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Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

Sinningia speciosa ‘Formosa’

A cultivar of Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern, it has rich purple crimson flowers.  Listed in the Floricultural Cabinet as Achimenes formosa.  [FC p.194/1847].  Formosa means finely formed, handsome, beautiful.  [Stearn].

Horticultural & Botanical History

No additional data.

 

History at Camden Park

First recorded in a handwritten entry in a copy of the 1850 catalogue held at Camden Park [CPA] and subsequently in the 1857 catalogue [B.187/1857].

Notes

Published Sep 06, 2009 - 05:13 AM | Last updated Aug 21, 2011 - 05:02 AM

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Family Gesneriaceae
Category
Region of origin

Probably garden origin
Synonyms
  • Gloxinia formosa Hort. ex Vilm.
  • Achimenes formosa Hort.

 
Common Name

Gloxinia
Name in the Camden Park Record

Gloxinia Formosa 
Confidence level medium