hi fred, please note it's Gloxinia sylvatica, not a Sinningia. actually based on recent DNA work, they have proposed transferring it to the ressurrected Seemannia genus, so it should be Seemannia sylvatica in the future. it's a very tropical plant, and i have not had any luck growing indoors. but i have seen it growing outside as a roadside weed while traveling in brazil. it seems to like humid, somewhat shady conditions. but others who grow it outside can better comment on it. good luck. tsuh yang --- Fred Biasella <fbiasella@watertownsavings.com> wrote: > I don't want to kill this gesneriad like I did the > last one, so I'm asking > the group what their growing requirements. The last > time I grew them, they > did wonderfully and even flowered but I let the soil > dry out thinking they > should be treated like achimenes. Boy was I wrong!!! > When I looked in the > pot for the rhizomes, I found dry little stubs with > absolutely no hope of > resuscitation. Any help will be greatly appreciated. > Warm Regards, > Fred Biasella ____________________________________________________________________________________ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/…