Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa) are colorful blooming plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. These lush tuberous plants, related to African violets, have velvety green leaves and elegant, showy, ...

A: The florist gloxinia, Sinningia speciosa, is a gesneriad related to the African violet. Gloxinias have large, deep-green, quilted velvety leaves and large, cuplike blooms in red, pink, purple and ...

Q-I grew a beautiful florist gloxinia last summer on a protected porch. Before cold weather I brought it inside and stopped watering until the leaves died to the ground. I checked just now and see ...

When it comes to indoor plants, orchids, begonias, violets, and kalanchoes usually steal the spotlight. However, there's another stunning option that’s just as beautiful, and even more original: ...

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Q. The royal purple gloxinia I received for Christmas has dried up. I was told it could be treated like an African violet, but I do not see any new flower buds developing. –Jenna Ashton, Chicago A.

I saw a plant called "Bolivian Sunset" tuberous gloxinia at a local nursery. Do they make a good houseplant? Gloxinia sylvatica or Bolivian Sunset gloxinia makes an excellent houseplant. Even when not ...

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Researchers discovered that in its 200 years of being cultivated and domesticated, florist's gloxinia, Sinningia speciosa, has reached tremendous levels of phenotypic, or physical, variation and ...