Sinningia speciosa ‘Albo-sanguinea Superba’
A cultivar of Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern. See Sinningia speciosa ‘Albo-sanguinea’. ‘Albo-sanguinea Superba’ was also bred and sold by James Backhouse and Son of York Nurseries who described it as ‘larger and finer in every way than albo sanguinea’ in an advertisement in The Gardeners' Chronicle. [Gard. Chron. 1849]. I have found no specific description.
Horticultural & Botanical History
Fitch illustrated a number of Gloxinia cultivars for the Floral Magazine in 1861 and 1862 [Floral Magazine vols. 1 & 2/1861-62]. The red and white forms figured in 1861 and shown here are probably very similar to the varieties albo-sanguinea and albo-sanguinea superba.
History at Camden Park
Listed only in the 1857 catalogue [B.180/1857]. First recorded in a handwritten entry in a copy of the 1850 catalogue held at Camden Park. [CPA].
Notes
Published Sep 02, 2009 - 04:51 PM | Last updated Aug 21, 2011 - 05:12 PM
Fitch (Floral Magazine), 1861. Early Florist's gloxinias. The red and white forms are probably very similar to the variety albo-sanguinea or albo-sanguinea superba.
| Family | Gesneriaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, England |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Gloxinia |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Gloxinia albo-sanguinea superba
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| Confidence level | medium |