Sinningia speciosa ‘Rubra’
A cultivar of Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern. The flowers of rubra are deep crimson red when first opened, growing paler with age, with a bluish tinge in the throat, and deeper shaded stripes on the tube. [FC p.98/1841].
Horticultural & Botanical History
The Floricultural Cabinet reported that ‘this very beautiful flowering kind we now give a figure of was sent to this country [in 1840] by Mr. Buist, nurseryman, of Philadelphia, to Messrs. Young of Epsom Nursery. Mr. Buist obtained his original plant from Rio Janeiro a few years back.’ Its flowers were described as deep crimson red when first opened, growing paler with age, with a bluish tinge in the throat, and deeper shaded stripes on the tube. [FC p.98/1841]. It is also figured in the British Florist and Paxton's Magazine of Botany. [BF pl.35/1842, MB p.271/1840]. It is probably a naturally-occurring colour form.
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [B.195/1850]. Obtained from the Sydney Botanic Garden, 28th October 1846. [RBGS AB].
Notes
Published Sep 07, 2009 - 02:40 PM | Last updated Aug 21, 2011 - 02:26 PM
Sinningia speciosa ‘Rubra’ | FC p.98/1841 | RBGS
| Family | Gesneriaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Brazil |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Gloxinia, Florists’ Gloxinia |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Gloxinia rubra
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| Confidence level | high |