Sunday, April 14, 2013

Sinningia speciosa 'Cabo Frio'

 Well, how's this for brightening a rainy day? This is Sinningia speciosa 'Cabo Frio'.

What a spectacular plant. The leaves span over 17" across and the flowers themselves are 1  7/8" long.
 Grower Terry K. got the seed from a place you (as gesneriad enthusiast) will want to support: Mauro Peixots's Brazil Plants.  http://www.brazilplants.com/ Congratulations on the lovely plant Terry!


 Another site to interest the Sinningia lover is http://www.burwur.net/sinns/sinns.htm

Sinningias are tuber forming plants that will grow under fluorescent lights, even from seed.  And as you can see from the photos, make a spectacular display. If you haven't tried these out yet, it's something that should be on your list. If you don't have room for a plant that gets 17 inches across, there are hundreds if not thousands of smaller Sinningias both miniature and micro-miniature too.



This is a goose looking for an appropriate nesting site for himself and his mate. It's nice to note that it's April 14th, 2013 and the average high temperatres for the day should be well into the upper 50's.

What happened to spring?

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