Description
Sinningia bullata ... Syn ; Sinningia sp. "Florianopolis" ... A hardy semi cold-hardy Gesneriad , a Brazilian relative of the African Violet ... It grows naturally as a tuber or caudex ... In its native Brazil often seen growing on very steep slopes ... It has unique , unusual crinkled foliage , hairy and alien-like when it first shoots from the tuber ... It also produces lovely orange flowers ... Unlike most Sinningia species it seems not to go dormant here and will keep growing new foliage and send out the orange flowers if conditions warm ...
Family: Gesneriaceae