My First Kohleria Homework

Well ... I started my first Kohleria homework few months ago, let's wait to see the result. :)

The Bridge

Not always the cross of miniature Sinningia is going to get the fully-developed offspring, on the other hand, it's also important to find the "Bridge" as the specific plant for future hybridization purposes. Consideration to the different combination possibilities under the background of the parentage, this is sometimes helpful for making the model plant as long as the both parents plants are well-decided.


The large and pale pink miniature Sinningia is an ideal Bridge parent for easily generating pinkish flower in different level.


Upper medium pink and lower slight pink, more 3CM in diameter. When needing to create large pink to red one, this Bridge plant can be the candidate.


Comparison to the standard miniature Sinningia, this one is even smaller but compact foliage. It's a good choice when I need the smaller grower.


This flower combines light blue and pink which I assume it may be a good Bridge to target the blue or pink miniature Sinningias.

Columnea Carnival

I love the light-coloured Columnea, it is borned to attract the honeybirds and the gesneriads lovers. :)



Sometimes probably the lack of sunshine or temperature reason, the red edge may fade out.

El idioma del corazón

Unos días antes , mi hermano argentino me dijo que me equivoque con un frase "LA" corazón sino "EL" corazón. Es muy interesante la lengua española. Pues vemos el color del corazón de mini-Sinningias, es mas facil que el lenguaje. :-)

Gloxiniopsis racemosa

This lovely bell shape flower is Gloxiniopsis which was separated from the genus Gloxinia. Native in Colombia, it has rhizome and very seasonal. Blooms in spring to summer and goes to dormancy during cold weather. It looks delicate but easy to grow.

Episcia Lemon Aide

One of my favorite, medium green/silver foliage plus the red flower, simply match ...

Episcia Temptation

Episcia, features the colorful and beautiful foliage, more variable than its flower. The Episcia Temptation has the rose-red foliage, very pretty but just wondering how to do the photosynthesis. XD (Courtesy of Ms. Dolly Yeh who grows this plant for photography)

Sinn. Seedlings 20090910

Some selected seedlings, the weather is getting cooler... time to revive the plants. :-)

Sinn. Country Prayer

I don't tend to double Sinningia, as usually the foliage looks irregular but the recent hybrids of double Sinningia seemed to imporve this appearance flaw. Country Prayer features the full double flower and soft color which the Sinningia lovers can't resist.

色彩豐富的實生迷岩

這是一組找不到親本資料的實生迷岩,小殘念@@
還好我的習慣是同組合都放在同個籃子裡
雖然找不到爸媽,還好兄弟姐妹都還可以作個伴:)


初輪花,平均花朵尺寸2.5cm以上,部分個體甚至到3cm
花型普遍完整,葉型平坦美觀,株體稍大


深玫瑰紅


珊瑚紅


有點雙色的淡粉


藍紫


淡粉


濃紫色

xSinvana Mount Magazine

A nice intergeneric cross (Sinningia conspicua x Paliavania tenuiflora), it has a scent while under sunshine.

Sinn. Pirate's Coral Reef

This is an old collection from my former hybrids about 3 years ago, but I don't realy grow it well. The vivid coral red flower size is 3cm in diameter and 3 buds per stalk from the growing history.