gloxinia
Sinningia speciosa
USDA zones11 to 12
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Lavender, purple, red, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Notes
Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa) is a tuberous bulb for containers, cottage gardens, and rock gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 11 and warmer, down to about 40°F (4°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It forms a mounding clump of green evergreen leaves, 6 to 12 inches tall and wide. Its blooms come in lavender, purple, red, and white.
Pairs well with Royal Velvet amaryllis, Asiatic jasmine, and Appleblossom petunia.
Native range
Brazil.
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