The best varieties of gloxinia

Sinningia is beautiful, better known to flower growers as gloxinia, has been receiving increased attention of indoor plant lovers for several decades. Why are gloxinia so attractive, the photos and names of varieties of which are more numerous than ever?

For many flower growers, love for this culture began in childhood with large velvet bells taken away on grandmother's windowsill. In those days, it was almost impossible to find gloxinia other than a deep purple or crimson color. Today, breeders have obtained hundreds of plants of amazing beauty, variety of forms and colors, ready to grow and bloom luxuriantly in indoor conditions.

It is unlikely that our grandmothers suspected that it could take more than one hour to study the photos and names of gloxinia varieties. In the collections of the current fans of this flower there are:

• white and pink, purple and red varieties;
• varieties with polka-dot flowers;
• plants with bells, decorated along the edge with a bright contrasting border.

For ease of classification, flower growers have introduced the division of gloxinia according to the size of the bush and the characteristics of the corollas.

Gloxinia cultivar classification

Depending on the size of the aboveground part of the plant and the rosette formed, hybrid gloxinia are divided into miniatures that do not grow more than 20 cm, and standard plants, the diameter of the leaf rosette of which can exceed 30 cm.There are also a number of varieties that occupy an intermediate position in this classification.

Corollas of modern plants can consist of one or more rows of petals. Terry gloxinia are incredibly popular, because their bell-shaped flowers are more luxuriant than simple ones, and in shape they most of all resemble a camellia or a garden rose.

According to the type of color, gloxinia of modern varieties are divided into monophonic, chintz and tigrins.

1. Monochromatic flowers are evenly colored in different tones from white, light pink or lilac to purple and deep purple. Only a spot in the depth of the neck can be lighter or whiter.
2. Corollas with a calico type of color are covered with uniform spots or specks.
3. Tigrines are decorated not only with elegant peas, but also with a border along the edge of the petals.

Seeing on the package with the tuber the inscription Gloxinia "Tigrina Red", Blue or White, you can be sure that the manufacturer offers to grow a flower with an original corolla of a rich red or purple hue. However, getting the same plant from seeds will not work, because hybrids reproduce only vegetatively.

In some varieties of gloxinia, the flowers are not in the form of the usual bell, but in the form of a tidea, that is, a shoe, which is more often found in other plants belonging to the Gesneriaceae.

Gloxinia love bright, but not direct rays of the sun, is afraid of drafts and sudden changes in temperature, and reacts very negatively to excessive watering. Gloxinia may seem to be very moody. But those who master plant care will not regret it. With due attention, from spring to autumn, the green pet blooms regularly.

By autumn, the number of buds decreases, and then the aboveground part of gloxinia withers. The plant begins a dormant period, during which life is preserved only in the tuber.

At home, a gloxinia plant can be obtained from a tuber planted in spring or from seeds. You can propagate your favorite variety by rooting a healthy leaf. As a result, many cultivated varieties are now more accessible than they used to be.

Gloxinia breeding is carried out by both foreign and Russian enthusiasts. The industrial varieties offered to amateur flower growers by large flower growing companies in Holland and other countries are widely known. Their assortment includes simple and terry gloxinia, conventionally combined into groups according to the shape of flowers, sizes of corollas and rosettes.

Gloxinia group of varieties Avante, Avanti

Gloxinia Avante or Avanti is a good example. This group of varieties includes many color options. Most often, gloxinia of this variety is offered in the form of seed sets for self-cultivation. Grown plants have a compact leaf rosette, against the background of which simple velvety flowers seem even larger and more spectacular.

The most common Avanti hybrids include gloxinia:

• purple Avanti Light Violet;
• profusely blooming white with wavy edges Avanti White;
• with light purple or bluish flowers, decorated with a wide white wavy border Avanti Blue with White Edge, or Blue lace;
• Scarlet, with velvety wine-red Avanti Scarlet flowers.

Gloxinia Yesenia

One of the terry Dutch hybrids, massively cultivated all over the world, was named Yesenia. A medium or large plant up to 30 cm high forms a rosette of green leaves with short petioles, over which spectacular double flowers rise. Half-open corollas resemble pink buds, but when a crimson or crimson flower on a short peduncle opens completely, a white pinkish border appears along the edge of the petals. For a hybrid of gloxinia Yesenia, as in the photo, a long bouquet flowering is characteristic.

Gloxinia Hollywood

The purple flowers of Hollywood Gloxinia seem to be carved from thin velvet. The petals of a simple flower can be darker or lighter. At the same time, the deep neck always has a light lemon hue and is embellished with contrasting purple dots. The hybrid is characterized by a lush mass flowering, a small rosette of green leaves and a high decorative effect.

Among the mass of options, the most striking and memorable is the so-called Black Hollywood with very dark, almost black flowers without a light core.

Gloxinia Kaiser Wilhelm

Gloxinia Kaiser Wilhelm is distinguished by simple, deep purple flowers with a spotted core and a bright white border. In full dissolution, the edges of the petals become exquisitely wavy. The buds open on tall peduncles that rise above a loose rosette of velvet leaves. With proper care, the plant pleases with a lush bouquet flowering. In bright light, the coloration of the Kaiser Wilhelm gloxinia, in the photo, becomes less dense and deep.

Gloxinia Prince Albert

Another variety of gloxinia with simple but very showy flowers, also bears the name of one of the monarchs. Gloxinia Prince Albert forms a leaf rosette up to 25 cm in diameter. Purple, sometimes almost black corollas open above green leaves on medium peduncles.The wavy edge gives the flowers additional grace. The thick color extends not only to the petals, but also to the neck. A light, yellowish spot with a purple speck is barely noticeable in the depth of the corolla.

Gloxinia Kaiser Friedrich

A bright crimson corolla with a white border and a small light spot in the depth of the neck are characteristic features of the Kaiser Friedrich gloxinia shown in the photo. The outer side of the spectacular bell is painted white, the petals around the edge resemble a cute shuttlecock. To achieve massive flowering for this ort, careful maintenance, nutritional support and moderate soil moisture are required.

Gloxinia Blanche de Meru

The gloxinia Blanche de Meru shown in the photo is easy to recognize by its large flowers with crimson petals and a white throat. The leaf rosette of the plant reaches 25 cm in diameter, while good care helps to maintain not only velvety large leaves, but also stimulates long, from late spring to early autumn, lush flowering.

If gloxinia is exposed to direct sunlight, both velvety leaves and flowers can be affected. There are fewer of them, the opening buds are paler and wither faster.

Gloxinia Violacea

Gloxinia Violacea can be called a classic flower. The variety is characterized by simple purple flowers with a white, speckled throat and wavy edges of the petals. The gloxinia Violacea plant has standard sizes, the corollas in full dissolution have a diameter of about 8 cm. Since the gloxinia bells sit on tall peduncles, the plant needs support during mass flowering. The variety stands out for its long, uninterrupted flowering from June to the end of August.

Gloxinia Shagane

Gloxinia breeding is carried out not only by specialists from large flower-growing centers, but also by amateur enthusiasts. In recent years, such author's varieties from Russian and foreign breeders have gained incredible popularity.

Today there are thousands of varieties of gloxinia, photos and names of which awaken imagination, and the appearance of flowers makes flower growers replenish their collections again and again.

Terry gloxinia with large bell-shaped flowers, light leaves and harmonious peduncles was bred by the breeder E. Slyusar. Gloxinia Shagane is a very beautiful purple tiger. Corollas with a short greenish neck are decorated with a bright violet-blue border. Most of the petals are white and dotted with purple specks of varying sizes and intensities.

Gloxinia Cleopatra

Calico-colored gloxinia are no less spectacular than tigers or plain flowers. Terry Gloxinia Cleopatra immediately stands out against the background of other varieties. She has large white double flowers, which are richly decorated with purple and lilac peas. The edges of the petals are corrugated, and the speckled pattern on them becomes smaller and lighter. The flower has a pinkish neck, also dusted with crimson and purple spots and strokes. A strong plant with large leaves, thanks to its short peduncles, it is very compact and, with proper care, supports a lush bouquet bloom.

Gloxinia Winter cherry

Unfortunately, the author of this magnificent variety is unknown, but this does not detract from the merits of the plant with bright double flowers of the original color. Gloxinia Winter Cherry belongs to semi-miniatures, so its corollas are small, but unforgettable. White bells are densely covered with large cherry spots. The chintz color of the flowers becomes somewhat lighter towards the wavy edges. Gloxinia bells are very similar in shape to fantasy roses. The variety is characterized by small green foliage with a fleecy surface.

Gloxinia Anfisa

The author of this terry rosaceous gloxinia of a crimson hue is N. Tkachenko. According to the type of coloring, Gloxinia Anfisa belongs to tigrins.Each petal is bordered with a bright hollow berry shade, small and large specks are scattered on the petals and in the neck of the flower, turning the flower into a true masterpiece of nature. Corollas open on short peduncles, the rosette is low, not bulky.

Gloxinia varieties have attracted gardeners for a long time. Brazil is considered the birthplace of the plant, and it came to Europe in the 19th century on the ships of seafarers. Gloxinia is the brightest representative of the Gesneriev family. The name, received in honor of the German doctor and naturalist Benjamin Peter Gloxin, is more familiar to amateur flower growers.

There is also another name, botanical - sinningia, the parent of which is the leading botanist of the University of Bonn, Wilhelm Sinning. Thanks to the scientist, a variety of varieties with stunning colors were bred.

Flower features

The external data of the tropical beauty is quite interesting: a root in the form of a tuber, a shortened thick stem, fleshy leaves on the sides and large buds in the form of a bell on short thin legs. There are also plants among its varieties that do not have a stem.

Color options are striking in their variety.

There are classic whites, purples, pinks and many shades of red. All this is marvelously combined on double and simple sinningia flowers.

The flowering period of gloxinia lasts from March to the end of May. It can bloom later and bloom until mid-summer. Many types of gloxinia can produce up to 40 buds during "wakefulness".

By the way, there is a very interesting fact that every novice florist needs to know about. It turns out that these flowers have a dormant period. It lasts from November to February and is quite interesting. Once the plant has bloomed, in early autumn the leaves become dry and fall off completely. One gets the impression that the flower has died and many decide to throw it away. But there is no need to rush to do this. Ensuring proper storage of the tuber will entail the awakening of the flower in the spring, when it will be possible to observe violent flowering again.

Back to content ↑ Varieties and varieties of gloxinia

In nature, there are about 25 species of synningia, but only two of them were used to breed indoor plants. The result is a variety of colors and peduncle diameters. Simple, double, semi-double with drooping and upward-looking flowers, with and without fringe at the edges of the bells. Monochrome, bi-color and multi-color. Peduncles can be from 2 to 25 cm in size. Each variety is inimitable.

Back to contents ↑ Blanch de Meru

This is a representative of the standard group. It begins to bloom in May and ends in August. The bush produces about 20 flowers per stem. The color is white, with a delicate pink frame, along the edge of all five petals. The green leaves have a rich color, a distinct downy on the surface and an oval shape. Gloxinia varieties Blanche are not whimsical to care for and can withstand slight drying out of the soil.

Back to contents ↑ Rosalind

A beauty with an exotic name has a delicate, delicate scent. Also belongs to the standard group. The core of the flower is bright yellow, turning into white. Each petal is framed by a pink border that fades towards the edge. One peduncle has more than 12 buds surrounded by dense greenery.

Favorite

This gloxinia has large bells with a basic white color and a well-defined purple border around the edge of the petal. Light purple stripes extend from the edge deep into the neck. The same specks are scattered over the entire surface of the phonograph. Closer to the core, they change color to purple-pink on a yellow background. The foliage is green, has reddish cuttings. A plant from a standard group.

Back to contents ↑ Sinningia Trigrina Mix

Gloxinia Tigrina produces large flowers up to 12 cm in diameter.

The white background of the petals is decorated with small beet-colored peas, which become smaller towards the base of the center.A rich strip of purple hue runs across the entire area of ​​the petal. Fluffy, dark green leaves are up to 20 cm long. It belongs to the compact group. back to contents ↑ Khokhloma lace (chintz)

This beautiful Sinningia, though simple, is charming in appearance. Large white flowers dotted with dark purple freckles of equal size. The core is yellow at the base with a purple star. Leaves of light green color are slightly bent inward. It has a strong stem that can perfectly support the weight of the buds.

back to contents ↑ Lilac Mist

Also a bright representative of a simple group is white gloxinia with a light lilac haze in the middle of the leaf. The interior is habitually strewn with dark dots. But the main area of ​​slightly inverted petals is enveloped in a gentle fog. Against the background of dark dense greenery with light veins, curly heads look just great.

Hollywood

Quite a capricious representative of the gloxinia species. Therefore, it is difficult to grow her, but still her beauty is worth the effort. The bush is standard, up to 25 cm in height. The buds are medium in size - 7 cm. There is no speck on the petals, and the flowers themselves are painted with a rich ink palette. A finely wavy edge and a velvety finish lend the mystery of Gloxinia.

back to contents ↑ Night

This variety has an unusual color. The base is white, dotted with small purple dots. They are replaced by a solid purple stripe, turning into a dark blue hue with whitish blotches, and it all ends in a gentle blue tone. The flowers are large in diameter and therefore one gets the impression that you are looking at the night sky before dawn. Green leaves with small teeth are sparsely located.

back to contents ↑ Cherry Velvet

Classical gloxinia in its own form. However, this is precisely its beauty. Plant with rather large red buds. The core is white with short milky stripes. The main part of the petals of a scarlet, saturated tone with a velvet covering, curved outward. It really looks like a gramophone.

Back to content ↑ Itolio de Fue

A variety dominated by red colors. The plant is quite tall - 25 cm with green, fluffy leaves. The bell is 10 cm in diameter and has wavy edges. This variety is perennial and easy to care for.

Swan

Gloxinia of pure white color. Absolutely free of inclusions. The edges of the petals are framed by a large wave, and thanks to this it looks majestic. The huge buds against the background of large leaves are simply a masterpiece of selection.

Pink flamingo

Gloxinia of incredible beauty. Delicate, pink flowers, brighter towards the center. The bells are double: the main rosette is of a regular shape, and the inner one has small curly petals. The greens are bright, juicy with marigold. Belongs to the group of many-flowered and blooms with bouquets.

Impress

The Impress variety includes two types - red and blue ink tones. The plant can simultaneously release up to 20 flowers. It has long peduncles and a compact structure. The difference between them is one - on a white background or red specks or blue.

Multi bells

Such a variety of the beauty of gloxinia, with proper care, is able to give about 40 buds with a delicate aroma. Multi bels bushes are comfortable. Peduncles do not stretch, but keep close to each other. Because of this, the plant belongs to the compact group. The colors are different: white, cherry, purple - violet. The bells themselves are geometrically precise and look straight ahead.

Back to contents ↑ Royal

The charm of this variety is that the buds are very similar to roses. Erect shoots emit many peduncles and form a true bouquet during flowering. The buds are 7 cm in diameter and 5 cm high in delicate pink color. The velvety green leaves have silvery streaks on the surface.

Lovely

Large gramophones of gloxinia of various colors: blue, pink, white, purple and violet. The leaves of the plant are juicy, brightly colored green. They have a dense short edge and an oval shape. The leaves are located on long fleshy cuttings.

Kaiser Wilhelm

Gloxinia includes a variety of species, but this favorite deserves special attention.

She has a peculiarity: she opens the first buds in the 3rd or 4th year. However, their beauty and personality are striking. The sizes of flowers reach 10 cm and their color ranges from blue to black - purple. The border and outer side of the bell are white, the inner neck is dark with purple dots. The buds on the peduncle stand for a long time and delight with their cuteness. The plant reaches a height of 25 - 30 cm. To the content ↑ Brocard

This is an incredibly beautiful hybrid that was bred in Japan. It includes two colors: solid blue and red petals; crimson and pink with a white border. A low peduncle makes it possible to form dense bouquets of flowers. At the age of two, gloxinia throws out 25 large buds at the same time, and against the background of green foliage, they look like multi-colored pompons.

back to contents ↑ Cardinalis

This species is widely used by breeders and has an interesting structure. Leaves are bright green, slightly pulled down. Flowers are small, elongated, like tubes. The colors are different: red, pink, and less often creamy white.

Perennial or speckled

The plant differs in height, it reaches 50-70 cm. The stem is erect, with smooth, toothed leaves that have a dark green color. The underside of the leaves may be reddish. The size of flowers is up to 4 cm with a pronounced fluffy cover. The tone of the bells ranges from pale purple to lilac pink. There is a light pleasant aroma.

back to contents ↑ Tiny

A charming little lady from the Gloxinia family. Plant height does not exceed 5 cm. Buds are 1.5 cm in diameter, raised on thin stems above green leaves of a round shape. The foliage is dense and no more than 1 cm in size. The bells are painted in blue - violet. Gloxinia is finicky and gentle to care for. It does not tolerate drying out of the soil and requires moisture even during dormancy.

back to contents ↑ Kontsin

Brazilian "Thumbelina", which has a tiny rosette of fragile leaves, is able to attract the eyes of attentive flower growers. The buds are no more than 5 cm in diameter. It is noteworthy that her color is purple and the two upper petals are of a darker shade than the lower ones. She is the ancestor of many mini - synningia and microminiature - synningia.

You can endlessly describe the varieties and types of gloxinia, admiring their beauty and diversity.

Breeders and biologists continue to conduct scientific research on the cultivation of these wonderful flowers.

In addition to learned minds, many amateur flower growers have taken up the business of breeding sinningia. Experts are convinced that soon the list of beautiful representatives of the flora will be replenished. One has only to monitor the varietal diversity and the emergence of new species, as well as purchase them for your collections.

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Brazil is the birthplace of gloxinia. It was brought to Europe by shipbuilders. It owes its name to the German physician and botanist Peter Gloxin. Gloxinia has a different, scientific name - sinningia, obtained from a university professor from Bonn, Wilhelm Sinning. It was he who closely studied tropical plants, created various varieties of tropical beauty. Let's talk about gloxinia, photos and names of varieties will be given below.

Gloxinia species

Nature gave the world 25 different types of gloxinia, but only two were used to create hybrids. The types of hybrid gloxinia differ in the size of the diameter (in cm) of the plant and are called:

• Standard - more than 25.
• Compact - 12-25.
• Miniature - 5-12.
• Microminiature - less than 5.

Flowers can be:

• tubular and funnel-like, cube;
• with many petals and in one row;
• with and without fringe;
• terry and semi-double;
• lowered down and looking up.

The color palette is the richest, depending on the variety, they can be one-color or two-color, multi-color (this applies to calico and tiger gloxinia). Peduncles from 2 to 25 cm.

In recent years, Svyatoslav Sinetskiy has been engaged in obtaining hybrids. Thanks to him, new varieties of gloxinia appeared on the windowsills of lovers of colorful bells. You can buy seeds, tubers, as well as a varietal mixture of flowers, including gloxinia, in the Garden World online store.

With one row of petals

With white background

sinningia blanche de meru

Gloxinia blanche de meru. This flower has a delicate white color on all five petals. It is sometimes said that the color, like that of a Russian beauty, is blood and milk. After all, there is a bright pink edge along the edge. Flowering begins in May and lasts until August. As a rule, about 20 flowers bloom on a plant - a real bouquet. Leaves are oval, green, shiny with a pronounced downy. A true aristocrat who combines grace. Caring for the blanche variety is not difficult, since it tolerates a slight overdrying of the soil. Refers to the standard group.

sinningia rozalinda

Gloxinia with the feminine name Rosalinda has a subtle scent. Bells are snow-white with a bright pink border. The core is deep yellow. With abundant flowering against the background of dense green leaves, a surprisingly beautiful bouquet blooms on strong peduncles. Refers to the standard group.

sinningia favorit

Gloxinia is a favorite. The main background of the petals is white, with bright purple dots. Closer to the neck, purple-pink on a yellow background. Along the edge there is a deep purple border, as if specially drawn lines with a pencil. Purple stripes of different widths extend from the top of the petal to the center. Large flowers rise above green leaves with reddish petioles on tall, stable peduncles. The plant belongs to the standard group.

sinningia tigrina mix

White gloxinia tigrin mix, in addition to a bright pink or bright red wide strip along the edge of the petal, stands out for its scarlet freckles extending deep into the phonograph to the white-cream neck. The flowers are large, up to 12 centimeters. Delight with a bouquet all summer. Amazingly beautiful dark green leaves with a velvet edge. The length of the wide leaf reaches 20 cm. It belongs to the compact group.

With reds and blues

sinningia impress

Gloxinia impression red ink and gloxinia impression blue ink have common metrics. The plant can bloom at the same time up to 20 bells on a peduncle up to 8.5 cm long. The only difference is in the color of the specks: one is red, the other is blue. Plants are compact.

sinningia etoile de feu

Gloxinia etole de fuy is a perennial plant, reaching a height of 25 cm with wide dark green leaves with a fringe. Bells are large, up to 10 cm in diameter, red, wavy edge. Refers to the standard group.

sinningia imperatriza

Gloxinia empress tiger is a compact plant that stands out among her girlfriends with a large wide bell, wavy edges. On the petals of a wine-red color, a pattern resembling the color of a tiger. The flower most often has a size of 8 to 10 cm in diameter. By the way, all of the Empress's gloxinia have large flowers. And the second part of the name is responsible for the peculiarities of the colors.

sinningia rua de ruzh

Gloxinia rua de rouge. This variety is distinguished by wavy, velvety gramophones of dark red color. About 10 cm in diameter. The compact bush has broad, dark green leaves with a fringe. Bloxinia rua de Rouge bloom time is May-September.

sinningia multi bells

Gloxinia multibells can have different colors: cherry-raspberry; purple with violet; snow-white.
The size of the drooping bell is 7-8 cm. With proper care, it will give at least 40 flowers with a delicate aroma. The bells look amazingly elegant against the background of bright green leaves with denticles: the peduncles do not stretch out. Belongs to a compact group.

sinningia avanti

Gloxinia avanti blue with a white edge. Blue to purple bells on long peduncles. It happens on one plant up to 15 pieces. This gloxinia variety is very popular, but too capricious!

sinningia Tayger Blu

Gloxinia Tiger Blue is also popular with flower growers. If the appropriate conditions are created for the plant, it pleases its owners for two months with flowers of all shades of blue, purple speckled with a pronounced border of a more juicy color. The core is also surprisingly beautiful: it is yellowish-white.

sinningia hollywood

The Hollywood variety has large, pure purple flowers, up to 7 cm in diameter. There is no speck. The colors of Hollywood petals can be rich and inky. Standard bush, grows up to 25 cm in height. It is difficult to grow a variety due to the capriciousness of gloxinia.

Terry multicolor

Light

Gloxinia charm has delicate milky flowers, the edge is bright pink. All over the petal field there are pink peas of different sizes. Flowers are held on sturdy, medium-sized peduncles. Refers to a compact group.

Karina variety with huge milky-white flowers on high peduncles. Lilac-crimson specks begin at the base of the yellow neck. Rising to the edge of the petal, they form a border of the same color. The leaves are large, juicy green. Standard group.

Gloxinia Cleopatra is deservedly popular. Who can safely walk past the abundantly flowering indoor room with white or light pink bells, which taper towards the peduncle. On the light background of the petal, peas are scattered, pink along the edge, turning to the core of the flower into lines of burgundy, purple. Blooms all summer. Flower size and doubleness increase if fertilized in moderation. The bush belongs to the compact group.

Gloxinia Sudarushka is white with reddish or pink polka dots forming an unusual pattern. The edges of the tubular petals have a clear border, as if someone had worked with a pencil.

I fell in love with flower growers, gloxinia dolce vita, for large (up to 10 cm) flowers sitting on thick peduncles. When they bloom, it seems that a pearl pink hat has been thrown over the luscious green leaves. The group is standard.

Sharon stone - it stands out with large delicate flowers of a milky white color, along the edge there is a damask of an intense pink hue. It is quite wide, as if they took a felt-tip pen and drew a line. Sharon has a yellowish neck. The leaves of the charming gloxinia sharon stone are juicy green, slightly elongated. The group is standard.

The Minx hybrid belongs to compact gloxinia. The petals are white with a pink border (sometimes without it) and a beige neck. When the flower blooms, it seems that a white rose has bloomed on a long peduncle. Only one thing is bad: the “rose” does not always open up to the end.

In the gloxinia of the hybrid shagane variety, the blossoming flower resembles a rose. On the white petals along the edge there is a blue border two centimeters wide. Purple and violet specks and dots all over the field. The peduncle is stable, low. The bush belongs to the compact group.

Gloxinia sweetheart is a compact bush with rounded white flowers. Narrow border is light purple, peas are purple with purple. Blooming flowers are collected in a neat bouquet due to short peduncles. The neck is yellowish. Leaves are juicy green, elongated.

Gloxinia with the English name Georgia has an open flower, along the white field of petals, specks of a crimson hue. The edge is bordered by a lilac narrow stripe. Bells are large, wavy, with pronounced corrugation. If the plant is grown in favorable conditions, the peduncle turns out to be stable, thick. The bush belongs to the standard group.

Gloxinia square dance is a standard group, distinguished by large, up to 10 cm in diameter, light roses with red peas. They increase in size closer to the neck. On the neck, besides small specks, stripes are clearly visible. Corrugated petals. The leaves are dark green, the underside is slightly reddish. Peduncles up to 10 cm.

Different color palette

Gloxinia crisp meteor stands out among all other relatives with a rich red color in the center of the bell, and the edges, on the contrary, are light. The flowers are large, up to 9 cm in diameter. When blooming, it forms a true bouquet of 20 bells framed by velvety dark green leaves. Gloxinia height from 15 to 25 cm belongs to the compact group. Rest time November-February. Healthy tubers are needed for reproduction.

In terry, on a fairly long peduncle, surrounded by dark green leaves, up to two dozen large bells of the color of ripe raspberries appear during the summer, but beet specks. The plant belongs to the group of standard ones.

The hybrid gloxinia of the avanti scarlet variety - during the flowering season, there can be at the same time up to twenty large saturated red gramophones, up to 8 centimeters in size. This semi-double hybrid belongs to the compact group. It blooms earlier than all other relatives.

On the amazing blue and white hybrid, flowers never stop blooming from spring to autumn. The color transition from blue at the edges to intense purple towards the center is surprising. But most of all, the attention is attracted by the snow-white edge along the edge of the petals. There are 10-30 such beauties on the plant at one time. Gloxinia is compact, the leaves are small, light green.

Gloxinia Kaiser Wilhelm stands out with rich black-violet or blue bells, the size of which reaches 8-9 cm in diameter. The border and the bell itself are white on the outside. The border of the strip is clearly visible. The neck is dark, if you look closely, specks are visible. Flowers last a long time, do not lose their charm. Plant height 25-30 cm - standard group. Unlike its counterparts, the first bells are given for 3 or 4 years.

Brocada is one of the hybrids that the Japanese gave to the world. There are two colors:
with solid blue and red petals;
with red, pink with a pronounced white border.
The peduncle is stable, not too high. Gloxinia at the age of two dissolves at once about 25 huge bells, which look among the small velvety green leaves, like a huge multi-colored ball. Flowers are located close to each other. Refers to compact, undersized indoor plants.

You can learn more about the varietal diversity of gloxinia, new species in the collection on the website of Svyatoslav Sinetskiy. He has been passionate about flowers for many years.

Read about reproduction and care

How to grow healthy gloxinia from seeds
Planting and transplanting gloxinia after a hibernation period

Conclusion

According to astrological studies, gloxinia belong to the sign of Taurus. If there is such a flower in the house, then the energy is always clean, has a beneficial effect on the human psyche. After all, a plant with beautiful phonographs does not belong to either vampires or donors. These are neutral colors. Therefore, they can be kept in any room of the apartment.

Care and cultivation of terry gloxinia

A gorgeous plant that will delight you with its extraordinary flowering is terry gloxinia (or sinningia). Terry varieties differ from ordinary gloxinia species in that they have more petals in the inflorescences, in addition, they have a velvety, pleasant to the touch surface.

Each of the many varieties bred by breeders (more than seventy today) have their own individual characteristics. However, all these plants grow well in rooms, and caring for them at home is not at all difficult.

Description of terry varieties

Gloxinia has a flower similar to a bell or a slipper. The flowers are on different peduncles along their length, and the petals themselves differ from each other in color, the color range is very rich: sinningia can be not only white or pink, but also lilac, bright purple, burgundy, red.

At the edge of the flower, there is often a border or a graceful frill, while the surface inside the flower is sometimes covered with small specks, they can be of a dark or lighter shade. The plant blooms most often in spring, in March - April, but some varieties bloom in summer.

So, terry gloxinia, depending on their shade and color of the petals in the inflorescences, are divided into:

• Plain and plain;
• Chintz color;
• Tiger varieties.

Unlike monochromatic, simple varieties, calico gloxinia have specks of all sizes and shades, while tiger ones also boast rims along the edges of their flowers (bells or tidea).

The last flowers are characterized by a slight bulge, but only on one of the sides, therefore, growers call them shoes, however, varieties with large bells of the correct shape are much more common.

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The most popular varieties of terry gloxinia

First of all, it is worth mentioning royal gloxinia - this is the most popular variety among flower growers. The main feature of a beautiful indoor plant is its low height (about ten centimeters).

On extremely strong shoots there can be twelve (most often) pairs of green leaves with silvery veins, they are large, up to twenty centimeters long, slightly oval in shape.

The flowers themselves are large (about centimeters in diameter themselves), dark purple and rich in color, and this variety blooms not in spring, but in the summer months.

Similar to the aforementioned variety and the beauty of gloxinia, it differs in the color of the leaves, they are much lighter and they do not have the silvery graceful veins characteristic of the royal variety. But the Beauty Gloxinia boasts larger flowers, mostly bright purple, less often purple.

Other varieties, no less beloved by our growers:

• Sinningia Madonna is very popular due to the color of the petals. Light, airy and lacy, they are distinguished by a bright white color with a lemon-yellow center. There is a large fringe on the petals themselves, it visually increases the size. Light leaves are located on a large stem. Experts note that home care for this variety is more preferable: Madonna is simply propagated, the plant is well accepted.
• Gloxinia terry white has large flowers, and the neck itself has a greenish tint. On a high short stem, emerald-green strong leaves are located, in general, the bush is small and compact.
• The variety "Peach Rose" pleases during flowering with delicate pink petals, in the center of which there is a wide strip of a darker shade. There are small white dots inside the flower. Sometimes there are more original flowers: they themselves are white, while only the central part is pink.

The terry variety "Snezhnaya Koroleva" is also very popular, which must be mentioned. Large flowers are distinguished by their original color: only the middle of the flower is bright purple (sometimes lilac), everything else is white. The edges of the petals of this gloxinia are beautifully framed with a small lilac outline.

The plant itself is small in size. Sinningia "Constellation of Love" is also worthy of attention in this list - its white double petals are bordered with a bright burgundy thin outline. True, the petals themselves are not too large in size, but the variety is unpretentious in care.

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The most spectacular varieties of terry gloxinia

There are some types of flowers that are enjoyed in a special way.

This is:

1. Winter cherry is the most graceful variety of white gloxinia, light petals are covered with specks of red and burgundy. This gloxinia loves good care: you need to keep it in a bright and warm room. It should be noted that you cannot overdo it with watering. Gloxinia "Winter Cherry" blooms in the second half of spring - early summer.Gloxinia buds are arranged together, luxuriantly, which looks very impressive.
2. The Kaiser Wilhelm variety is unpretentious, it grows rather quickly and perfectly adapts to any room conditions, which attracts novice florists. The leaves of the bush are fleshy, so the plant looks good, and it begins to bloom quite late: in the second half of summer. The purple color of the petals of this gloxinia variety smoothly turns into a bright white border. The petals, velvety to the touch, look tender among the abundant foliage.
3. The May Queen has large white flowers, a wide pink border around the edges, and a dark throat in the back. The bush is small, when hot weather sets in, the peduncles emit a pleasant aroma, although this does not happen in every flowering, but only sometimes.
4. Cleopatra. This synningia was bred artificially, the petals of this original variety have strong waviness, it blooms for a long time and abundantly. The color of the buds is most often delicate pink or white, sometimes you can find the buds, along the edges of which there are small dark dots that connect in the middle and form purple stripes. This variety blooms for an extremely long time: from April to the very beginning of September. Due to such a long flowering, high-quality and regular feeding should be included in home care, so the buds will be more magnificent. However, it is also impossible to overdo it with fertilizers, otherwise only leaves will develop.
5. The Yesenia variety is distinguished by its considerable height - it can grow up to thirty centimeters, which is unusual for this species, but only if it is looked after properly (it does not like excessive watering and dry air). This variety is very lush, and the snow-white flowers appear quite early - at the very beginning of March.
6. Brocada. Gloxinia of this variety is always red terry, but it can have a slightly bluish tint. Her flowers, however, are monochromatic, but large and extremely bright. This variety blooms magnificently and a lot, if the care is correct, then up to 25 flowers on one plant can bloom.

Before you start growing terry gloxinia, it should be borne in mind that these varieties have their own specific rules: the buds do not develop so quickly and do not bloom with a cap all at once, but in turn, gradually, although this does not apply to some varieties.

In any case, sinningia with large double flowers has been a hit of the season for many years. Lush rosettes, collected in a bouquet, always look gorgeous, whatever color the buds would not be.

Gloxinia or Sinningia is one of the most beautifully flowering and popular indoor plants. Every year the register of varieties is replenished with new hybrids bred by breeders. The most beautiful of them, terry gloxinia, become favorites in private collections.

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• 1 Gloxinia or sinningia? What is the difference
• 2 How are gloxinia classified
• 3 Most popular terry varieties

1 Gloxinia or sinningia? What is the difference

Gloxinia photo

For a long time it was believed that these are synonyms for the same plant species. But now botanists have separated these two concepts and believe that synningia and gloxinia are two completely different plants.

The fact is that gloxinia have a thickened scaly rhizome, the so-called rhizome. Sinningia, on the other hand, produces pronounced underground tubers.

Video about terry gloxinia

In some countries, gloxinia is considered a natural species, and synningia is garden, or it is called false gloxinia. But traditionally, many growers call sinningia gloxinia.

2 How are gloxinia classified

According to the characteristics of the flower, gloxinia have several divisions.

By the number of rows of petals - simple and double. Simple gloxinia have 1 row of petals, terry - two or more. The flowers of terry gloxinia resemble a large carnation or rose. The color of the corolla is monochromatic, chintz and tigers.Chintz have specks or peas of the same size according to the basic tone. Tigrines - the same speck or polka dots, but also a border around the edge of the petal. In monochromatic colors, a white center is allowed; in the shape of a flower - bells and tidea. Tideas are conventionally called five-petal flowers, oblong and convex in one place, they are also called shoes.

In the photo, gloxinia terry

By the size of the rosette, like that of Saintpaulias, gloxinia are distinguished miniature, semi-miniature and standard. Plants are considered miniature, the rosette of which in a radius reaches up to 20 cm, semi-miniature - from 20 to 30 cm, the standard - over 30 cm.

But this distinction is very conditional, since it also depends on the conditions of detention and care. For example, a miniature can be overfed with nitrogen, or the standard can be grown in poor soil. In such cases, the outlet size will not be an indication of the classification.

What varieties of gloxinia are preferred today by amateur flower growers? In the first place are large-flowered terry representatives. Some of them deserve special attention.

3 Most popular terry varieties

Gloxinia Cleopatra is one of the most beautiful representatives of the species, bred artificially. Huge bell-shaped double flowers with wavy edge of petals.

Dark purple, purple or burgundy-lilac specks are densely scattered over the snow-white background, which merge into strokes towards the middle and form a one-color purple spot. The edges of the petals are slightly lightened and dotted with tiny peas.

The leaves are bright green, the rosette is compact, the peduncles are erect, low. Bouquet flowering, abundant and long-lasting.

In the photo, terry gloxinia

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Gloxinia Brocade f1 (Brocade) is a favorite of flower growers. Hybrid variety of Japanese selection. Known in two colors, blue and red: Brocade Blue - solid blue, Brocade Red - solid red, Brocade Red and White - red or pink with a white border.

The flowers are double, large, blue or red with a clear white “picoti” border, bloom in a lush bouquet, stay on the peduncle for a long time. The plant is compact, undersized. A biennial Brocada can have up to 25 buds at a time. The leaves are small, velvety.

Against the background of a small rosette, the flowers look simply huge.

Gloxinia Kaiser Wilhelm Huge black-violet or blue velvety double bells with a clearly marked snow-white border. A popular, abundantly flowering and unpretentious variety of gloxinia. The petals are velvety, pubescent, the transition to the border has a sharp border.

The throat of the flower is darkened, with a barely noticeable speck at the very bottom. Leaves are slightly curled at the sides. It begins to bloom in 3-4 years, but the long wait is worth it. As a reward for your patience and work, you will receive a wonderful bouquet of flowers of a rich color, constantly blooming throughout the entire growing season.

Variety paired gloxinia Kaiser Friedrich, differ in the color of the petals. Frederick has it burgundy.

Gloxinia Winter Cherry, there is a parallel name Frosty Cherry. Snow-white double large flowers are densely covered with large dark cherry peas, as if someone had scattered ripe cherries in the snow. The bush is small, compact, strong peduncle.

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Gloxinia Eliza, it is characterized by a wide border of black and purple color. A scattering of dark peas on a white field makes the terry flower unusually beautiful against the background of an emerald rosette of leaves. Sometimes there is so little white that the flower appears dark purple, almost black. Beautiful show grade.

In addition to the listed, widely popular varieties of terry gloxinia remain white Bylina, Madonna, Dolce Vita; pink Pink Pearl, Pink Tale, Tenderness, affectionate May, Ksyusha; red Madame Margaret, Isabella, Scarlett, Yesenia; purple black Panther, Nostalgia, Accidental Meeting.As you can see, the choice is large enough and will satisfy the needs of the most sophisticated indoor floriculture lovers.

One of the purposes of indoor plants is to decorate and complement the interior. Gloxinia is one of the most beautiful representatives of home flowers.

It appeared in the 19th century through the efforts of a breeder from Boston W. Sinning, due to which it received the name Sinningia. The second name "Gloxinia" is given to this plant because of the shape of its flowers, which are similar to a bell.

Gloxinia varieties

There are many different varieties of Sinningia. The main thing is to divide this plant into two types according to the shape of the flowers:

Synningia of simple varieties... They are small compact bushes with bell-shaped flowers. The petals can be split or assembled into a gramophone.

Gloxinia terry varieties... Flowers of this species are composed of many petals. They are fuller and heavier.

The stems and leaves of any Sinningia are dense and succulent, ranging in color from emerald green to deep green. Flowers can have different colors, smooth or wavy edges.

Also, varieties are divided according to color.:

Calico Gloxinia... The petals of such a flower are covered with small specks of a contrasting shade.

Gloxinia tiger... In addition to mottling, flowers have a rim.

Reproduction, transplant

Sinningia reproduces in several ways. They differ from each other not only in the source material, but also in the degree of complexity:

Propagation by leaves with cuttings... In order to grow a young flower from a cutting, it is necessary to prepare the correct planting mixture. It consists of one peat part and four sand parts.

In such soil, a leaf is carefully planted, cut off from the main plant, along with a cuttings no more than one centimeter long. Then create a greenhouse environment by placing it under a glass jar hood.

The container is not removed for 25 days, the temperature is maintained in the range from 21 to 24 degrees Celsius. After the expiration of the due date, the seedlings develop tubers and they are transplanted into pots, the diameter of which does not exceed seven centimeters.

Propagation using seeds... This method does not always give positive results. The optimal period for sowing Gloxinia is from November to February. Plant seeds are placed in special shallow containers filled with a mixture of earth and sand.

They do not need to be covered with earth. The container's transparent lid will create optimal conditions for germination inside it. The first leaves are visible at the end of the second week. Young shoots are planted at a distance of up to two centimeters.

After the appearance of six or seven leaves, the flowers are transplanted again at a distance of no more than five centimeters. For the third time, plants with well-developed leaves dive, planting at a distance of at least ten centimeters. Once the flowers start to touch, you can place the Gloxinias in separate pots.

Reproduction by shoots Is the simplest method. A young shoot is separated from the main plant, placed in a container with water. As soon as a small root system appears, the flower is planted in a pot.

Wintering Gloxinia, reproduction by tubers

Gloxinia hibernates at rest. It is manifested by the death of leaves and roots. After the plant gets rid of flowers and greenery, it must be cut off, leaving about one centimeter of the stem.

For a month, Gloxinia is watered and then placed in a cool and dark place. You can do this with the pot, or take the tuber out of the soil and transfer it to a container with wet sand. Watering is carried out no more than several times every two months.

In February or March, Gloxinia must be transplanted into new soil. This is done after the first buds appear on the tubers.

Before proceeding with further actions, the tubers are freed from last year's soil and those that have deteriorated or rotted are thrown away.

After wintering, the planting material must be soaked in a product capable of killing the fungus. For example, in a manganese solution. The tubers are dried for a day, after which they are planted in wide, but not deep pots.

It is also possible to propagate a flower during this period. This will help the largest tuber, cut into several parts. The main thing is that each of them contains a green bud. Sections are processed with crushed coal and dried. Then they are planted in the soil.

Care

Gloxinia was obtained by selection and hybridization. It turned out to be an unpretentious plant that loves bright places. She is contraindicated in direct sunlight, which can cause leaf burns and slow flower growth.

Insufficient lighting causes stretching of greenery and loss of color. It is best to grow the plant on windows that face east or west.

Placing pots on the south side will require additional shading, and on the north side there will be insufficient light.

When placing Gloxinia indoors, drafts should be avoided. This plant does not tolerate them and dies in such conditions. In summer, it is necessary to maintain the temperature not higher than 22 degrees, and in winter not lower than 10 degrees Celsius and up to 14 degrees.

When watering Sinningia, you should pay attention to the fact that moisture should not get on the green parts of the plant or its flowers. It does not like spraying, since even a drop of water on a velvet leaf can cause rotting on its surface.

The best option is to place the Gloxinia pot on a pallet filled with pebbles or other drainage. Make sure that the bottom of the container with the flower does not touch the water when watering. The amount of moisture should be abundant, but not excessive.

The plant loves fertilizers. It must be fed up to four times a month during the growth and flowering period. In the autumn and winter periods, when Gloxinia is at rest, feeding is not needed.

It is better to clean the leaves of the plant using a soft, fleecy brush. It can painlessly remove accumulated dust without damaging leaves and flowers.

Diseases and pests

Despite their unpretentiousness, gloxinia react painfully to violation of the rules for caring for them.

Signs of plant disease:

Pale leaves and lack of flowers are a sure sign that the plant does not have enough light and nutrition. It may also indicate a violation of the rules for care.

Leaf spotting brown color indicates a low temperature of the water used for irrigation.

Leaves that dry and turn yellow, they say that the flower is located in a place with excessive lighting. Excessive use of fertilizers and insufficient air humidity can also cause this reaction.

Gloxinia defeat diseases such as gray mold or powdery mildew appear from excessive watering. A sign of these diseases is a gray bloom on the ground part of the plant.

A timely response to the problems described above and a quick elimination of the cause can save the plant from death.

There are a number of pests that damage Gloxinia: spider mites, mealybugs, scale insects, and whiteflies.

These parasites can also be brought in with the soil in which the plant is planted. To avoid this, it is necessary to use only tested or well-cleaned components.

In case of damage, the flower must be treated with a solution of soap, tincture of tobacco, or use special chemicals.

Growing Gloxinia at home is not very easy. This activity is time consuming. It is also necessary to have a good supply of specialized knowledge.

But the result is worth the effort. Gloxinia will delight you with its beautiful flowers from early spring to autumn.

Contemplation of a bush with simultaneously blossoming family and brighter gramophones will bring incomparable pleasure.

Brazil is the birthplace of gloxinia. It was brought to Europe by shipbuilders. It owes its name to the German physician and botanist Peter Gloxin.

Gloxinia has a different, scientific name - sinningia, obtained from a university professor from Bonn, Wilhelm Sinning.

It was he who closely studied tropical plants, created various varieties of tropical beauty. Let's talk about gloxinia, photos and names of varieties will be given below.

Gloxinia species

Nature gave the world 25 different types of gloxinia, but only two were used to create hybrids. The types of hybrid gloxinia differ in the size of the diameter (in cm) of the plant and are called:

• Standard - more than 25.
• Compact - 12-25.
• Miniature - 5-12.
• Microminiature - less than 5.

Flowers can be:

• tubular and funnel-like, cube;
• with many petals and in one row;
• with and without fringe;
• terry and semi-double;
• lowered down and looking up.

The color palette is the richest, depending on the variety, they can be one-color or two-color, multi-color (this applies to calico and tiger gloxinia). Peduncles from 2 to 25 cm.

In recent years, Svyatoslav Sinetskiy has been engaged in obtaining hybrids. Thanks to him, new varieties of gloxinia appeared on the windowsills of lovers of colorful bells. You can buy seeds, tubers, as well as a varietal mixture of flowers, including gloxinia, in the Garden World online store.

With one row of petals

With a white background

sinningia blanche de meru

Gloxinia blanche de meru. This flower has a delicate white color on all five petals. It is sometimes said that the color, like that of a Russian beauty, is blood and milk. After all, there is a bright pink edge along the edge. Flowering begins in May and lasts until August.

As a rule, about 20 flowers bloom on a plant - a real bouquet. Leaves are oval, green, shiny with a pronounced downy. A true aristocrat who combines grace. Caring for the blanche variety is not difficult, since it tolerates a slight overdrying of the soil.

Refers to the standard group.

Gloxinia with the feminine name Rosalinda has a subtle scent. Bells are snow-white with a bright pink border. The core is deep yellow. With abundant flowering against the background of dense green leaves, a surprisingly beautiful bouquet blooms on strong peduncles. Refers to the standard group.

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Gloxinia is a favorite. The main background of the petals is white, with bright purple dots. Closer to the neck, purple-pink on a yellow background. Along the edge there is a deep purple border, as if specially drawn lines with a pencil.

Purple stripes of different widths run from the top of the petal to the center. Large flowers rise above green leaves with reddish petioles on tall, stable peduncles. The plant belongs to the standard group.

White gloxinia tigrin mix, in addition to a bright pink or bright red wide strip along the edge of the petal, stands out for its scarlet freckles extending deep into the phonograph to the white-cream neck. The flowers are large, up to 12 centimeters. Delight with a bouquet all summer. Amazingly beautiful dark green leaves with a velvet edge. The length of the wide leaf reaches 20 cm. It belongs to the compact group.

With reds and blues

Gloxinia impression red ink and gloxinia impression blue ink have common metrics. The plant can bloom at the same time up to 20 bells on a peduncle up to 8.5 cm long. The only difference is in the color of the specks: one is red, the other is blue. Plants are compact.

Gloxinia etole de fuy is a perennial plant, reaching a height of 25 cm with wide dark green leaves with a fringe. Bells are large, up to 10 cm in diameter, red, wavy edge. Refers to the standard group.

Gloxinia empress tiger is a compact plant that stands out among her girlfriends with a large wide bell, wavy edges. On the petals of a wine-red color, a pattern resembling the color of a tiger. The flower most often has a size of 8 to 10 cm in diameter. By the way, all of the Empress's gloxinia have large flowers. And the second part of the name is responsible for the peculiarities of the colors.

Gloxinia rua de rouge. This variety is distinguished by wavy, velvety gramophones of dark red color. About 10 cm in diameter. In a compact bush, the leaves are wide, dark green, with a fringe. Bloxinia rua de Rouge bloom time is May-September.

Gloxinia multibells can have different colors: cherry-raspberry; purple with violet; snow-white.
The size of the drooping bell is 7-8 cm. With proper care, it will give at least 40 flowers with a delicate aroma. The bells look amazingly elegant against the background of bright green with denticles, leaves: the peduncles do not stretch out. Belongs to a compact group.

Gloxinia avanti blue with a white edge. Blue to purple bells on long peduncles. It happens on one plant up to 15 pieces. This gloxinia variety is very popular, but too capricious!

Gloxinia Tiger Blue is also popular with flower growers. If the appropriate conditions are created for the plant, it pleases its owners for two months with flowers of all shades of blue, purple speckled with a pronounced border of a more juicy color. The core is also surprisingly beautiful: it is yellowish-white.

The Hollywood variety has large, pure purple flowers, up to 7 cm in diameter. There is no speck. The colors of Hollywood petals can be rich and inky. Standard bush, grows up to 25 cm in height. It is difficult to grow a variety due to the capriciousness of gloxinia.

Terry multicolor

Light

Gloxinia charm has delicate milky flowers, the edge is bright pink. All over the petal field there are pink peas of different sizes. Flowers are held on sturdy, medium-sized peduncles. Refers to a compact group.

Karina variety with huge milky-white flowers on high peduncles. Lilac-crimson specks begin at the base of the yellow neck. Rising to the edge of the petal, they form a border of the same color. The leaves are large, juicy green. Standard group.

Gloxinia Cleopatra is deservedly popular. Who can safely walk past the abundantly blooming indoor room with white or light pink bells that taper towards the peduncle.

On the light background of the petal, peas are scattered, pink along the edge, turning to the core of the flower into lines of burgundy, purple. Blooms all summer. Flower size and doubleness increase if fertilized in moderation.

The bush belongs to the compact group.

Gloxinia Sudarushka is white with reddish or pink polka dots forming an unusual pattern. The edges of the tubular petals have a clear border, as if someone had worked with a pencil.

I fell in love with flower growers, gloxinia dolce vita, for large (up to 10 cm) flowers sitting on thick peduncles. When they bloom, it seems that a pearl pink hat has been thrown over the luscious green leaves. The group is standard.

Sharon stone - stands out with large delicate flowers of a milky white color, along the edge there is a damask of an intense pink hue. It is quite wide, as if they took a felt-tip pen and drew a line. Sharon has a yellowish neck. The leaves of the charming gloxinia sharon stone are juicy green, slightly elongated. The group is standard.

The Minx hybrid belongs to compact gloxinia. The petals are white with a pink border (sometimes without it) and a beige neck. When the flower blooms, it seems that a white rose has bloomed on a long peduncle. Only one thing is bad: the “rose” does not always open up to the end.

In the gloxinia of the hybrid shagane variety, the blossoming flower resembles a rose.On the white petals along the edge there is a blue border two centimeters wide. Purple and violet specks and dots all over the field. The peduncle is stable, low. The bush belongs to the compact group.

Gloxinia sweetheart is a compact bush with rounded white flowers. Narrow border is light purple, peas are purple with purple. Blooming flowers are collected in a neat bouquet due to short peduncles. The neck is yellowish. Leaves are juicy green, elongated.

Variety paired gloxinia Kaiser Friedrich, differ in the color of the petals. Frederick has it burgundy.

Gloxinia square dance is a standard group, distinguished by large, up to 10 cm in diameter, light roses with red peas. They increase in size closer to the neck. On the neck, besides small specks, stripes are clearly visible. Corrugated petals. The leaves are dark green, the underside is slightly reddish. Peduncles up to 10 cm.

Different color palette

Gloxinia crisp meteor stands out among all other relatives with a rich red color in the center of the bell, and the edges, on the contrary, are light. The flowers are large, up to 9 cm in diameter.

When blooming, it forms a true bouquet of 20 bells framed by velvety dark green leaves. Gloxinia height from 15 to 25 cm belongs to the compact group. Rest time November-February.

Healthy tubers are needed for reproduction.

In terry, on a fairly long peduncle, surrounded by dark green leaves, up to two dozen large bells of the color of ripe raspberries appear during the summer, but beet specks. The plant belongs to the group of standard ones.

Variety paired gloxinia Kaiser Friedrich, differ in the color of the petals. Frederick has it burgundy.

On the amazing blue and white hybrid, flowers never stop blooming from spring to autumn. The color transition from blue at the edges to intense purple towards the center is surprising. But most of all, the attention is drawn to the snow-white edge along the edge of the petals. There are 10-30 such beauties on the plant at one time. Gloxinia is compact, the leaves are small, light green.

Gloxinia Kaiser Wilhelm stands out with rich black-violet or blue bells, the size of which reaches 8-9 cm in diameter. The border and the bell itself are white on the outside. The border of the strip is clearly visible.

The neck is dark, if you look closely, you can see specks. Flowers last for a long time, do not lose their charm. Plant height 25-30 cm - standard group.

Unlike its counterparts, the first bells are given for 3 or 4 years.

Variety paired gloxinia Kaiser Friedrich, differ in the color of the petals. Frederick has it burgundy.

The peduncle is stable, not too high. Gloxinia at the age of two dissolves at once about 25 huge bells, which look among the small velvety green leaves, like a huge multi-colored ball. Flowers are located close to each other. Refers to compact, undersized indoor plants.

Hello dear readers! It's time to talk about terry gloxinia.

Large and multi-colored flowers of terry gloxinia look unusually beautiful. They can be compared to the flowers of a rose or a carnation. In addition, no special care is required to breed this variety. Terry gloxinia got its name because the flower petals are arranged in several rows.

This plant has a very important property: long flowering time. The buds develop slowly, and in the open state the petals do not fall off the flower for a long time. Red is often found, but there are many terry varieties, here are just a few that I especially like.

What are terry gloxinia

• Gloxinia Avanti endowed by nature with very large flowers in bright colors. Against their background, the leaves of the plants look tiny. An adult plant during the flowering period consists almost entirely of flowers, behind which small leaves are modestly hiding.
• Variety Hollywood blooms with luxurious flowers of uniform purple color.
• Brocada small in size, she has very beautiful velvety flowers. This plant can be gifted as a bouquet that will never wither.

In the East, the language of flowers was invented, and gloxinia in it means love. Giving this flower to someone, we thereby express our love for that person in the broadest sense of the word.

And this plant itself is simply impossible not to fall in love with.

They say that terry gloxinia, white or pink, is a talisman that can bring well-being and peace to the house. Many growers claim that this flower is able to relieve physical and mental fatigue.

Seed breeding

The flower shops sell a wide variety of seeds. You can sow them without much difficulty, but I will say right away that this growing of terry gloxinia from seeds is a very difficult path, in which you will not see the first flowers soon.

Before buying a bag of seeds, check the germination time. It is always indicated on the packaging. Usually, seeds germinate at home in 4-6 months, and this is provided that you plant them in early spring.

If planting is done in late autumn or winter, then the first shoots will appear in 9 or even 10 months. The best time for sowing seeds is March.

Variety paired gloxinia Kaiser Friedrich, differ in the color of the petals. Frederick has it burgundy.

Greenhouse arrangement:

• Take a wide, but not too deep container with a plastic lid;
• pour a layer of peat on the bottom, moisten it well;
• scatter seeds evenly over its surface;
• cover the greenhouse with a lid, in which several holes for ventilation should be made;
• put the greenhouse in a warm and well-lit place.

The ideal temperature for early germination of seeds is 22-23 degrees. Moisten the peat regularly for the first two weeks, then it can be done less often.

When the seeds are germinated, sort the sprouts into separate plastic cups. When it becomes cramped for them there, then do not drag out the time and transplant the sprouts into pots.

You should know how terry is transmitted in gloxinia. When planting with seeds, you cannot know in advance what color the flowers will be when the gloxinia becomes an adult. In addition, there is no guarantee that all sprouts will bloom with double flowers of a variety, for example, Napoleon, and not single-row ones.

Variety paired gloxinia Kaiser Friedrich, differ in the color of the petals. Frederick has it burgundy.

Which variety do you like the most?

Gloxinia is very beautiful during flowering. For this, many flower growers love her. A plant with a regular flower shape is easy enough to purchase, but with terry - somehow I did not come across on sale. Last year I saw the seeds of such gloxinia in the store.

I know that germination is highly dependent on the freshness of the seed, but I decided to buy what will happen, especially since the money is small. I bought 2 packs. On one it was written a mix (that is, a mixture of different varieties), on the other - Gloxinia brocada, red and white.

The seeds are very small.

Landing

You need: soil for Saintpaulia, a small plastic pot and a glass jar (or transparent film) and, of course, the seeds themselves.

Pour the soil into the pot, pour the contents of the bag of seeds on top, so that they are evenly distributed over the surface. It is not necessary to deepen.

Water carefully so that the seeds do not spread with the water, and cover with a glass jar. If the soil is fresh, then, as a rule, it does not need to be processed with anything before planting.

But it is useful to spill with a solution of potassium permanganate. In general, that's all, this is the end of the planting process)

Germination

A week after planting, red and white gloxinia brokada seeds sprouted. But the “mix” never sprouted. Apparently they were old, although the expiration date on the pack had not expired. In general, it is better to sow freshly harvested seeds, they have a better chance.

The longer the period after collection, the less chance of success. The sprouts develop quickly enough. After the formation of 4 real leaves, I transplanted them into small plastic cups, one seedling in each. I didn't cover it with glass anymore.

Successful development requires bright diffused lighting and moderate watering.

Development

Be careful with seedlings because the stems are very brittle. In addition, their leaves grow large enough, there is a possibility of damage. One of my shoots had a stem that broke at the base for this reason: (Although it was the strongest of all six seedlings. In the summer, the babies began to actively pick up buds. But then a new attack - a tick.

Moreover, it is quite difficult to recognize it in time. The stems began to darken, and I considered it a natural process. Growth slowed down a lot, and the buds did not open. She sounded the alarm only when the leaves became very brittle, and the petioles were “bald”. A double treatment with phytoverm helped.

Unfortunately, two more plants out of the remaining five could not recover and died :(

Even after the destruction of the pests, my little gloxinia were sick for a long time, very few leaves grew, the buds were no longer released. The affected stems and leaves became fragile, like glass, and gradually turned yellow. In the fall, I cut back on watering. At the same time, the plants stopped growing, but did not completely dry out, as adult gloxinia do.

Variety paired gloxinia Kaiser Friedrich, differ in the color of the petals. Frederick has it burgundy.

Well, I think spring should grow a new one, but it was not there! Glyoka apparently decided that "sleep" is better! The second one (which remained in the plastic cup) started growing well. The stalks in the lower part remained thin, they had to be tied to a support. Gloxinia has collected a lot of buds for such and such a baby.

And so I can boast: in May, two flowers have bloomed so far. Waiting for the rest to be revealed.

Growing gloxinia from seeds is a rather troublesome task. Flowering (for me personally) came only in the second year. But you can get one of the most beautiful and, in principle, unpretentious plants quite cheaply. The selection of seeds is wider, and you can also order them online.

Variety paired gloxinia Kaiser Friedrich, differ in the color of the petals. Frederick has it burgundy.

And yet ... if you know how to deal with a tuber that has fallen asleep out of time, please write.

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Blagoveshchenka develops new varieties of Gloxinia and comes up with the most appetizing names for them - "Caramel", "Plum riot", "Strawberry with cream".
Irina Morozova's profession has nothing to do with botany, but this does not prevent her from planting, as she herself calls them, "flowers of childhood" for more than five years.

In the piggy bank of Irina there are more than 200 varieties of tuberous plants - gloxinia, a good part of which the florist brought out herself by means of cross-pollination.

- At first, I had several common gloxinia, such many years ago lived in almost every house.

Then she got carried away and began to collect double flowers, and then decided to breed her own varieties. This is done quite simply. At the time of flowering of two different flowers, pollen is transferred from one to the pistil of the other with a cotton swab.

Two months later, the seed box ripens, a new variety of seeds appears, they are planted, and after six months the plant blooms. Biology, eighth grade, - the amateur florist notes with a smile.

Variety paired gloxinia Kaiser Friedrich, differ in the color of the petals. Frederick has it burgundy.

The largest bud in the five-year period was 14 centimeters in size, with doubleness (that is, the number of petals) in five rows. The Amur woman keeps the entire arsenal of flowers on special shelves along the window, which are illuminated with fluorescent lamps in the cold season.

This year, she plans to insulate the balcony, since there is no longer enough space for experiments in the apartment.

Gloxinia are very beneficial plants. In the summer they stand on an ordinary balcony and bloom with huge caps (especially two-year-olds).

And in winter they retire, so they do not take up much space, of course, if there are not 200 of them, - laughs Irina... - In January, a sprout appears, and already in March-April, the buds bloom and bloom until winter.

Irina gladly gives her new varieties of bells, as they are called in common people, to friends, relatives and acquaintances. They are looking forward to the first flowering, because they themselves do not know what color the experimental "firstborn" will be.

- There is an opinion that gloxinia calms the nerves, improves sleep, and gives a good mood. From personal experience, I will say that this is true. When you touch their soft, silky petals or watch them sparkle and shimmer in the sun, you really calm down.

This flower gives good, - considers the Annunciation.

To share her experience as a florist and adopt someone else's, the gloxinia lover even created a group on WhatsApp, which is called "Tops and Roots".

BASIC GLOXINIUM CARE

- Plants are extremely unpretentious and with proper care they can double in a week. Gloxinia love light, warmth, and moderate watering. As with all tuberous, the iron rule works - it is better not to top up than to pour. - The soil should be slightly acidic interspersed with sand, ready-made substrate for violets "Saintpaulia" is excellent. - Gloxinias cannot be planted in a large pot and in oily soil, the maximum volume of a container for an adult flower can reach one liter. Otherwise, the plant will "fatten" the leaves, begin to fatten and refuse to bloom. - They should not be sprayed with water, otherwise stains will form on the velvet leaves. Also, spots can appear from pests, which, as a rule, are brought in with the ground. Thrips are very fond of the leaves of these beauties, from which the plants die. To lime the insects, you will have to process the bells with Aktara more than once, and the window sill with bleach.

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The flower owes this double name to botanist and physician Peter Gloxin and scientist of the Botanical Garden of the University of Bonn Wilhelm Sinning.

Description of gloxinia

Breath stops when you look at gloxinia with velvet flowers of various colors, shapes and sizes - from white to purple, simple and double, huge and miniature.

Gloxinia leaves are green, velvety, on juicy petioles, emphasizing the elegance of numerous flowers (up to 50 pieces). But not only the beauty of the gramophone flowers is mesmerizing, but also the surprisingly soft smell of the gloxinia leaves themselves.

Gloxinia is a tuberous plant with long daylight hours and requires very bright diffused lighting. It grows well on the east and west windows, on the north - the rosettes will stretch, and on the south - shading is necessary (especially on hot sunny days).

Planting gloxinia

Gloxinia tubers, after winter dormancy, begin to germinate in January-February. Until the roots appear, you need to transplant them into fresh soil with a deepening upward flush with the ground.

Before planting gloxinia, it is advisable to soak (for 30 minutes) in a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

Variety paired gloxinia Kaiser Friedrich, differ in the color of the petals. Frederick has it burgundy.

The soil mixture for planting gloxinia is prepared from leaf and sod land, humus, peat, sand (4: 2: 2: 1) and a little sphagnum moss is added. Drainage is imperative, since the likelihood of root rot when overflowing with water is high.

Gloxinia care

Gloxinia is a thermophilic plant. For normal development, she needs a temperature of 18-22 degrees. Air humidity - no more than 50%.

Gloxinia feels great in the kitchen, where there is always high humidity, on the glassed-in balcony.

From April to early August, once a week, gloxinia is fed with fertilizers for flowering indoor plants (Belvito, Kemira Lux), which contain more potassium and phosphorus than nitrogen. The solution is prepared in two to three times lower concentration than indicated in the instructions.

Reproduction of gloxinia

Gloxinia is propagated by leaf and apical cuttings, tubers and seeds.

The most common way of reproduction of gloxinia is leaf rooting. Cut off a leaf from a 3-4-month-old plant, put it in a glass of water, cover it on top with an ordinary transparent plastic bag to maintain moisture.

When the roots are formed, the gloxinia stalk is planted in the ground, again covered with a bag, watered as needed, aired. When sprouts appear, the mother sheet is cut off and the package is removed.

It is advisable not to send young gloxinnia plants to rest until spring. If they have stretched out over the winter, it is enough in the spring to cut off the top to the first pair of leaves (from the ground). The top can also be rooted, like a leaf cutting.

Variety paired gloxinia Kaiser Friedrich, differ in the color of the petals. Frederick has it burgundy.

Gloxinia grown from apical cuttings bloom much earlier than those grown from leaves. Apical cuttings can be cut from plants that produce many shoots.

To form gloxinia well, it is necessary to leave only one apical sprout for double varieties and two for simple ones.

Before proceeding with further actions, the tubers are freed from last year's soil and those that have deteriorated or rotted are thrown away.

A little later, watering is completely stopped. Green leaves on gloxinia are not removed until they dry up on their own. During the dormant period, the tubers gain strength for a new flowering.

Storage of gloxinia tubers

There are many ways to store gloxinia tubers:

• you can fill the pot with sand on top, do not water, store in a dark place at a temperature of 10-12 degrees;
• clean the tubers from the ground, sprinkle with dry sand or shavings, store in the refrigerator in containers for vegetables;
• put the pots with tubers in a dark, cool place, for example, under a bath, water 1-2 times a month, avoiding waterlogging and drying out.

In order for gloxinia to be comfortable, good lighting, high air humidity, a properly selected soil mixture, shading (if necessary), moderate watering with warm water and feeding, timely transplanting, lowering the temperature during dormancy, keeping plants clean are necessary.

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Gloxinia appeared in Europe in the 18th century. Gloxinia means love at first sight in the language of flowers. Gloxinia - this is the flower of my childhood, it brings love and warmth to the house. A bright scarlet velvet bell grows on every window, including my grandmother's. What is the peculiarity of this fabulous flower and how to properly care for it?

Gloxinia - perennial tuberous plant. Unlike other indoor plants, this plant does not occur naturally. Gloxinia was bred artificially and got its name from the flower shape (German Der Gloke - bell). It blooms, depending on the conditions of detention, from spring to autumn.

Gloxinia a rest period is required. How scared I was when my first gloxinia shed its leaves at the end of autumn, I thought it was time to say goodbye to it. My grandmother told me that the plant just needs to rest, and she told me how to properly store the gloxinia tuber.

Store tubers in a cool place in pots or containers with wet sand. To prevent the tubers from drying out, water them 1-2 times a month. In January, when the gloxinia is ready to wake up, the tuber must be transplanted into a new land. The easiest way is to use a ready-made nutritious soil for violets or begonias.

Due to the nature of the root system for gloxinia, it is necessary to use wide and low pots or pots.

How to properly care for gloxinia?

Before proceeding with further actions, the tubers are freed from last year's soil and those that have deteriorated or rotted are thrown away.

After the gloxinia has woken up, it should not be watered abundantly, but it is better to put it in the brightest place, preferably on the south window.

Gloxinia, as a rule, stretches out on the northern windows, and there is no repeated flowering. Gloxinia should be spacious on the window, its leaves should not come into contact with the leaves of other plants.

If gloxinia leaves roll up into a tube, then it does not have enough moisture.

Begin watering gloxinia carefully, gradually increasing the volume of water, but do not allow the water to stagnate. Only thawed or warm settled water is suitable for irrigation. Avoid getting water on the leaves of the plant and do not pour water into the center of the bulb. Remember that gloxinia is a moisture-loving plant, however, the slightest waterlogging can lead to rotting of the tuber and death of the plant.

How can we provide her with favorable conditions?

Before proceeding with further actions, the tubers are freed from last year's soil and those that have deteriorated or rotted are thrown away.

Second, use a fine spray bottle to spray the air around the plant.

It is good to arrange a "bath day" for the plant once a month - to immerse the pot with the plant in a bucket of settled water so that the earthy lump is completely saturated with moisture.

Gloxinia loves the air temperature - plus 18-22 degrees. In these conditions, she is very comfortable.

Weekly feeding with universal flower fertilizer has a beneficial effect on gloxinia.

Take care of your gloxinia, and it will delight you with beautiful flowers for a long time.