The main species of African violets

Classification of African violets

African violets can be divided into rosette type and hanging type according to their growth form.

Rosette type

The main stem of the rosette-shaped African violet is single and short, the distance between nodes is very short, and the leaves grow in a spiral from the central growth point, layer by layer. Depending on the size of the plant, it can be divided into giant, standard, semi-mini, mini and super mini types.

Suspended type

The main stem of the hanging African violet is longer than that of the rosette type, the internodes are farther apart, the petioles are longer, and more growth points grow in the leaf axils. The leaves spiral around the growing point, growing laterally and extending downward to create a hanging appearance.

Common varieties of African violets

Common varieties of African violets include large flowers, single petals, semi-double petals, double petals, variegated leaves, etc. The flower colors include purple, white, blue, pink and bicolor.

The large-flowered species is Pocono, with light purple-red flowers.

The single-petal variety is Snow Prince, with white flowers.

The semi-double variety is Bell-Red, with purple-red flowers.

The double-petaled variety is Corinna, with white flowers.

Blue Boy in the Snow, the flowers are lavender and the leaves have white stripes.

The foliage species is the Queen of Appearance, with blue flowers, wrinkled edges, and yellow-white markings on the leaves.

Ashamed bride, pink flowers.

African violets are ornamental species of the same genus

Other ornamental species of the same genus as African violets include white-flowered African violet and large-flowered African violet.

African violet

African violet

Common cultivars of African violets

Fruit Cream

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Rainbow Tail

Mingkong

Variations of African violets

Varieties of African violets include large-flowered, white-flowered, and variegated-leaf varieties.

Large flower variety: the flowers are larger.

White flower variety: flowers are pure white.

Variegated leaf species: The leaf edges have yellow-white markings.