Mystery Sinningia
Floral Architecture (Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:28:39 PDT)

Here are a couple posts from others: 

From Alan LaVergne:

"S. aggregata, which has a range of flower colors and a habit closely
resembling that in the picture, is a plausible identification.  Its
leaves are often fragrant, although I wouldn't characterize the texture
as "velvet", more like "sticky".  The geographical range of S. aggregata
includes Paran?, Santa Catarina, and S?o Paulo states in Brazil
(information courtesy of Gesneriad World Checklist).

S. warmingii and S. valsuganensis are eliminated by the way the flowers
are borne.  These species have a terminal inflorescence rather than
flowering primarily in the leaf axils as shown in the PBS picture.

The habit (but not the flower) is reminiscent of S. 'Apricot Bouquet',
an S. aggregata descendant."

and John Boggan:

"The plant is nearly identical to the Sinningia aggregata I grew at Cornell 20
or so years ago and the lemony fragrance of the foliage is very characteristic
for this species."

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