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Sinningia tubiflora is a tuberous perennial from South America with silver-green leaves and slightly scented, narrow white trumpet flowers on stems up to 60 cm. It grows best in a sheltered spot in sun or partial shade, with a dry rest period after flowering.
Sinningia tubiflora, the trumpet-flowered sinningia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay in South America.
Growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall and broad, this tuberous, mound-forming herbaceous perennial has silver-green leaves. The reddish stems appear in summer. Up to 60 cm (24 in), they bear narrowly cylindrical white flowers, flared at the tips. The flowers may be 7 cm (2.8 in) long, and are slightly scented.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
