What is Gloxinia?

Gloxinia usually refers to a beautiful, colored flowering plant with large leaves, which is often grown as a houseplant; Less commonly this can refer to a small genus of herbs. The scientific name is sinningia specs ; It is also known as Gloxinia florist and belongs to the same family as African purple. It grows from tubers with large fuzzy leaves and flowers in the shape of a bell. It needs a slight amount of care and can be spread in several ways. They are bright green, with an elongated shape that comes to the point at the end, hit the edges and fuzzy texture. The flowers are shaped as bells with open ends facing up. Tops will light up into separate petals and the edges are often disheveled. There is a wide range of colors such as pink, purple, white or red and some varieties have shades such as lighter colored edges and intermediary or stains.

The area of ​​origin for Gloxinia is a jungle in Brazil, but is now grown around the world. Was first discovered in 1785 and PIt has been classified as part of the Gloxinia family. He was again classified as part of the sinningia in 1825, when another study revealed that it was growing from the tuber, unlike the rest of its former family and had more similarities to plants in the new family.

Gloxinia, grown as a house plant, requires a slight amount of care and can be very sensitive to its surroundings. It requires bright light, but indirect light is best because it can tolerate only minimal direct sunlight. The humid and warm environment is best, with temperatures of about 60 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit (16 to 24 degrees Celsius). Occasional dormancy periods may occur at colder temperatures, where the plant stops flowering and some leaves die.

Gloxinia should be often connected; However, care should be taken to prevent irrigation that can cause root and tuber rot. Land wouldIt was supposed to have good drainage and be kept wet. The leaves should be held dry and the spectacular flowers can be clamped to stimulate larger clusters of flowers. In order to bloom well, the plant should often be fertilized by diluted liquid or water -soluble fertilizer.

Plants

Gloxinia can be spread by means of leaves that are located in water until they appear and then planted; This method can be used at any time in the season and the growth rate varies. Plants can also be grown from the seed and the production of flowering plants takes about six months. Plants grown from seed is less likely to survive the dormancy period than plants grown from tubers, probably because the growth of seed consumes too much energy of the plant. Plants grown from the tuber flower in about four months and seem to be heavier, but can only be planted in spring when tubers are available.