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Sinningia micans has very distinctive calyxes, dark red with a pebbly appearance. The inflorescences have peduncles. Sinningia micans is a member of the Galea Group. |
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Both my tubers of this species were killed by the freeze of January 2007. It is therefore likely that Sinningia micans is less cold-tolerant than most sinningia species. |
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| Plant Description |
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| Growth | Indeterminate? |
| Habit | Erect stem |
| Leaves | Green |
| Dormancy | Stems fully deciduous New sprouts in late spring |
Flowering |
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| Inflorescence | terminal peduncle |
| Season | Blooms in autumn |
| Flower | Red, tubular, with galea |
Horticultural aspects |
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| From seed | Five years to bloom, under my conditions. Your conditions must be better. |
| Hardiness | Has survived 30F (-1C) in my yard |
| Recommended? | Not particularly. Does not bloom easily, and except for the calyces, the plant is not exceptional. Both of my tubers expired in the January 2007 frost. |
Botany |
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| Taxonomic group | The galea group of the Dircaea clade. |
Fritsch, 1908, as Corytholoma micans. Chautems, 1995, in Gesneriana 1(1), transferred it to Sinningia. The species is native to São Paolo state.
Etymology: from Latin micans, gerund of micare ("vibrate, sparkle"), hence (presumably) "sparkling".