Hello everyone,
Yes, I'm in love with sinningia 'Peridots Darth Vader' . I think this plant has the most extraordinary blossom. I grew this plant from leaf start to finish and what a grand finale. It has surpassed all my expectations....almost surreal. My photos do not do this amazing cultivar justice. The outward facing blossoms are 3 1/2" across and held over very dark green velvety foliage with a red reverse. Truly exceptional in every way.
I watched the buds open with anticipation....
Then in all it's glory.....
Snow,That has to be the most beautiful plant I have ever seen.The coloring is amazing.Looks like Velvet : ) Nancy
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Snowrose
that is a beauty,i just got one from robs violet barn.
how did you grow it,what light did you use,i,
am nosey want to know everything
That is exceptionally beautiful, congratulations !!!
~Julie =0)
Beautiful!
Holy Cow! That is a real beauty. Amazing is the perfect description.
WOW! What a Beaut! Nice growing!
All my adjectives are taken...lol...but that is a really FANTASTIC plant you've got there. It's truly gorgeous. Congratulations. ; )
What's not to love?
Lovely, Snowrose. You have a real beauty there.
Don Ü
Oh, that is so pretty.
Thanks everyone! The hybridizer did an outstanding job on this one. Everytime I look at it, I just can't get over it. I grow all my gesneriads including violets the same way. Wick watered/constant feed in my standard 'wick mix' under lights.
Oh, wow......not a *wonder* that you're in love with this one!!
(Funny to read, though, that you're 'in love w/ Darth Vader'!!! LOL!!)
I'm a BIG FAN of purple, so you may have just 'sold' me on trying that one.
I've never once grown a Sinningia, so I'm curious - do you have any thoughts on the pros -vs- cons of growing them?
Nan,
I think if you can grow violets, you could grow sinningias. They may require a little more humidity perhaps. All my stuff grows in high humidity downstairs except for the one stand in my living room. Most everything I have sits with it's own reservoir or saucer on trays lined with matting (cut from cheap acrylic blankets) that I keep wet. I do have a couple trays of young plantlets sitting directly on the mats and one gridded tray but I have grown these from leaves or cuttings myself. I do not community water anything I haven't grown myself from leaves or clean cuttings.
Why not give sinningia a try, Nan. It is fun to have a few other gessies as companions to the violets. Give over to 'the dark side' LOL!
Snow
Oh wow, that bloom is gorgeous. Mother nature at her finest!! It must be so satisfying to start from a leaf and have that beauty bloom.
Thanks for sharing the pics with us.
maureen
Nan - you should try them! The only real tip I have is to start with something green - meaning, don't start with a dormant tuber. I think dormant tubers are a toss up - sometimes they sprout and sometimes not. The only con I can think of is that they can get fairly large, so if growing space is very limited, they might not be the best.
I find them very tolerant of abuse, and I've grown them from seed as well. I got them to bloom in about 7 to 8 months - very easy and fairly fast to bloom for a tuberous plant.
I'm all for "the dark side."
WOW..WOW...WOW.. got to get me one..You make it sound so easy Snow..sigh.
Kenton...come to the dark side.
Such enablers y'all are!!
Do these have a dormant period, though?
Oh...I should probably check the 'sticky thread'!
Just saw this beauty on Rob's site...beautiful. Didn't include it in my order but should have. Thanks.
Laura
Nan,
I don't really pay any attention to the whole tuber thing. You can propagate this plant with leaves just like violets except the leaves are larger so I just cut them back to make them easier to handle when putting down.
GingerRose,
No harder than violets actually. Keep evenly moist and fed....provide some humidity so the leaves grow nicely. Same as violets.
You tell him, April!
Sempervi,
Hopefully there will be a next time :) Shipping charges must be very high now from Rob's, right?
LOL. Please don't flip over the term "dormant". It's more of a growth cycle. The leaves grow and then they bloom. Then new growths come up and it starts all over again. Often these cycles overlap so the plant doesn't go dormant. Other times the cycles come one after the other. I think it's rare for them to totally go dormant if you are growing them indoors. (I assume they really do go dormant when grown outdoors in warmer zones.)
Just don't start with a totally dormant tuber.
Express is around $20 up to so many plants. I needed some cheering up!
You'll get it when they arrive...
Sempervi - Hey sometimes 20.00 isn't so bad when as you say one needs some cheering up. I know 20.00 can disappear out of my wallet in a hurry on who knows what. Certainly not as much fun as getting a box with some new prizes ;)
I agree with Key....don't worry about it. Just enjoy.
