Sinningia speciosa hybrids!!!!
 

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These plants are beasts!!!! The flowers are so large in comparison to the plant that I had to weight down the pots with random rubbish to keep them from tipping over.

Wow. Well done.

Kim

my gloxinia is also a monster. I like your red.
Are yours perennial or the so-called florist gloxinia ?

These are the florist gloxinia variety, so they will go completely dormant for a bit after they stop blooming. They are perennials though because the tubers survive and re-sprout in the spring. Hope that answers your question.
I forgot to say the hybrid names.... The purple spotted one is Peridot's Darth Vader and the red one is Bristol's Good Morning. Both were obtained from the Violet Barn.

Ooh, I love the Peridot's Darth Vader!! And, it's named after my birthstone (August!) :) Absolutely beautiful!! They both are gorgeous!!