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Sinningia glazioviana x ramboi |
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I did this cross in 2009. The parents were S. glazioviana and S. ramboi (known at that time as "Desafinado"). This cross was part of a project to make all three crosses in the triangle containing the two species above and also S. leucotricha. I did the other two crosses in 2008 and 2009; the results are reported elsewhere. This plant has reasonably attractive foliage and flowers. The dark leaves are inherited from both parents. The pleasing flower color owes a lot to S. glazioviana. Unfortunately, the hybrid flower does not have the markings of ramboi nor the galea (or flower size) of S. glazioviana. Thus I deem the plant interesting and attractive, but not worth naming. |
Plant Description |
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Growth | Determinate, like S. ramboi |
Habit | Erect stems. Green near the base, dark red higher up. |
Leaves | Dark green with red midveins, like both parents. Width is intermediate between the two parents. |
Dormancy | The plants go dormant in winter. |
Flowering |
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Inflorescence | Terminal peduncle |
Season | Blooms in spring, like the ramboi parent. |
Flower | Dark lustrous red. Tubular, no galea. |
Horticultural aspects |
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From seed | A couple of years to bloom, under my conditions. Yours are better. |
Hardiness | Has survived 27 F [-2.5 C] outdoors, as a tuber. |
Recommended? | Not a bad plant. Foliage and flower color are interesting for hybridizing potential |
Hybridization |
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Hybridizer | Alan LaVergne, 2009 |
Fertility | There is no reason to believe this hybrid is not fertile. |
Botany |
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Taxonomic group | Both parents are in the Dircaea clade. |