SINNINGIA IARAE

This member of the Gesneriaceae family was described by Alain Chautems in 1995. Give it a well-drained grit, some water and some sun. The stems will reach for 40 centimetres from a six centimetre caudex. The flowers are pink, and the tiny seeds are the only way of reproducing. SubFamily: Gesnerioideae, Tribe: Gloxineae. The genera is named after Wilhelm Sinning,1792–1874, a gardener of the Botanische Gärten der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. The species name means 'God Contended', 'Wrestles with God', 'Triumphant with God'