka tubeflowered hardy white gloxinia. Then summer 20 arrived and my african violets succumbed from record high temperatures. Here is a picture of a peloric flower, which can be seen on the above picture as well, in side view. On aug 30, 20, nathanieledison from santa rosa, ca zone 9b wrote.
Many of the sinningia species are attractive just the way they are. Gloxinia s large, trumpetshaped flowers are held upright above heartshaped leaves that are covered with soft down gloxinia is an excellent example of how plants can be improved by hybridization. Bears large, belllike flowers throughout summer in purple, red, pink and white. Flowers on the silvery new foliage produced when the tuber first breaks dormancy. Sinningia speciosa charles lawn mix saintpaulia ancestry. Laboratory diagnosis may be necessary to determine whether this browning and collapse is caused by fungus infection or tomato spotted wilt virus. Evolution of darwins peloric gloxinia sinningia speciosa. The bestknown species from the sinningia genera is sinningia speciosa which has become very popular as an indoor plant, under the name of gloxinia speciosa or just gloxinia. The name florists gloxinia is sometimes used to distinguish it from the rhizomatous. Hi all, this is my first time growing gloxinias, so i really dont have experience tips to give. Sinningia bullata is a fun and unique looking plant to have at home. We have been evaluating numerous sinningia species and hybrids, and while some sinningia species are tender to cold extremes, we find that many make great, perennial specimens for sunny gardens from zone 7b south. Sinningia speciosa pono 001036 poetics pretty galina by hybridizer wongberezina.
Gloxinia sinningia speciosa phytophthora crown rot phytophthora parasitica. Sinningia speciosa domingos martins domingos martins the whole thing. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Posts about sinningia speciosa written by myyellowkitchen. Plants profile for sinningia speciosa brazilian gloxinia.
David zaitlin, an expert on this species, discusses them. Gloxinia sinningia speciosa is a popular commercial plant for its attractive and colourful flowers. However, the genetic mechanism of flowering time regulation in gloxinia is largely unknown. Recent studies on model plants have elucidated that mir159 acts as a negative regulator of floral transition in shortday photoperiods. In sinningia speciosa, our analysis provides three pieces of concrete evidence for the involvement of a pleiotropic gene in the development of an integrated floral character complex, that is, the nodding zygomorphic flower. This not only gives stronger plants but allows the development of new colours and flower shapes. However, i noticed, on the contrary, my sinningia speciosa burst into accelerated growth, with many leafs, compact habit, burst of large flowers, the most intense colors, and scent. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Whats unique about this plant though is the white woolliness that covers the underleaves, newly formed flower buds and flower stems. Sinningia speciosa in the germplasm resources information network grin, u.
This has dark green leaves with light green veins, a little reminiscent of gloxinella lindeniana. Afew foreign wellknown ornamental species are cultivated in china, including the florists gloxinia, sinningia speciosa loddiges hiern, and african violet,saintpaulia ionantha wendland. Butterfly attracting plants, cut flower plants, drought tolerant plants, fragrant flowers, hummingbird plants, pollinator plants, medicinal plants, plants that attract birds. Oct 28, 2014 on spring 20, i found the journal and read it from cover to cover. Request pdf flowering time control in ornamental gloxinia sinningia speciosa background and aimsgloxinia sinningia speciosa is a popular commercial plant for its attractive and colourful. It features large trumpetshaped flowers to 4 across that are lavender, purple, red or white. Sinningia speciosa, commonly called gloxinia, is native to brazil and in the same family as african violets. Flowering time control in ornamental gloxinia sinningia. Sinningia leucotricha foliage sinningia guttata flowers sinningia douglasii flowers sinningia speciosa flowers, of course. Pot the sinningia so that the mix is firmly in the pot but still airy. Sinningia speciosa history in horticulture gesneriad. General information about sinningia speciosa snnsp. Sinningia speciosa is a herbaceous, tuberforming perennial native to southeastern brazil, and is one of the. Request pdf flowering time control in ornamental gloxinia sinningia speciosa background and aimsgloxinia sinningia speciosa is a popular.
I took a leap of faith and wrote a letter to the society, to dale martens and to charles lawn. Pdf intraspecific diversity in sinningia speciosa gesneriaceae. The flowers are redorange tubes, whose faces are dotted with darker red dots. Diseases of specific florist crops gloxinia sinningia speciosa. The leaves have short stalks about 5cm 6in long and are arranged. Lets give sinningia speciosa the attention they deserve.
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