Sinningia speciosa ‘Leonie van Houtte’
A cultivar of Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern, ‘Leonie van Houtte’ was described under new plants in the Floricultural Cabinet of 1854: ‘Flowers very distinct and handsome, a delicate pink with white centre, and the white extends all round the throat, also of good form.’ [FC p.124/1854].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Henderson & Sons, St Johns Wood, offered ‘Leonie Van Houtte’ for sale in The Gardeners' Chronicle in 1854: ‘Can be highly recommended as the most distinct variety that has been introduced for the last two years; the colour is of a delicate pink or peach, with a white centre, the white extending all round the throat from the base of the flower to the margin of the tube.’ [Gard. Chron. 1854].
Probably bred by Louis van Houtte at Ghent, Belgium.
History at Camden Park
Listed only in an appendix to the 1857 catalogue [A.59/1857].
Notes
The Gesneriad Register-Sinningia Appendix lists ‘Leon Van Houtte’ with a date of 1869. This may be the same cultivar.
Published Sep 07, 2009 - 05:35 PM | Last updated Aug 19, 2011 - 04:25 PM
| Family | Gesneriaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, Belgium |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Gloxinia |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Gloxinia Leonie Van Houtte |
| Confidence level | high |
