
Sinningia Reitzii (Natural species). Simple bright red or dark purple-red flowers on long tubular shape stalks usually formed clusters in the axils of the leaves on the tops of the shoots. The leaves are dark green, hairy, large, on the front side with blond streaks in the form of Christmas trees, from the inside to clear red-burgundy veins. Tall bush, large, weakly branched, woody shoots with age. Perennial tuberous plants whose aerial part during the rest does not die. Rare natural view from Brazil, is very light and heat-loving. In culture, it is desirable to keep a regimen of moderate watering during active growth may require regular pruning. Sinningia reitzii is an excellent parent for hybridization. To its offspring it usually imparts attractive dark leaves, tolerance of a variety of environments and culture, and most importantly, a long blooming season (usually late summer and autumn, but sometimes starting in early summer), generally longer than that of S. reitzii itself. Sinningia reitzii was first published (as a Rechsteineria) in 1958 by Frederico Carlos Hoehne. Lawrence Skog transferred it to Sinningia in 1987.