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This picture, taken May 28, 2007, shows the flowerstalk on a plant grown by Jon Dixon, northern California's local source for this species.
Sinningia cochlearis is closely related to S. gigantifolia. A table compares the two species.
Most sinningia leaves have smooth edges or lightly indented ones, but S. cochlearis is unusual in having distinctly scalloped leaves, as in the picture to the right.
Note how one side of the leaf base overlaps the other side. This slightly spiraled arrangement may be the source of the name of this species (see etymology below).
| Plant Description |
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| Growth | Indeterminate |
| Habit | Stem more or less upright. |
| Leaves | Green, scalloped, cordate |
| Dormancy | Leaves fully deciduous. Stems die back to one or two nodes above previous year's abscission point. |
Flowering |
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| Inflorescence | Flowers on extended axis |
| Season | Blooms in summer |
| Flower | Red, tubular |
Horticultural aspects |
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| Hardiness | I have no data yet |
Botany |
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| Taxonomic group | In a subgroup with S. gigantifolia within the Sinningia clade. |
Chautems, 1990.
Etymology: Latin cochlea means "snail".