[Gphiles] well, well, well.... Sinningia sp. 'Bahia'

dkramb via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Sat, 08 Aug 2020 11:57:10 PDT
No I was just replying to myself after realizing I forgot to say a bunch 
of stuff I meant to.   LOL


On 8/8/2020 2:39 PM, Paul Machado via pbs wrote:
> Hi Dennis,
> Was there supposed to be a photo with this one also?
> Great looking pictures on all the others!
> Thanks,
> Paul
>
> On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 11:29 AM dkramb via pbs <
> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
>
>> I also want to point out that the leaf cutting was perfectly centered in
>> the pot.  You can see the dead leaf in the photo.  So that tuber must be
>> HUGE for the new stem to appear on the edge of the pot like that.  If I
>> remember correctly the leaf stayed green for 6 or 7 months before
>> withering away.  I kept expecting babies to appear, like with Primulina
>> or Streptocarpus.  I was not expecting this!
>>
>> Dennis in Cincinnati
>>
>>
>> On 8/8/2020 2:22 PM, dkramb via Gesneriphiles wrote:
>>> Last year I got Sinningia sp. 'Bahia' to bloom from seed in a few
>>> short months.   Despite producing tons of flowers it proved TOTALLY
>>> RESISTANT to my hybridizing attempts.  I also tried a couple of leaf
>>> cuttings to experiment with propagation and they all fizzled out.  I
>>> kept this one in an enclosure and finally gave it some water, and look
>>> what happened!   After a year of waiting!   LOL
>>>
>>> My two original plants also awakened from dormancy about two weeks
>>> ago, so I can say this species is worth growing & not as fussy as some
>>> other Sinningias out there.  I saved pollen from last summer, and I've
>>> been using it on more Sinningias this year, so maybe I'll find
>>> something compatible after all.
>>>
>>> Dennis in Cincinnati
>>>
>>>
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