Can someone jog my memory?

I've had this beautiful plant for several years but have lost the name of it. Can anyone clue me in?

Thanks

Kay

It looks like my Gloxinia sylvatica. Here in tropical Ohio ;)

I never thought of it before, but it surely does favor a gloxinia. However, at one time I knew the name of this one and it was not a gloxinia. It seems like the name had the name of some south american country in it.

Thanks for your thought!

Kay

This message was edited Dec 23, 2011 5:58 PM

Bolivian Sunset?

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53149/

This could very well be Seemannia sylvatica 'Bolivian Sunset'. However, Seemannia sylvatica is a quite variable species and the flower size and color and width of the leaves can vary significantly from plant to plant. On top of that, as with many other Gesneriads, cultural conditions can also influence all of the above...

Seemannia is a small genus with only a handful of species, of which S. sylvatica is the most commonly grown, followed by S. nematanthodes and S. purpurascens.

There are also a few intergenerics with closely related genera, of which xGloximannia 'Medusa' probably is the most commonly grown.

My favorite of the intergenerics involving Seemannia is a recent hybrid by Dale Martens involving Gloxinia perennis and Seemannia purpurascens named xGloximannia 'She's Dancing':

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dctropics/5124051701/

Kay your plant is very pretty!! I really luv the Gloximannia 'She's Dancing'!!!

Gaylams, is yours a vine or shrub?

All of the Seemannias are kind of semi-shrubby, rhizomatous perennials. Maybe a foot or two tall in the right conditions. Some cultivars maybe a little taller.