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Sinningia speciosa 'Carangola'

Hardy Florists Gloxinia

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Item #: 7105

Zones: 8a to 10b, at least

Dormancy: Winter

Height: 6" tall

Culture: Part Sun

Origin: Brazil

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


This superb Brazilian collection of Sinningia speciosa, the parent of the modern florist gloxinia, has been reliably hardy for us, provided it is grown in well-drained soil and kept dry over winter. The fuzzy olive-green leaves form a flat rosette, topped in July and August with a cluster of foxglove-like flowers atop 6" stalks. Each flower is white with a dramatic dark blue-purple interior. Our best results have been in sites with 2 to 4 hours of full sun. Where Sinningia 'Carangola' isn't hardy, it makes an easy-to-grow, outstanding potted specimen!