Pericallis × hybrida Senetti Pink Bicolor ('Sunsenepiba'PBR)

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florist's cineraria 'Sunsenepiba'

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Synonyms

Pericallis × hybrida 'Sunsenepiba'PBR

Annual Biennial Houseplants

A tender, compact, mound-forming perennial to 45cm tall, often offered for sale as a winter-flowering pot plant. It is prized for its display of daisy-like, pink flowers with a white halo around a red eye

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
1–2 years
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H2

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Asteraceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Bushy
Genus
Pericallis are a genus of flowering plants native to the Canary Islands. They are generally considered as annuals and produce ovate, bushy green leaves and daisy-like flowers in vivid colours such as purples, pinks, blues and reds
Name Status
Trade

How to Grow

Cultivation

Under glass, grow in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light. During growth, water moderately and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser every 2 weeks. Outdoors, plant into fertile, well-drained soil in full sun; provide protection from frosts

Propagation

Propagate by sowing seed at 15°C from spring to midsummer; root semi-ripe cuttings in summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Houseplants
  • Patio and container plants
  • Bedding
  • Conservatory and greenhouse

Pruning

Deadhead to prolong flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly, and chrysanthemum leaf miner

Diseases

Generally disease-free