Sinningia speciosa ‘Erecta Magnifica’
Probably a cultivar of Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern. The erecta cultivars are similar to ‘Fyfiana’, which see. ‘Erecta Magnifica’ could well belong to this group. I have found no detailed description of this cultivar and the name magnifica gives no real clues.
Horticultural & Botanical History
Gloxinia erecta is the name given to an erect-flowered group of cultivars bred in Germany nine years after ‘Fyfiana’ was developed in Scotland, i.e. about 1853. [Gesneriad Register – Sinningia]. A number of cultivars are shown in the accompanying illustration, of unknown origin, but probably from a German publication.
History at Camden Park
Listed only in an appendix to the 1857 catalogue [A.60/1857].
Notes
Gloxinia x magnifica Hort. has rose-pink flowers, white deep in the throat, striped deeper rose. [BR f.48/1844]. This plant may be identical with Macarthur’s erecta magnifica although this is unlikely as the flower shown is a slipper gloxinia. It appears to be identical to other Sinningia speciosa cultivars of the day with little or no evidence of the putative Sinningia guttata Lindl. male parent. See Siningia x Cartoni Hort. and Sinningia x insignis Hort. for Glendinning's explanation of the origin of these cultivars. Gloxinia x magnifica is illustrated at these entries.
Published Sep 08, 2009 - 04:44 PM | Last updated Aug 19, 2011 - 04:17 PM
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| Family | Gesneriaceae |
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| Region of origin | Probably garden origin, Germany |
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| Common Name | Gloxinia |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Gloxinia erecta magnifica
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| Confidence level | low |
