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| Sinningia 'Li'l Georgie' with 20 buds grown by Gary's Specialty Plants |
Will there ever be a better micro mini Sinningia better than ‘Li’l Georgie’?
The trial is over. Sinningia ‘Li’l Georgie’ is exceptional in every way. It is a cute miniature flowering houseplant. Once established it flowers continuously in medium to high light. It has been shown to be capable of many flowers and buds.
The story about Nematanthus ‘Cheerio’ showed that it has survived 35 years in production because it could be propagated by vegetative cuttings, by any grower that was interested.
The limiting factor with ‘Li’l Georgie’ will be continued propagation by tissue culture.
The current successful tissue culture propagation and tricky rooting has involved a lot of trial and error. ‘Li’l Georgie’ will require a dedicated grower committed to its widespread distribution.
Without that supply line, it will disappear, with no other practical method of propagation.
Is there any other micro mini Sinningia out there to challenge it
I don’t think so!
Thank You for taking my call today about Using Tissue Culture on mini Sinningia. I find the subject very interesting. I know a few people have used it on mini sinningia over the last few decades. But I have had trouble finding any information on how they actually did it. I can only find two retail sellers left that sell mini Sinningia on a regular basis. But even those sellers seem to have a very limited supply as what they do carry go out of stock on a regular basis. I am debating trying Tissue Culture at home using a still air box and culture mix for African Violets. I will continue looking for a sinningia culture mix and will use that if I can find it. I find some of your old posts very interesting. Again Thank You for taking the time to speak to me. Larry Stacey
ReplyDeleteLarry
ReplyDeleteIt was nice to talk to you yesterday. You are very knowledgeable about Gesneriads and it's good to know that you spend time on this hobby.
Mini Sinningias are great plants and I should be trying to produce them again. I have a tissue culture connection for Sinningia 'Li'l Georgie' but that is a long way from success.
The best method is growing Sinningias from seed. Hybrids that were converted to tetraploid are true to type and come out identical to the mother.
Another method is cross: good hybrid X good hybrid. Grow the seedlings to confirm that they have high bud count. If successful, repeat the same cross.