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Sinningia tubiflora, the trumpet-flowered sinningia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay in South America.Growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall and broad, this tuberous, mound-forming herbaceous perennial has silver-green leaves. The reddish stems appear in summer. Up to 60 cm (24 in), they bear narrowly cylindrical white flowers, flared at the tips. The flowers may be 7 cm (2.8 in) long, and are slightly scented.This plant is grown as an ornamental, for a sheltered spot (minimum temperature −5 °C (23 °F)) in sun or partial shade. It prefers a neutral or acid soil.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Sinningia
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Hardy White Gloxinia
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