Titanotrichium; was RE: [pbs] Sinningia hardiness reports
Tony Avent (Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:44:42 PDT)

Jim:

We have grown Titanotrichium oldhamii for many years and it starts
flowering in late summer. It's quite a stunner. Typical light shade
woodland conditions seem to be perfect for it.

At 02:14 PM 6/23/2005 -0400, you wrote:

Tony, you mentioned Titanotrichium oldhamii in your list of hardy
gesneriads.

Although I've never seen it, I've never forgotten the description of it in
the Elbert's Miracle Houseplants: evidently, it's like a late-blooming 5
foot yellow foxglove. I'd say that there is definitely a so-far-unfilled
garden niche for a plant like that!

Does it do well for you or does it just barely survive? When does it bloom?

This plant has been in cultivation for over a half century, yet it's
virtually unknown, so there must be a catch!

Jim McKenney

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