I got around to taking some pictures today. These are Sinningia pusilla on the left and Sinningia sp. Rio das Pedras (i.e., as yet unnamed species found in Rio das Pedras) on the right. They are in 3 oz plastic cups (bottom half is 100% perlite, top half is a peat mix) in a glass cookie jar.
Keyring,
They are so cute. Where did you find them, if you don't mine me asking?
Patti
Love the blooms!
I'm waitng on my first blooms and it seems like it takes forever...Patience has never been my strong point...lol
MsC
Cool & pretty, Keyring!
:) Donna
I got those from a friend who got them from the local gesneriad society.
Patti - I forget - are you on my seed list? (not the most organized at this point, since I'm still ripening/harvesting seed).
Here's another micro mini. This is White Sprite, which is a stable sport of S. pusilla. I am growing this one in a glass yoghurt jar with no lid. I find it more susceptible to fungal problems so it does better with more air circulation.
It's a cutie patootie!
:) Donna
Those are great pics.
I'm still waiting on mine to bloom..they are in bud but none have opened yet. Thanks so much for sharing them.:)
I always look forward to your pics.
You have such an interesting variety.
MsC
Keyring,
I thought I was on your seeds list .Do you still need my address ? PLMK.
Thanks,
Patti
You probably are. I'm still waiting for a few more seed pods to ripen.... patience, patience.... I don't have much of that.
No problem. Thank you.
Patti
I'm bumping this because we've been talking about the micro mini AV's and these are just too darn cute to not revisit! thank Key!
Can you show us some more!
Oh, fabulous! I love the delicate lavender blooms in the first photo...
I missed this the first time around because I didn't join up until the end of January, so thanks for the bump!
I know, are they not just the CUTEST!
Oh their so cute and look at their little flowers :))
These are adorable :) thanks so much for sharing with us!
Your plants are so beautiful and healthy!
I was so excited to obtain a plant of Sinningia sp. Rio das Pedras from a local club. I took it home, set it up in a cute little terrarium and enjoyed it for the short time it took for the plant to kick the bucket! I have no luck with Sinningias at all. Orchids, hoyas, other gesneriads all thrive, but I am the kiss of death for Sinningias! I no longer try to grow these because of the guilt of killing each and every plant that I've ever had.
I hear ya Plantmomto
I haev never tried sinningia but I seem to kill MOST episcia I have tried :(
I killed all my Sinningias too :((
looks like Keyring has the magic touch with them!
ok, peeps.... watch for a pop quiz on micro mini sinns in a few weeks... I'm harvesting seeds for you to experiment with ;-)
Oh a quiz! How fun!
Oh Great fun ! But Keyring did you do the Av one first :))
I am getting some of these little fellows in..so I need TIPS!
What do you put in your peat mixture?
Yours seem to be doing incredible!
And do you feel then need to be under glass in FL?
This message was edited Jan 5, 2006 10:26 PM
Here a few links I know I have books with info ..I had a few bought and gifts I gave them away..killed one I don;t know why their cute and pretty just not for me.
http://www.gesneriads.ca/sinni008.htm
http://www.gesneriads.ca/sinnin57.htm
http://www.gesneriads.ca/alphabet.htm#S
I am going to try one and see how it goes :) It is worth a shot!
Thanks for the links Allison..I want to do my homework and make a try of it!
Their beautiful ! I read a lot of them like it under the light. The book I was reading was like saying different ones like different things...I'm sure your green arms will have great luck with them !
LOL my arms are NOT so green! I killed many an AV before I got into them!
Oh thats ok everyone kills them I've killed many after I got into them. lol And if I don't like how they are growing I throw them away. lol
Ali, don't throw them away, I'll pay the shipping to have practice plants!!!
I don't feel so bad knowing that you experts kill them too. Some of my DP don't look so hot. Over water? Fertilize burn? They hate soap? I don't know.
Some are doing great, others not.
Ali, I might send Tiny Wood Trail to you with the trivia prize, I think I'm killing it.
Really ? I grow mine in natural light it seems to like it better all I've ever had. I have one I grew by leaf in natural light, and I have two ( I got one from DP took it apart) that are in isolation but ever though I took lot's of leaves off of them, roots and soil their looking good. All three are in natural light.
It seems some plants just do better for me in natural light.
