SINNINGIA tubiflora. Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. A strikingly unusual relative of the florist’s gloxinia, but one adaptable to the open garden. It forms dense colonies of small tubers, from which crowns of furry grey-green leaves, each up to 4" long, emerge in spring. By midsummer it begins to flower, producing open clusters of white flowers on slender stalks up to 2’ high (usually less). The flowers have long, curved, narrow tubes, spreading abruptly to 1/2" or more at the ends. They are powerfully and sweetly fragrant. Sun or light shade near the coast, part shade inland, well drained non-alkaline soil, constant moisture during active growth and flowering. Winter-deciduous and hardy to 20^oF. or less, if the tubers are mulched.