Crazy Sinningia tubers
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Comments (1)Both Alocasia and Colocasia are commonly called "Elephant Ears" as are several Philodendron, Anthurium, Caladium, Xanthosoma and other aroids. Of these, Alocasia, Colocasia, Xanthosoma and Caladium grow from tubers which are simply an underground stem. In some regions, including the Dallas area, either Alocasia odora and Colocasia esculenta as well as some others will spread fairly quickly but I don't know any that spread super fast. All will go dormant in the winter and if the winter is super cold may not survive although we have almost all survive outdoors in NW Arkansas....See MoreSinningia Basics??
Comments (24)Jane, There are varying sizes to sinningia. Here in SoCal S. tubiflora is a 'vigurous' grower over 2' tall. Great garden plant if you have an area you want to fill quickly. I am only familiar with Apricot Beauty from your list. It is a tubiflora hybrid and should be nearly as tall and somewhat fragrant. I am going to be trying this one outside here this next summer. I am hoping for the best. I have many sinningias growing outside with the largest being my HUGE bulbs of S. sellovii that are over 15' across. They grow up to 2 1/2' tall and are still in bloom. They have flowered for me all summer and have just started to sent out a large flush of new spikes. Not too bad, huh? I am hoping to get cuttings from it but every time I want to take a cutting, it seems to have already formed a spike. I don't want to cut those but they may have to be sacrificed if it doesn't stop blooming. As far as sources, one other source I should list is www.yuccado.com. They have S. 'Tante' which is another tubiflora hybrid. I purchased several of these also to try as garden plants. Time will tell. In our climate, tubiflora goes semi-dormant, mostly dying back on the flowering stems with only a few non-flowering stems left above ground. So far, Tante and Apricot Beauty don't seem to be interested in dormancy but the temps here have been unusually warm for this time of year. We are just now starting to cool off but night temps are still in the 40's and 50's with days in the 60's and 70's (perfect weather for our orchids, cymbidiums, to flower). John Ingram Here is a link that might be useful: Yucca Do's Web Page...See MoreSinningia pusilla/gesneriad uprooted
Comments (21)Well, I left no visible bruises. Now I guess I better confess,,,,,,when I went to my club meeting I took it with me and oops! I accidentally dropped it upside down. Luckily they were none the worse for wear. But THEN,,,,,someone else was looking at them and THEY did the same thing!!!!! Twice in one night!!!!! But guess what???? No visible bruises not even a broken leaf and all I had to do both times was turn it right side up again!!!!! Oh no! I hear sirens! They are coming to arrest me for Gesneriad Abuse!!!! Anyone post my bail??? They are asking for bail of 3 Gesneriads! lol Rosie...See MoreCutting up Sinningia tubers
Comments (16)Callusing by drying is just fine /unless/ you have something that will loose too much moisture. In the case of sinningia tubers, it kills the new buds so that's a serious problem. If you have no buds or are willing to loose them, that's fine but why bother when the super glue is a tried and true, well proven to work well? It is especially useful for small items that can't afford the shriveling and moisture loss. Yes, Rosie. If you look up the history of Super Glue you will read how it was originally meant for clear plastic gun sights. That didn't work, so it was later used as a clotting agent and would sealer in the Korean War. A slightly modified form is now used medically instead of stitches, several decades later. Plants and animals both, it has seen a lot of use with great success....See Moreirina_co
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