Sinningia speciosa ‘Schaeferi’
A cultivar of Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern, Gloxinia ‘Schaeferi’ is listed in the Appendix to the Gesneriad Register-Sinningia with a date of 1863, which would appear to be erroneous. No description is given. I have found no other reference.
Horticultural & Botanical History
No additional data.
History at Camden Park
Listed only in an appendix to the 1857 catalogue [A.55/1857].
Notes
Not to be confused with Sinningia schiffneri Fritsch. 1908, an erect perennial shrub with funnel-shaped, cream flowers, spotted with red inside.
Published Sep 07, 2009 - 03:25 PM | Last updated Nov 02, 2011 - 08:14 AM
| Family | Gesneriaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Probably garden origin |
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| Common Name | Gloxinia |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Gloxinia Schaefer |
| Confidence level | low |