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Gloxinia sylvatica 'Bolivian Sunset'

 
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Family: Gesneriaceae (jes-ner-ee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Gloxinia (gloks-IN-ee-uh) (Info)
Species: sylvatica (sil-VAT-ee-kuh) (Info)
Cultivar: Bolivian Sunset

Synonym:Gesneria sylvatica
Synonym:Seemannia sylvatica
Synonym:Gloxinia bolivian sun

One vendor has this plant for sale.

6 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Perennials
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Red-Orange

Bloom Time:
Mid Fall
Late Fall/Early Winter
Mid Winter

Foliage:
Herbaceous

Other details:
This plant is suitable for growing indoors

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

8 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive yanthi On Nov 19, 2007, yanthi from Solo
Indonesia wrote:

Hello,

The 'Bolivian Sunset' or Gloxinia sylvatica is also growing in Indonesia.
I took some plants home and will send pictures as soon they flowering again.

Regards,

Yanthi Syamsihono.

Positive District826 On May 25, 2007, District826 from Frostproof, FL wrote:

I have been fooling with these plants a lot lately in the plant shop I work in. A few weeks ago I was doing some major cleaning, and a piece of this plant broke off and hit the ground behind the shelves, out of my reach. Well, today I was playing 'snake wrangler' and trying to get a snake out of the shop when I happened upon the piece that had broken off a few weeks back, and much to my surprise, it was growing!!! Right there on the concrete, it had started rooting and growing! Not only is this a unique and beautiful plant, it seems to be rather easy to propagate!

Positive JoyceDee On Mar 3, 2007, JoyceDee from Fort White, FL wrote:

When I asked a friend to purchase a Gloxinia for me, she brought the Brazilian Sunset. I thought she made a BIG mistake and went to the garden shop where she purchased it. Was I in for a BIG surprise! It has died down now, but I expect (from reading the entries) that it will come back to life soon. I KNOW I'm going to LOVE it! Thanks to all for the info.
Joyce

Positive Stuber On Aug 4, 2005, Stuber from Fernandina Beach, FL wrote:

This plant does well as far north as extreme N. Florida (8b-9a). It gets nipped back a bit in the late winter, early spring, but comes right on back from the rhizomes and is a "neat" non-aggressive spreader. It could be grown for the attractive dark, shiny vegetation alone, but the bright orange blooms, especially in the winter when nothing else is blooming, are quite eye-catching. If you can tolerate a fairly bare patch in your garden for a couple of months before the plants re-awaken and start to fill in, I would highly recommend giving it a try.

Positive luvferretstoo On Jun 24, 2005, luvferretstoo from Deland, FL wrote:

First saw this plant in Yahala FL, at the Yahala Bakery. It formed a lush bed, with innumerable blooms, about 2 1/2 feet tall. A few months later, we stopped by and it had been trimmed to about 6 inches.
I picked up a few plants in Daytona Beach. It grows fast and spreads. The plants with at least partial shade, fare better. They will die back on their own, then pop up again. We live in Central Florida.

luvferretstoo

Positive graciemae On Nov 27, 2004, graciemae from Bellaire, TX (Zone 9b) wrote:

Bought this plant as a small specimen - grew in kitchen window for months, when it looked like it needed to be thrown away I took it out side, decided to plant it in the ground and now have a large bed - growing larger every year. One year with a colder winter than usual it froze back, but came back in the spring. I love the color in winter and like that it grows in the shade - great plant for north side of house. It's fascinating how it sets blooms as soon as we have a few nights in the 50's and blooms all winter.

Positive bugraooo On Oct 11, 2004, bugraooo from Port Saint Lucie, FL wrote:

Grown outdoors in dappled shade with plenty of water, the density of the foliage and flowers makes a spectacular show. Mine died down in the spring , then came back during the rainy season.

Positive xyris On Aug 17, 2003, xyris from Sebring, FL (Zone 9b) wrote:

This is a great fall to early winter flowering perennial in central Florida, in moist soil in partial shade. It spreads rapidly from rhizomes and forms a dense ground cover. I give flowering starts of it from my garden as Christmas presents!

The above was written in 2003, the patches of Gloxinia that I have now occupy about 20 square feet or more of solid cover. The first flowers appeared in late October, and it has flowered continuously until now (April 4, 2005) and the last of its flowers will be gone in a few days.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Roseville, California
Belleview, Florida
Brooksville, Florida
Deland, Florida
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Fort White, Florida
Frostproof, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
Inverness, Florida
Lynn Haven, Florida
Miccosukee Cpo, Florida
Oakland, Florida
Ocala, Florida
Oldsmar, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Pensacola, Florida
Sanford, Florida
Sebring, Florida
Sorrento, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida
New Orleans, Louisiana
Bellaire, Texas
Galveston, Texas
Hallettsville, Texas
Houston, Texas
Missouri City, Texas



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