Sinningia speciosa ‘Candidissima’
A cultivar of Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern. It is listed in the Appendix to the Gesneriad Register - Sinningia with a date of 1842. I have found no description.
Horticultural & Botanical History
James Backhouse of York is possibly the breeder but I have no direct evidence of this.
History at Camden Park
Recorded in a handwritten entry in a copy of the 1850 catalogue held at the Mitchell Library and inscribed on the front Wm. Macarthur, 23rd Dec. 1854. [ML635.9m]. Gloxinia candida was requested of James Backhouse on 1st February, 1849 and this is the likely source [MP A2933-1 p.183].
Notes
Published Sep 02, 2009 - 05:24 PM | Last updated Aug 21, 2011 - 05:07 PM
| Family | Gesneriaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Probably garden origin, England |
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| Common Name | Gloxinia |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Gloxinia candidissima
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| Confidence level | low |