Hi All;
I just had to show you a couple pictures of this really different sinningia. I have never seen this on a sinningia i have ever had, but this is the fuzziest underside of a leaf i have ever seen.lol someone had mentioned it's fuzzy leaves before i ever got it, but i never seen a picture of it either,here is sinn. sp. florianpole
mrsbonnie
here is another view
oops same picture,try this one
Cool looking, Bonnie. Isn't it fun to grow species? I have 3 species streps right now waiting for them to bloom.
yes it is, they usually are very different, i have several different species of gessies.
I can't get my species streps to bloom. I have fornasus, nova and one more I can't think of.......but they won't bloom.
they will,just be patient,by the way where is my start of that sinningia
JIM
That must be a very rare sinningia, mrsbonnie. There is no info to be found on the internet about it that I could find. I wonder what the flowers will be like? A very unique and interesting species. Thanks for posting.
I couldn't find it either--can you fill us in mrsbonnie? Inquiring minds--etc....^_^
if you type in the name sinningia florianopole in your search engine, you will find a couple of pictures, the flower is orange, not all that different, but the foliage sure is.really a cutie.i forgot who i even got it from, ugh brain dead.they were nice enough to send it to me.this getting old is really for the birds.
mrsbonnie
I found sinningia florianopolis -
http://www.brazilplants.com/gesneriaceae/sinningia/sinningia-florianopolis.html
Another photo here of sinningia florianopolis -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ki/2346906156/in/pool-gesneriads
I have already forgotten about Mauro......someone grew it from seed I bet. He has the best seeds in the world.
Thanks for the photos, Goldleaf!
It is truly gorgeous!!! I will have to put it on my seedlist for Mauro.
i think it is so cool, can't wait for it to bloom.
mrsbonnie
Cool sinningia Bonnie.
Gail,I think you got the seeds for this one.Did you plant them?
You 'ratted' on me (LOL)!!!! Where are yours, Jan (LOL)
I never planted them..........I have an entire box full of seeds I order and catching up is my 'next project'. Let me see if I still have them.
Be back in a minute
I still have from last year 3 kinds of sinningias plus many others.
This year I hadn't even opened the envelope and guess what is in there??????
Sinningia guttata MP0977
Sinningia sp. 'Florianopolis'
Sinningia speciosa 'Cardoso Moreira' (PINK_
Sinningia speciosa 'Regina'
Thanks for reminding me...............
**edited to say that I must have ordered twice this past year as they are close in date to the time of mailing.
This message was edited Jan 25, 2009 7:24 PM
Opps.Sorry about that ^_^ I didn;t get any of those seeds.
I just sent you a dmail .........do you want some of this seed? I would be happy to send you the kind like Bonnie has but not the speciosas (because I want to grow them out).........say so as I am packing your box tonight and in the morning. It would be so easy to send you the seed. I am off of sinningias right now except for the speciosas.
How funny,that ficker site is Keyrings plants.What a great grower she is.
Here is your sinningia guttata you sent me, Jan.
I know......somehow I got on the flickr site so that when she makes new posts I get to see them.
I like the big shiny leaves Gail. I like the little fuzzy ones too mrsbonnie.
Jan sent her to me when she was a little baby........let me find a picture for you to show you what she looks like in bloom.....sinningia guttata that is.
http://www.gesneriads.ca/sinni164.htm
wow,the little plant really grew up.LOL
Bonnie,I love the leaves on your sinningia,both sides.The pattern is so different.You took really good pictures!
Ooooohhh! I love polkadotty flowers--and both plants have them! Think I have only that one mini sinn with the polka dots--and it's not blooming. Boo-hoo-hoo! (not really crying)
I will have to remember your great description, Phoebe.....'polkadotty'......that is great!
hee-hee!
The foliage on sinningia guttata is so beautiful,who needs flowers?
Lynn
