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I have two seedlings of this new species, pictured above. The one on the left has two tubers attached by the sort of underground stem that Sinningia sp. "Black Hill" has connecting its satellite tubers.
This picture was taken November 24, 2006.
About three months later, one of the seedlings died back to the soil. Normally, young sinningia seedlings don't go dormant, so I figured it was gone.
In the spring, the other seedling died back. Now I figured I'd lost them both.
However, in June, the first one sprouted, and at the beginning of August, so did the other. (I had left the pots undisturbed and unwatered.) The new growth isn't exactly well-balanced and attractive, but at least it's healthy.
Esmiril is a town in Brazil, at an elevation of about 3000 feet (1000 meters). It is in Minas Gerais state, south of the state capital Belo Horizonte.
| Plant Description |
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| Growth | Indeterminate |
| Habit | Upright stem is not very sturdy |
| Leaves | It has them. |
| Dormancy | Unpredictable! |
Flowering |
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| Inflorescence | extended axis |
| Season | |
| Flower | Tubular, red |
Horticultural aspects |
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| Hardiness | No information yet. |
| Propagation | Stem cuttings root fairly easily. I have not tried leaf cuttings, and have had no flowers yet, thus no seed, although my two plants were started from Gesneriad Society Seed Fund seed. |
Mauro Peixoto's Brazilian Plants site has a page about this species.
None yet.