Primulina heterochroa again

This unusual Primulina is easy to grow and bloom. Let's take it as a pretty ending of 2021 and wish you all a happy new year.

Petrocosmea flaccida

As long as the growing condition fits the plant, they can do well anywhere in the world. Blooming Petrocosmea flaccida in Singapore.

Primulina in December

Just a few flowers of Primulina.

 

Last color

The winter is coming ... the Hot plants will be fading away ... the new page is in front of us.

Loyal Plants

How time flies ! Sinningia is still the loyal friend at all time !

Primulina 'Mid-Autumn Festival'

Named after a traditional festival in East Asia which means the full moon day in 15th August of lunar year. I guess it's because the yellow color of the flower.

Ground Cover

These plants (Episcia, Koheria, Sinningia) are growing on the ground without additional care. Wish to have more ground space for the plants but too hard to get it in the city.

Yellow Sinningia

Two light yellow Sinningia but with different characters.

Sinningia 'Bananas Foster' , a hardy plant that never fails to bloom in the summer time !

Sinningia 'Fu's Golden Apple' is a Taiwanese hybrid with nice shape of flower and proper size for table presentation.

Easy Primulina

Some Primulina plants that are almost hard to be killed and if you're looking for true less-maintenance foliage of gesneriads, you may try Primulina pungentisepala and Primulina liujiangensis.

Primulina pungentisepala

Primulina liujiangensis

A few flowers in summer

As usual ... it's the low season now ... only a few plants bloom under high temperature. 😆😆 I'm in the dormancy, too.

Sinn. Thumper

An old but cute Sinningia hybrid that features the plant size between mini and super mini , an easy bloomer.

Sinningia polyantha

The first bloom of Sinn. polyantha for me in these hot days. This species is not many in cultivation but it's easy to grow.

pink pink pink

You know what I mean 😃

 

Sinningia bragae

Known as Sinn sp. Ibitioca before, this plant has unique look in the Sinningia family. The habitat is rocky hill under 100% exposed and the plant features cool winter dormancy character.

Sinningia ... never goes out of fashion

Since the day I was aware of the genus Sinningia ... it never stops moving forward ... no matter the new species is announced or the new hybrid is created by the talented growers. From small size to giant plant ... There is always something for you.

Primulina linearifolia

This plant is a limestone hill endemic native to southern China. Spring is the blooming season, always on time.

Smithiantha 'Designer's Latin Jazz'

垂筒苣苔 '設計師的拉丁爵士'

total plant height around 24"
植物全株高約60公分
medium to large Smithiantha hybrid
中至大型的垂筒苣苔交配種
dark green foliage with red pubescence
深綠色葉上帶紅毛
inflorescence with many flowers
花朵多且密生

red tubular corolla, red dots on yellow petals
外筒紅色,黃色花瓣上有紅點
plant and spike proportion is around 6:4
株身與花序的比例約 6:4

Aeschynanthus from the local market

I have no ideal what is this variety but it's a real beauty.

Smithiantha 'Designer's Islamic Garden'

垂筒苣苔 '設計師的伊斯蘭花園'

total plant height around 12"
植物全株高約30公分
medium to small Smithiantha hybrid

中至小型的垂筒苣苔交配種
medium green foliage

中綠色葉
dense inflorescence and long-lasting

花序密集且花壽長
white tubular corolla, rose patterns on petals with light yellow center

白色外筒,花瓣上玫瑰色花紋,淡黃色花心
plant and spike proportion is around 5:5

株身與花序的比例約 5:5

Designer's Bridal Saree

One of my previous Smithiantha hybrids and I always have this one in my best parentage list for hybridization. It is a very strong plant that can produce dense inflorescence / flower cluster which is the essential character for a showy Smithiantha.

Some rare members in Gesneriads family

As Gesneriaceae is a big family , there are new members from time to time ... let me use this photo to show the variety of the Gesneriaceae in the new year.

Photo Courtesy of JJ Wu , who owns Jung's hybrid series ... the variety name in the photo is listed as below :

龍勝金盞苣苔 Oreocharis lungshengensis

越南折筒苣苔 Michaelmoelleria vietnamensis
藍痕奇柱苣苔交種 Deinostigma Jung's Cloud Dance 榮的雲之舞
愛伯翰奇柱苣苔 Deinostigma eberhardtii
俄式草 Titanotrichum oldhamii