Sinningia speciosa (gloxinia) – Flowering plants

Sinningia speciosa (Gloxinia) is a flowering indoor houseplant.
It has long, velvety leaves and has short bloom stems bearing
large, bell-shaped and velvety textured blooms can be single or
double flowering types, with plain and smooth or wavy and
ruffled petals. There are many varieties of blooms which come
in a range of colors such as red, scarlet, magenta, pink, purple, blue-violet, lavender, white or near white. Gloxinia plant is popular as a gift plant.

Scientific Name: Sinningia speciosa
Synonyms: Gloxinia caulescens, Gloxinia discolor, Gloxinia
diversiflora, Gloxinia fyfiana, Gloxinia maxima, Gloxinia rubra,
Gloxinia speciosa, Ligeria speciosa, Sinningia menziesiana.
Common Names: Gloxinia, florist’s gloxinia, Brazilian gloxinia.

 

 

 

 

How to grow and maintain Sinningia speciosa (Gloxinia):

Light:
It thrives best in bright indirect sunlight. It also grows well and blooms abundantly when placed under artificial light.

Soil:
It grows well in loose, well-drained, slightly acidic potting mix, you can use a gardenia or African violet potting mix.

Water:
Water your plant regularly during the growing season and always
keep the soil evenly moist but not soggy. You can allow the topsoil to become slightly dry between each watering. Reduce watering during the dormant season.

Temperature:
It prefers an average room temperatures 60 – 75 degrees
Fahrenheit / 16 – 24 degrees Celsius.

Fertilizer:
Fertilize every two weeks while the plant is growing and blooming with a high-phosphorus liquid fertilizer diluted by half.

Repotting:
Re-pot the tuber into a larger pot in spring with fresh moist, well-drained soil.

Propagation:
It can be easily propagated by seed, leaf cutting in spring to early summer or by division of tubers. Take leaf cuttings when the plant is actively growing and grow them in damp sand.

Pests and Diseases:
There is no serious pest or disease problems. Avoid over-watering
to limit possible gray mold or crown rot.