Sinningia glazioviana x leucotricha

I did this cross in 2010. The parents were S. glazioviana and S. leucotricha.

This cross was part of a project to make all three crosses in the triangle containing the two species above and also Sinningia ramboi, then known as S. sp. "Desafinado". I did the other two crosses in 2009 and 2010; the results are reported elsewhere.

This plant has reasonably attractive foliage and flowers. Were it not for the existence of lots of similar plants, it might be more desirable.

The result was disappointing in that the hybrid has leucotricha-sized flowers and only a small helping of silvery leaf hairs.

Feature table for Sinningia glazioviana x leucotricha

Plant Description
Growth	Appears to be determinate, like the leucotricha parent.
Habit	Erect stems.
Leaves	Dark green with red midveins, like the glazioviana parent.
Dormancy	The plants go dormant in winter.
Flowering
Inflorescence	Terminal cluster, like the leucotricha parent.
Season	Blooms in spring, like the leucotricha parent.
Flower	Tubular, red.
Horticultural aspects
From seed	A couple of years to bloom, under my conditions.
Hardiness	Has survived 27 F [-2.5 C] outdoors, as a tuber.
Recommended?	Only for hybridizing potential
Hybridization
Hybridizer	Alan LaVergne, 2010
Fertility	There is no reason to believe this hybrid is not fertile.
Botany
Taxonomic group	Both parents are in the Dircaea clade.