you must have ~ Sinningia sellovii

If I will recommend a Sinningia species to beginners, I will definitely say it's Sinn. sellovii. It is a very strong plant and you can see the flowers all year round based on good care. The only problem is that it grows pretty fast and easily becomes a huge monster. My solution is to grow it like a hanging plant, so that it happily enjoys the airspace that other plants usually don't require. Sinningia sellovii also plays as a leading role in hybridization and the offspring is usually strong and easy-growing.

Sinn. "Stone's Joana"

A delicate but easy-growing hybrid selection from the cross of miniature Sinn. and Sinn. tubiflora. The interesting thing is this one usually gets 6 petals. The color of "Stone's Joana" properly represents the mild and fresh spring in Taipei.

Primulina balansae

I got this from a friend about 3 years ago, not hard to grow but it does take me a long time to see the flowers until now. The foliage is not bulky, it's a small species for those who don't have enough space for bulky Primulinas. :-)

Winner takes all

This Kohleria is the winner from the seasonal growth competition, it's the most strong variety and passed all challenges although it is not the prettiest. But pretty or not is not important eventually because no others are there for comparison ... all have been beaten down.  XD

Primulina "Mineko"

Large/lavender flower of Primulina Mineko is always an eye-catcher. This plant is the messenger of spring as usual although the temperature of Taipei raised up to 33.4 degrees Celsius today.  XD

Sinn. Hot Night

A new calyx double Sinningia hybrid made by H.C.Y. who had made a lot of interesting Sinningia hybrids in Taiwan. This plant features compact/neat foliage with balanced calyx double blooms. The pure fuchsia color is hot !!! 

Smithiantha "Designer's Arabian Nights"

垂筒苣苔 "設計師的天方夜譚"

total plant height around 12"
植物全株高約12英吋
medium sized Smithiantha hybrid
中型的垂筒苣苔交配種
green velvet foliage with dark veining
綠色絨質帶深色脈葉片
long-lasting flowers are tubby with open petals
壽命長的筒狀花瓣開展
red outer tube with yellow patches
紅色外花筒帶黃色斑塊
red dots densely spread at the edge of yellow petals
黃色花邊密佈紅點
plant and spike proportion is around 1:1
株身與花序的比例約 1:1