Optimara Little Amethyst: This is a Miniature variety. The leaves are ovate, pointed, serrated in shape. They are hairy, glossy with a purple red back. They are black-green in color. The flowers are purple red in color with a thin white edge. They are semidouble-double in type. The plant was hybridized by Holtkamp in 1988
Category Archives: African Violets
African Violet events in the month of May 2015
African Violet events in the month of May 2015:
- Delaware County, Springfield, PA, African Violet Society of Springfield, Show & Sale, May 1st-3rd
- Richmond, VA, Richmond African Violet Society, Club Meeting, May 2nd
- Urbana Champaign, IL, The Margaret Scott African Violet Society of Urbana Champaign, Club Meeting, May 2nd
- LaCanada Flintridge, CA, Southern California Council along with Burbank & Montrose AVS, Show & Sale, May 2nd
- Buffalo, NY, African Violet & Gesneriad Society of Western New York, Show & Sale, May 2nd -3rd
- Cleveland, OH, North Coast Gesneriad and African Violet Club, Show & Sale, May 2nd-3rd
- Oshkosh, WI, Oshkosh Violet Society, Show & Sale, May 2nd-3rd
- West Windsor, NJ, Garden State African Violet Cub, Show & Sale, May 2-3rd
- Toronto, CA, Toronto Gesneriad Society, Club Meeting, Back to Basics: “Streptocarpus”, May 3rd
- Voorheesville, NY, Capital District African Violet Society, Club Meeting, May 5th
- Fairport, NY, African Violet and Gesneriad Society of Rochester, Club Meeting, May 6th
- Sacramento, CA, Capital City African Violet Society, Club Meeting, May 7th
- Kansas City, MO, Sho-Me African Violet Club, Club Meeting, May 8th
- Baltimore, MD, Baltimore African Violet and Gesneriad Club, Show & Sale, May 8th-9th
- Etobicoke, ON, Lakeshore African Violet Society, Club Meeting, May 9th
- Madison, WI, Crosstown African Violet Club, Sale, May 9th
- Medford, NJ, African Violet Club of Burlington County, Show & Sale, May 9th
- Austin/Round Rock, TX – First Austin African Violet Society, Pottin’ Those Babies Speaker: Hands on Workshop, May 9th
- Lincoln, MO, Lincoln African Violet Society, Show & Sale, May 8th-9th
- Davie, FL, The Violet Patch of South Florida, Show & Sale, May 9th-10th
- Blaine, MN, African Violet Society of Minnesota, Club Meeting- “Growing Streps”, May 12th
- Morristownship, NJ, African Violet Club of Morris County, Leaf Bingo, May 13th
- Baldwinsville, NY, African Violet & Gesneriad Society of Syracruse, Club Meeting, May 14th
- Des Moines, IA, Evening African Violet Club of Des Moines, Club Meeting, May 14th
- Wilmington, DE, Delaware African Violet & Gesneriad Society, Collecting Gesneriads in Ecuador, May 14th
- Jacksonville, FL-, The Heart of Jacksonville African Violet Society, Gessies with Bobbi Johannsen, May 17th
- Columbus, OH, Columbus African Violet Society, Club Meeting- African Violets 101, May 18th
- Orlando, FL, The Central Florida African Violet Society, Club Meeting, May 20th
- Cincinnati,OH, Cininnati & Dayton African Violet Societies, Club Meeting, May 21st
- Kansas City,MO, African Violet Society of America, Annual Convention, May 24th-31st
Standard African Violet plants
Standard African violet plants when fully mature range from 8-16 inches (20-40cm) in diameter across a single crown.
• Standard African violet plants when fully mature range from 8-16 inches (20-40cm) in diameter across a single crown.
Ness Puppy Dreams Semi Miniature African Violet Plant Flower
Ness Puppy Dreams: This is a semi miniature African violet variety known as Ness Puppy Dreams. The leaves are medium green and quilted in shape. The flowers are white and pink in color. They are pansy in shape and semi-double in type. The plant was hybridized by D. Ness.
Robs Kitten Kaboodle Semi Miniature African Violet Plant
Robs Kitten Caboodle This is a miniature variety known as Robs Kitten Caboodle. The leaves are green and white in color with variegated wavy foliage. The flowers are white in color with blue edges. The flowers are ruffled and semi-double in shape. The plant was hybridized by R. Robinson in the year 2012.
Kentucky Strawberries Semi Miniature African Violet Plant Flower
Kentucky Strawberries: This is a semi-miniature variety known as Kentucky Strawberries. The leaves are dark green in color with serrated shape foliage with a red back. The flowers are fuschia in color with variable white tips. They are double in type. The plant was hybridized by D. Rollings.
Senks Whisper of Pink Semi-Miniature African Violet Flower
Senks whisper of pink: Senks whisper of pink, Single white wasp/pink streaks and blush. Medium green, plain, pointed, serrated. Semiminiature, 2008, R. Follet/D. Senk
Senks whisper of pink: Senks whisper of pink, Single white wasp/pink streaks and blush. Medium green, plain, pointed, serrated. Semiminiature, 2008, R. Follet/D. Senk
Teas Irish Green Fields Standard Trailer African Violet Plant Flower
Teas Irish Green Fields: Teas Irish Green Fields is a Small standard variety. The leaves are medium green in color and they have serrated, ruffled foliage. The flowers are white in color with a wide ruffled green edge. The flowers are Semidouble in type. The plant was hybridized by Tea Gallela.
Ideal Conditions to Grow African Violet Plants?
These are a few general points on how to grow /maintain African Violet plants.
Pot Size:
Soil:
- Equal parts peat moss + perlite or vermiculite. If wick watering, add more perlite. For more details on soil, refer to my earlier blog: “African Violet Soil”.
Watering:
Add water from side of pot or into dish/tray/saucer/container the pot is sitting in.
*Will discuss wick watering or capillary matting in another blog article.
** If you are planning to clean / wash the plant, then it’s fine to gently shower the plant. After pouring water, make sure to wipe clean all the water from the surface of the leaves. Do not allow pools of water to sit on the top of the leaves or in the crown area. Once the water has been cleaned off, allow the plant to air dry away from direct sunlight.
***While watering, if water does splash onto the leaves, then immediately wipe the water away and clean the leaf of any water residue. After the plant has been watered, remember to remove any excess water from the dish / saucer, do not let the plant sit in water overnight. Once the soil is moist and drenched in water, empty the water from the dish/saucer the pot is sitting in.
Light:
- Natural lightening:
- Fluorescent lighting:
Fertilizer:
Temperature:
Air Circulation:
Humidity:
Routine Care/Grooming:
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Ness Sheer Peach Semi-Miniature African Violet Plant Flower
Ness Sheer Peach: A Semi miniature variety. The leaves are plain in shape and medium green in color. The flowers are peach-pink in color and pansy in shape. The flowers are semidouble to double in type. The plant was hybridized by D. Ness 1995.
Baby Violets - African Violets 