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

The end of 2020

I will agree that the world has changed a lot in this COVID-19 year. Many things that we think it's normal ... but we can't take them for granted anymore.

Wish you all a healthy and brand new year.