Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa) are colorful blooming plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. These lush tuberous plants, ...

A: The florist gloxinia, Sinningia speciosa, is a gesneriad related to the African violet. Gloxinias have large, deep-green, quilted velvety leaves and large, cuplike blooms in red, pink, purple and ...

Q-I grew a beautiful florist gloxinia last summer on a protected porch. Before cold weather I brought it inside and stopped watering until the leaves died to the ground. I checked just now and see ...

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When it comes to indoor plants, orchids, begonias, violets, and kalanchoes usually steal the spotlight. However, there's another stunning option that’s just as beautiful, and even more original: ...

Originally native to India, Tibet and China, hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi) is winning approval in East Texas for its showy flowers and relative hardiness. Although actually related to trumpet ...

Q. The royal purple gloxinia I received for Christmas has dried up. I was told it could be treated like an African violet, but I do not see any new flower buds developing. –Jenna Ashton, Chicago A.

One of the showiest florist plants going is the gloxinia. Getting one to the greenhouse born to bloom on as a houseplant can be iffy, but a tuber started from scratch has great possibilities for ...

Description: A Himalayan native species, Incarvillea arguta is a perennial that's particularly well suited to partly sunny garden sites. Boasting divided foliage with a distinctively fern-like ...