Gesneria
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(gsnr´), common name for some members of the Gesneriaceae, a family of chiefly tropical and subtropical perennial herbs and shrubs with showy blossoms.
Plants of the Gesneriaceae Family
Achimenes erecta
Achimenes grandiflora
Achimenes longiflora (Monkey-Faced Pansy, Magic Flower)
Achimenes misera
Achimenes patens
Alloplectus nummularia (Goldfish Plant)
Columnea schiediana ...
Guide to Gesneriaceae:
= Select by Species Name = Aeschynanthus radicans Aeschynanthus speciosus Episcia cupreata Sinninga speciosa fyfiana Streptocarpus sp. = Select by Common Name = Aeschynanthus Cape Primrose Flame Violet Gloxinia Lipstick Plant ...
Other Gesneriads
Gloxinias and most other gesneriads (with the exception of episcias) need more light than African violets. Place the small ones two to four inches from the lights; plants in 5 to 6 inch pots about eight inches from the tubes.
Family Gesneriaceae
Herbs, shrubs , or rarely trees . Leaves opposite or rarely alternate, whorled or basal, rosette forming; exstipulate ; usually simple , rarely shallowly to deeply lobed , pinnately or rarely palmately veined.
Tulipa Gesneriana
Tulipa Gesneriana - This is the noblest of all Tulips, the parent of the large late-flowering race, and should be in every garden, planted in bold groups or broad masses.
Gesneriad Family, Brazil, Koellikeria Genus, Gloxinia Perennis, South America, Family Gesneriaceae
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Gesneriaceae
Size:
Height: 0.33 ft. to 0.33 ft.
Width: 0.67 ft. to 1.33 ft.
Gesneriaceae are herbs or rather soft-stemmed shrubs that can be recognised by their opposite, serrate leaves that are often quite fleshy and softly hairy and have arching, ...
Family: Gesneriaceae.
Genus of about 150 species of evergreen shrubs and subshrubs, with trailing or pendent shoots, and occasionally scandent climbers frommoist woodland, rainforest, or cloud forest in Central and South America, ...
A member of the Gesneriaceae family, Cape Primrose owes its name to its native habitat -- the Southern tip of Africa, and to its long, heavily textured leaves that look like those of the English primrose.
Aeschynanthus marmoratus (Zebra Basket Vine, Family: Gesneriaceae)
Aeschynanthus radicans 'Crispa' (Lipstick plant, Family: Gesneriaceae)
Aeschynanthus sp. (Lipstick plant, Lipstick vine, Family: Gesneriaceae) ...
"Hardy Gesneriads - Exploring a Test Market" - Gesneriad Society Journal - April 2006
"Hosta Breeders and Other Strangers" - American Hosta Society Journal 1992
"Hostas for the Rock Garden" - The Trillium Newsletter Fall 1992 ...
Chinese Foxglove is botanically not related to the real Foxglove (Digitalis), but with Ramonda and Haberlea, both from the Gesneriad family (Gesneriaceae).
Many Triumphs have Tulipa gesneriana in their heritage, but have passed through a great many generations of hybridization.
The African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha) is a member of the tropical Gesneriad family and is related to such plants as gloxinia and streptocarpus.
Like all gesneriads, African violet seed needs light to germinate. The pan should be covered with clear plastic film to create a humid atmosphere for the seed, and either kept in a warm, light position out of direct sunlight, ...
#1131 Saintpaulia spp.
Common Names: African violet
Family: Gesneriaceae (African violet Family)
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True gloxinias do not produce tubers but sinningias do. Florist's gloxinia is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the Gesneriaceae family, to which the popular African violet also belongs. It is native to Brazil.
Despite their similar appearance, African violets are members of the Gesneriaceae family, which also includes houseplants such as florists' gloxinias (Sinningia speciosa syn. Gloxinia speciosa), cape primrose (Streptocarpus spp.) and columneas.
of 3 united carpels (syncarpous) forming a single chamber. It matures as an explosive 3-valved capsule. Worldwide, there are 16 genera and 850 species. Note that the African violet is not a member of this family. It belongs to the family Gesneriaceae.
 See also: Lady, Gloxinia, Streptocarpus, Primrose, Cape Primrose
  
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