orchid-grower:

This is my first time blooming this super tiny Gesneriad, Sinningia Deep Purple Dreaming! It’s pretty amazing, but even more remarkable is its parents. It is a cross of Sinningia sellovii and Sinningia coccina, two very different plants. 

Here is Sinningia coccinna, a crazy-tiny plant that has leaves less than a quarter-inch big, and flowers the same size. The plant above is in a 2-inch pot.

This is Sinningia sellovii, an herbaceous perennial reaching up to 4.5 feet tall. 

I have trouble believing that these plants were compatible to make viable offspring, but I have living proof in front of me!

hella adorably smol