Flower Ident help

I bought some plants from my local allotment society plant sale last week. The 2 pics below, of the same plant I presume, for the life of me I cannot remember the name. I think it was something like Zinnietta or Sinnieta. Can anyone help in identifying these 2 .




TIA

 

There called Sennetti Harry m8 :thumb:

 

Or even Sennetti.

 

Dai and slinky
Thanks for the identification ! There is not much info on the web on Senettis , they are described as tender-perennials spring flowering. Will they survive a UK winter without protection ?

 

Smiffy - I think these are what we call Cinerarias (Persicallis cruenta - garden Cineraria). The ones we usually see are Florists Cineraria (Persicallis hybrida). Sennetti is a trade name that the industry would like us to use - which is a good reason for not using it :p. Have a look here.:-

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/13957/
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Pericallis+cruenta&start=0&sa=N

Edit: I don't think they are very hardy. My gut feeling is that they are not that easy to overwinter even under glass. I have no experience, but I say this because there are many tender perennials (that need to winter under glass) such as Pelargoniums (Geraniums), Ostepermum, Felicia, Argyranthemem etc, that are used extensively in gardens and then overwintered - but Cinerarias do not seem to be included in this group, inspite of their obvious beauty. I have seen one site that suggests a minimum temperature of 12C overwinter.

 

Peter thanks for the links for plant info. Looks like it may be difficult to overwinter them if they need such a high temperature - still I will enjoy the stunning colours while they last.