Sinningia 'Li'l Georgie'

1. Spots on the Flowers
2. Feature table

Sinningia 'Li'l Georgie' is a nice micro hybrid between S. concinna and S. muscicola ("Rio das Pedras"), done by Jim Steuerlein of Florida.

Jim says this hybrid is easier to grow than either parent; he can grow it in the open, unenclosed.

I have grown it both in the open and unenclosed, and it has bloomed for me both ways, but so far [December 2010] it has grown best for me enclosed.

Tubers of this hybrid were distributed at the meeting of the Gesneriad Hybridizers Association in July 2009, held as part of the Gesneriad Society convention in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Although the general habit is a rosette shape, the plant eventually develops stems, as can be seen in the back on the left in the picture.  The stems are crowded with leaves, and each axil usually bears a flower.

[The red floss in the picture marks the pedicel of a flower which was the subject of a hybridizing attempt than didn't pan out.]

Spots on the Flowers

The flowers have spots in the throat of the corolla, as do those of S. concinna.  However, in S. concinna, the spots extend out onto the lower three corolla lobes, although they are not as dark.  In addition, the two upper corolla lobes are paler than the dark purple of S. concinna, having a greater resemblance to the coloring of S. muscicola.

The spots in the throat of the flower can be seen in this picture.

Note that the flowers do not have the spur that Sinningia pusilla does.  This is not surprising, since neither of this hybrid's parents have the spur.  This floral spur can be seen on a comparison page.