Sinningia reitzii

1. Peduncle
2. Tuber
3. (Link to) comparison to S. "Black Hill"
4. Hybridization
5. Feature table
6. Publication

Sinningia reitzii is a fine species from southern Brazil.  It normally has perennial stems persisting from one year to the next, even though it also makes a substantial tuber.  It flowers from the leaf axils, on peduncles usually bearing many flowers.  The flowers are red, sometimes shaded toward magenta.

The seedlings of this species are particularly attractive.  The leaves are dark green with a herringbone white pattern down the midrib.  The backs of the leaves are dark red.

This pattern usually fades in the mature plant.  Depending on how much light the plant is getting, the leafbacks may lose most of their red, but will retain the color along the midribs, as in the picture above.

Peduncle

This picture of Sinningia reitzii shows the red flowers, the red veins on the leafbacks, and the peduncle which distinguishes it from S. sp. "Black Hill".

Comparison to S. "Black Hill"

See the table for a comparison between S. reitzii and S. sp. "Black Hill".

Tuber

As can be seen in this picture, the tuber is multi-lobed.

Hybridization

• S. lineata; the hybrid is S. 'Peninsula Belle'
• S. iarae; no pictures here yet.
• S. cardinalis; the hybrid is unnamed, but has its own page.
• S. leucotricha; the hybrid is S. 'Toronto Ten'

Nancy Gilson crossed S. reitzii with S. eumorpha, and the hybrid is shown on its own page.

Feature table for Sinningia reitzii

Publication

Sinningia reitzii was first published (as a Rechsteineria) in 1958 by Frederico Carlos Hoehne.  Lawrence Skog transferred it to Sinningia in 1987.