Author: |
Harold Emery Moore,
1973 |
Family: |
GESNERIACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern Brazil |
Soil: |
Grit |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
30
Centimetres |
Height: |
40
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Brazilian
Edelweiss, Rainha do Abismo |
Synonyms: |
Rechsteineria leucotricha Hoehne,
1956.
Sinningia canescens Wiehler, 1975.
Gesneria canescens Mart. 1829.
Corytholoma canescens
Fritsch, 1906 |
This member of the Gesneriaceae family if found in Brazil. It was given
this name by Harold Emery Moore in 1973. It grows in
well-drained soil some water and lots of sun. The caudex will grow to 30
centimetres. The flowers are red and it can also be reproduced by
cuttings from the caudex.
The caudex grows mostly below surface. SubFamily:
Gesnerioideae,
Tribe:
Gloxineae.
The genera is named after Wilhelm
Sinning,1792–1874, a gardener of the Botanische Gärten der
Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. The species name means 'white
hair'.
This is a real early
spring grower. |