Smithiantha "Designer's Bridal Saree"

垂筒苣苔 "設計師的新娘紗麗"

total plant height around 23"

植物全株高約23英吋
large sized Smithiantha hybrid

大型的垂筒苣苔交配種
velvet green foliage with dark veining

綠色絨質帶暗色脈紋的葉
flowers are short and tubby, dense, long-lasting

密集的短胖花朵壽命長
pure hot pink color on outer tube

花筒外色是單一的深粉紅
pink stripes and dots on white petal

花瓣上有粉色的點線
plant and spike proportion is nearly 1:1

株身與花序的比例近乎 1:1

Smithiantha "Designer's Sunshower"

垂筒苣苔 "設計師的太陽雨"

total plant height around 13"

植物全株高約13英吋

medium sized Smithiantha hybrid

中型的垂筒苣苔交配種

velvet green foliage with darker veining

綠色絨質帶暗色脈紋的葉

flowers are dense, pendulous, long-lasting

密集垂落的花朵壽命長

orange color gradient on outer tube

花筒外部是漸層的橘色調

orange stripes and dots on light yellow petal

淡黃色的花瓣上有橘色點線

plant and spike proportion is nearly 1:1

株身與花序的比例近乎 1:1

handsome spikes

Outstanding among the family Gesneriaceae, One of a kind, this is Smithiantha that blooms in winter. I am happy to see the colorful spikes during this period.

Sinn. Texas Zebra x Sinn. Isa's Gorgeous

A Taiwanese hybrid from Mr. WSL , so far I got 1 calyx double and 1 normal one from the seedlings.

Highlight of the winter

If you are not familiar with Smithiantha, it's time to google and know more about this genus. :) All these are hybrids.

calyx double with Sinn. lineata parentage

A HCY's cross ... combining the resource of Sinningia species makes the hybridization work more interesting. The advantage of Sinn. lineate mainly features the rigid plant and abundance in flower quantity. So far, many eumorpha-liked calyx double sinningia are soft-looking, it's a good idea to add rigid element and create some new looks.

New Smithiantha Blooms

The second generation of my Smithiantha blooms in the new year. The seeds were crossed and collected in the last blooming season and sowed about 5 months ago. Some are raising by my friend and some by me. The color variability of these new seedlings are impressed and many of them are scented which is a bonus.

One of my expected colors

The pollen parent of this seedling is my #DS42

It's the first time to get such red color pattern

Obvious inside and outside color contrast, very fragrant

 

#DS42, my first generation of Smithiantha hybrids ... blooming for the second time

#DS29, my first generation of Smithiantha hybrids ... blooming for the second time