#saintpaulias

[horsesarecreatures]

I love this little violet windowsill. From left to right are Optimara My Darling, S. Rupicola, RS Winter Flower, Witch Doctor, R Barbaris, and Optimara Trinidad II.

[geopsych]

Bridget and the Saintpaulias for Caturday.

[clatterbane]

The haul from a productive little journey to Blomsterlandet ("Flower Country") after work this evening. Plus some miscellaneous junk visible out in the balcony room, which is past due some spring garden cleanup!

My primary mission today was to pick up some tomato plants. It hopefully shouldn't be too early, since they are going in the glassed-in balcony area. No seeds started this year, and we do have the car now so it's much easier to haul all kinds of stuff around.

I grabbed two tomato plants, and this mystery vaguely banana pepper-looking variety to go into the three existing buckets.

I know the 'Totem' is supposed to be good in containers and heavy bearing for a smallish plant. Then I decided to stay sane for our current growing situation, and opted for this other bush tomato variety that I'd never heard of before.

But! Turns out that 'Vilma' has some other plans in mind.

That's it, that's how big the plants get. I like the cute little micro dwarves, and these are supposed to have a good flavor. But, somehow I think that the bucket will need to find another new occupant.

For now, at least, I think 'Vilma' will probably be better off moving up into one of these.

Besides the edibles, I also couldn't resist picking up these when I saw them.

A few unnamed African violets, and the lone Cape Primrose that I saw in the store. (Though, come to find out, these are apparently all classified as Streptocarpus now.) Not as wild about the pinks, but I'll take what I can get. All the Saintpaulias and Streptocarpus that I had (including the few luggage-smuggled from the UK) ended up dying for one reason or another, and I'm glad to get some more cheerful little blooming buddies in here.

Their new home in the living room for now. With that sad aloe and dracaena which needs some serious repotting. It's just staying too chilly in the balcony plant room still. (Which is what got most of the other ones.) Hopefully I will manage to keep these happier than the last ones!

[ruttotohtori]

Lapsena mun lempparikukka oli saintpaulia ja sen takia olinkin tosi ilonen, ku sain selville, että Irwin Goodmanilla on kyseisestä kukkasesta kertova laulu, Saintpaulia Reeperpaan

[834-virido]

Jolly Jubilee (H. Pittman)

(9908) 03/07/2008 Single-semidouble purple pansy. Crown variegated medium green and gold, plain. Miniature

2021. winter - this year it starts to develop slowly after the summer heat. Slowly but steadily.

[argentumcg]

Baby Saintpaulia variegata

[doseofindependence]

The African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha)

The African Violet Saintpaulia ionantha, commonly known as African violet, is a popular flowering houseplant appreciated for its attractive, velvety leaves and delicate, colorful flowers. African violets are native to Tanzania, a country in East Africa. They were discovered in the late 19th century by Baron Walter von Saint Paul-Illaire, a German colonial official. African violets have dark…

[veshadi]

Saintpaulia - violette africaine

Cette jolie petite plante a rejoint mon foyer le 30 Juin 2023.

C'est une fleur non toxique pour les chats. Elle s'arrose très peu. Elle existe aussi en teinte violette plus foncée, et en rose.

J'ai jamais eu la main verte, mais ça fait un moment que je me dis qu'il faudrait que j'agrémente un peu mon balcon... Affaire à suivre 🌼🌻🌸🌷

[locallostsoul]

🌱 Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia (African Violet)

A new friend :) I really wanted to try african violets again, after my first one ...passed away tragically...

[amo-ridere]

What used to be my craft room is basically a plant room. Why? Blooms are why. They like this room for some reason and I'm not sure why. #offlinegoings #blooms #houseplants #schlumbergera #saintpaulia #houseplantcare #houseplants #GoodNews https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq0docQumUZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[horsesarecreatures]

3 different AN-Kopeechka plants. 1 and 3 are true to type, while 2 is a sport. If propagations of 2 don't revert to the original type after 3 generations, I can register it as a new variety.

[geopsych]

Pretty obsessed with the little greenhouse and its contents rn. It’s probably good I don’t have more money. I would just fill the house with this stuff.

For those who wondered, the greenhouse kit comes with the plant light. It’s from BroodyStore on Etsy and they’re in Ukraine. They have other sizes.

[thebotanicalarcade]

n72_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Curtis's botanical magazine.. London ; New York [etc.] :Academic Press [etc.]. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/437566

[834-virido]

BE-Fiona

Hibridizer: Berkó, Ernő, Hungary

Semi double green/pink pansy. Medium green, quilted, serrated. Semiminiature trailer.

Cross between Rob’s Mirriwinni (R. Robinson) x ЛЕ-Хозяй��а Медной Горы (Е. Лебецкая)

[himekokosu]

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