2024: Year of the African Violet
Overview and History The African Violet Streptocarpus ionanthus (syn. Saintpaulia ionantha) was originally discovered in 1892 by Walter von Saint-Paul-Illaire in theContinue Reading
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How to Grow Beautiful African Violets
A typical modern African violet hybrid. Photo: Pennsylvania State University I’ve been growing African violets (Saintpaulia ionantha*) since pretty muchContinue Reading
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Garden Myth: Remove Center Leaves from African Violets to Stimulate Bloom
Garden myths are everywhere and help make what should be an easy hobby so much more complicated. Here’s a newContinue Reading
Success with African Violets
I’ve been growing African violets (Saintpaulia ionantha) since pretty much forever. My first one came from a leaf my greatContinue Reading