Sinningia speciosa ‘Grandis’
A cultivar of Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern. It is not listed under this name in the main Gesneriad Register – Sinningia, or in the Appendix. I have found no detailed description for this plant but the description in the Journal D'Horticulture Pratique de La Belgique implies that it is a slipper gloxinia with white flowers with a marked crimson stripe at the base.
Horticultural & Botanical History
Listed in the Journal D'Horticulture Pratique de La Belgique by Henri Galeotti with a partial description: ‘Gloxinia grandis, magnificent hybrid with flowers of the same colour as Gloxinia Marie van Houtte, but much bigger.’ ‘Marie van Houtte’ is figured in Flore des Serres [FS pl.610/1850] and that is the image used here.
History at Camden Park
First 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]. Certainly grown in the gardens at this time.
Notes
Published Sep 06, 2009 - 03:34 PM | Last updated Aug 21, 2011 - 02:54 PM
Sinningia speciosa 'Marie van Houtte' | FS pl.610/1850. This flower is the same colour as Gloxinia grandis although smaller.
| Family | Gesneriaceae |
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| Region of origin | Probably garden origin |
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| Common Name | Gloxinia |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Gloxinia grandis
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| Confidence level | high |