''Sinningia tubiflora'', the trumpet-flowered sinningia, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and subtropics of the Old World (almost all Didymocarpoideae) and the New World (most Ges ...

, native to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay in South America. Growing to tall and broad, this

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ous, mound-forming

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perennial In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...

has silver-green leaves. The reddish stems appear in summer. Up to , they bear narrowly cylindrical white flowers, flared at the tips. The flowers may be long, and are slightly scented. This plant is grown as an ornamental, for a sheltered spot (minimum temperature ) in sun or partial shade. It prefers a neutral or

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Synonyms

''Plants of the World Online'' lists six

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: *''Achimenes tubiflora'' *''Dolichodeira tubiflora'' *''Gesneria tubiflora'' *''Gesneria tubiflora'' *''Gloxinia tubiflora'' *''Houttea tubiflora''

References

Flora of Argentina Flora of Uruguay Flora of Paraguay tubiflora Taxa named by Karl Fritsch {{Gesneriaceae-stub