Sinningia hardiness reports
Tony Avent (Tue, 21 Jun 2005 12:15:33 PDT)
John:
Very interesting report on the hardy gesneriads. My report from Zone 7b
is attached below. Interesting on Don's report on S. tubiflora and S.
sellovii. I wonder about the light levels. These both need to bake in
full sun to grow and flower well.
Gesneriad Hardiness at Plant Delights Nursery
6/1/05 update
Sinningias
Hardy
aggregata x tubiflora
Apricot Bouquet' x self (40% survival)(hybrids of aggregata, tubiflora,
warmingii)
Apricot Bouquet' x selovii (hybrids of aggregata, tubiflora, warmingii,
sellovii)
conspicua
conspicua GRF9942
curtiflora
(Krezdorn Yellow' x self) x Apricot Bouquet' (aggregata, tubiflora,
warmingii)
large flowered hybrids (conspicua, eumorpha, Georgia Sunset)
leucotricha
sellovii
sp. aff warmingii Esmeril'
speciosa Carangola' - 10%
Tante'
tubiflora
Hardy Gloxinia
Chic'
gymnostoma
nemanthatoides
purpurescens
Hardy Achimines
Harry Williams'
Purple King'
Verschafeltii'
Misc Hardy Gesneriads
Eucodonia Adele'
Titanotrichum oldhamii
Tony Avent
Plant Delights Nursery @
Juniper Level Botanic Garden
9241 Sauls Road
Raleigh, NC 27603 USA
Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
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