Miniature Sinningia in the balcony

Just some of my own collections in the balcony.  Summer is coming .....

Sinn. guttata

Have you seen a Sinn. guttata like this ?  I got it long time ago from a friend (maybe it was self seedling, not sure). When I first saw its bloom, I knew this one is a bit special but since I did not pay much attention to large size Sinningias before, so I just put it in 3 inches pot.  Finally I have enough space to settle it down, and the pay back is what you can see.  :-)

Mini-Sinningia in season

My friend Mr. Stone got a lot of the miniature Sinningia seedings, and he also grows them well.  So now we see plenty bloomers. Super !!!

4/23-24 Taipei Gesneriad Show

Taiwanese gesneriad lovers' party ... everybody carried some gesneriad plants to join the show.  I took these photos at the last 10 minutes ... there are still many :(

Saintpaulia "Rob's Antique Rose"

                            
 Saintpaulia "Pat Champagne"

Saintpaulia "Teen Thunder"

Saintpaulia ... I guess this is "International" !?

Saintpaulia "Victorian Treasure"

Saintpaulia "Sky Diver"

Chirita "Moonlight"

Kohleria "Designer's Party Dress"

Kohleria eriantha

Kohleria "HCY's Jaridn De Monet"

Kohleria "HCY's Russian Roulette"

Kohleria "HCY's Whim"

                                        

Sinn. "An's Flying Kate"

 Sinningia Collection

Sinn. iarae

Sinn. (leucotricha x cardinalis) X iarae #1

Sinn. "WSL's Crocuta Crocuta"

Sinn. "Deep Purple Dreamin"

Sinn. "Jung's Violet Dew" 

Strep. "Kim" 

Strep. "Mary"

 Strep. "Peachy Pink"

Just one of the show tables ... there are still many ... :(

Kohleria in Bloom

Spring is coming ... Kohleria is blooming.  To avoid the huge Kohlerias, I did not pay full attention to the Kohleria last year due to I have to move the plants to new greenhouse in March 2011. Now thing's done, hopefully they will be happy in the new place. :-)

HCY's Russian Roulette

 Beltane

Sunshine

Designer's Party Dress

Season of Mini-Sinningia

I recently moved my Gesneriads to a new place, they may take a while to adapt themselves to the new climate.  I extended the dormancy of Mini-Sinningias by no watering until I finished the move. But my Mini-Sinningias in my balcony keep the same tempo and start to bloom.

Kohleria "Designer's Party Dress"

deep orange-pink tube, no pollen
orange-pink petals with red dots and lines spread
the bloom color depends on the temperature
records of more than 10 buds per leaf axil
flower with long life span, ± 2.8cm in diameter
able to bloom simultaneously per different layers of axil
pointed and serrated foliage
silver-green with dark green veining
10 inches height in a 4 inches pot
upright, a compact to medium cultivar