Sinningia leucotricha, Super Size! You will get the exact plant shown in the white pot. This is a very large tuber that would really prefer to move up to a 6 or 8 inch pot. Plant is blooming size, but not currently in bloom.
*important* -- this plant is showing *normal* late season marks on the foliage, you can see them in the photos. This often happens as the foliage ages over the season, especially if conditions are hot and/or dry. But the foliage is still going strong, and it'll all be replaced next spring with fresh, fuzzy leaves, so its all about that big juicy tuber!
Sinningia leucotricha is a Brazilian native african violet relative, very closely related to gloxinias. Perhaps the you'll see the resemblance especially to gloxinia in its tube shaped flowers and fuzzy leaves. Actually, it has spectacular plush, slivery leaves. It also forms a caudex-like tuber which can get quite large. The flowers attract hummingbirds. The species typically blooms as they come out of dormancy, and sometimes, randomly add a few flowers throughout the summer as well. Mostly they bloom seasonally in the spring, just as they come out of dormancy.
This is one of the easiest Sinningia to grow. It typically has an active summer growing season, loving frequent watering but not waterlogged conditions and bright light. Use a high porosity soil mix. My stud plants live outside in the summer in light shade, with direct sun for about half the day. A west or south facing window in the house would be equivalent. In the winter I bring it inside to a cool growing area (about 55F, but a drafty, chilly windowsill will suffice) to let it go dormant. Water only infrequently during dormancy. They typically shed their foliage during dormancy. This is in bold because its important that you don't worry the plant is dead when this happens.
For a primer on dormancy cycles in sinningia, see this blog post.
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