African violet plant called Genetic Blush. Has green leaves with mottled variegation and pink flowers that are starting to bloom.

African violet plant called Harmony's Purple Passion. Leaves are mostly white and some green leaves. Bloomed white flowers with a faint pink and speckled purple.

Alocasia boyceana 'Shattered Glass'. Leaves are green with fractured & irregular silvery green/creamy shard patterns.

Some plants I ordered finally arrived!

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A pink African violet close-up

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A close-up of a pink African violet bloom

A black and white close up of an African violet

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A black & white close-up of an African violet bloom.

While the entire country goes to s#!t I’m gathering variegated African violets at a local plant swap. I’ve never seen these before so I had to get them. Traded a few albo pothos cuttings for them.

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African Violet, saintpaulia ionantha, photographed using macro stacking. #macro #macrophotography #flowerphotography #africanviolet

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Yes! There’s a burst of purple happiness!
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African violet and some Ivy on the windowsill during winter

Winter windowsill
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A close up of the yellow centre of a fuchsia-coloured flower

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Pals, I's has pupdate😃 Mommy gave's me baby corn🌽 Woohoo!🙌😋 As a side note, I's was in sunroom this morning and I's saw's that the #AfricanViolet blooming🌸🌿☺️ Even in our's hoo-made world of turmoil #Nature never fail to show's us that there still #Beauty right in front of us🩷

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She blooms after how-many-years?! I’ve heard it can happen, but have never witnessed it before. I hereby christen her Ultra-Violet!💜

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Close-up of an African violet cultivar named “Blue Orchid,” showing ruffled, velvety purple flowers with pale golden edges and bright yellow centers, surrounded by soft, fuzzy green leaves.

Blue Orchid #AfricanViolet
Not blue. Not an orchid. Still stunning 💜💙

African Violet made with markers 🌛
Vivid colors, detailed petals.
More potted flowers coming soon!

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New flowers are coming! #pnwgardening #africanviolet

White windowsill with pink flowered African violet, and a bouquet in a mini vase: pink and blue batchelor buttons and orange Zinnea flowers Window dressing on a Rainy Day

Soul collage card: Image of tan Buddha head and several strands of beads: turquoise and coral, cobalt blue glass, and turquoise glass beads. Each strand features floral lampwork beads 'Smile Slightly' - This card reminds us to breathe and smile Slightly. It reminds us of the necessary balance of strength and compassion - a hallmark of brilliant leadership. Compassion without strength becomes powerless. Strength (or weakness) without compassion leads to cruel dictatorship

African violet & Zinnea/ Bachelor Button bouquet & new SoulCollage card, Smile Slightly (Council suit)

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Cover of the January-February 2021 issue (v.74) of African Violet Magazine, the journal of the African Violet Society of America (avsa.org). Image is of profusely blooming lavender blue standard variety "Optimara Manitoba," exhibited by: Mary Corondan, hybridized by: Holtkamp. Photo Credit: Winston Goretsky Streptocarpus sect. #Saintpaulia Usambaraveilchen (Usambara violets)

TIL: The @biodivlibrary.bsky.social has digitised, downloadable copies of every issue of #AfricanViolet magazine from vol. 1 in 1947-48 to vol. 74 in 2021, courtesy of the Chicago Botanical Garden Lenhardt Library.

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She is really blooming!
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My African Violet shows clusters of deep purple flowers with bright yellow centers, rising above dark green, velvety leaves. It sits in a decorative, brown textured pot on an old trunk and is surrounded by other plants and painted rocks.

I’m so happy! My African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha) is blooming for the third time this year. I was never able to keep them. So glad that @phyllish854.bsky.social encouraged me to try again. Phyllis, I think it looks happy 💕🤗
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My African Violet is blooming!
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African Violet with ruffled blue & white flowers, with darker blue markings. The small one was a sucker that I removed from the larger one, about a month ago. It's blooming too, despite small size. This is a Russian-type variety.

African Violet with pink flowers, with ruffled white edges. Variety is Charlotte Elegant Affair (I think). A Russian-type AV variety.

#AfricanViolet update. I wondered how these would do. Neither was in bloom when I bought them. Blue one is in second bloom now. I removed 2 suckers last month & potted them. One of those is blooming now too.

Establishment of a simple evaluation method for leaf heat injury of African violets This study investigated the effects of sudden stress on African violet leaves to establish a method for comparing heat stress tolerance. A simplified approach to estimating the high-temperature sen...

Establishing a simple evaluation method for leaf #heat injury to compare heat #stress tolerance of African violet varieties.
To read this new article in JHSB, visit: doi.org/10.1080/1462...

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Jolly Mel African Violet #africanviolet #bloomscrolling #flower

This is the main African Violet plant after removing two large pups, replacing some growth medium, removing spent flower buds. I think it looks pretty good now. Ready for some healing and maybe reblooming.

The pups I removed from the main African violet plant. One had a small root mass. The other, only a few tiny roots. I potted then in ~2 1/2" cups (holes drilled in bottoms). They are in plastic bags now for humidity. They look promising. I'll leave them in the bags for four weeks if they continue to look OK.

Update on African Violet that I cleaned up and removed two large pups, a week ago. In this case, the pups had generous root masses, so I took them out of their humidity bags after two days. No problem. No wilting, and they look good. A flower bud was emerging. I removed it, to give it more growing time before blooming. Previous post- https://bsky.app/profile/danielrufus.bsky.social/post/3ltmhke3etk2h

#AfricanViolet maintenance. "Charlene Fantasy White". Great bloomer, just finished. I removed two large pups / suckers, spent bloom stems, a few old leaves. Replaced some potting soil. Also follow up another "pup-ectomy".

A birds eye view of Oliver the Toad's abode. Plus Oliver herself lounging around it.
Oliver is an Egyptian green toad. I've had her for a little over a year now.

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This is an unknown variety of African Violet with dark blue flowers. I bought it in January at Safeway. It was becoming lopsided due to two large pups. Also, lower leaves developed crispy brown edges. I removed it from the container, gently teased off much of the growth medium, and used a paring knife to detach the pups. I removed flowers from the pups but not the main plant. I think it already expended most of the energy needed to make the flowers, so it will be OK. I planted the original plant slightly deeper, to cover bare stem with fresh soil mix. The pups are in measuring caps from liquid detergent bottles. About 2 1/2" diameter and deep. I drilled several 1/4" bottom holes for free drainage. I don't know the cause for the leaf browning. It was only on old, lower leaves. Maybe they were just old, vs. too bright light, vs. fertilizer salts from the old soil mix? I potted them all in fresh African Violet soil mix.

The pups had a lot of roots already. I think they'll have a great start. I wasn't looking to propagate this, but it's a good bloomer. So why not? Free plant 😀.

The pups in their humidity baggies. Maybe they aren't needed, but I'll keep them there for a few weeks. Window is East and shaded from direct sun. They also get some LED light. I bet they are blooming in a month.

This dark blue #AfricanViolet, unknown variety, needed some grooming. Older leaves had developed some crispy brown areas. I unpotted, removed injured leaves, detached 2 large pups, repotted in fresh medium. Planted the pups, too. More in alt txt. #PutteringMeditation

#Africanviolet I am finally getting blooms on our African Violet.

African violet with green and white variegated leaves. The blossom is white, hints of pink, and edged in green with ruffled edges.

Plant sharing is love. Received this pretty violet from one of our local plant share groups. The variegation of the leaves is as beautiful as the blooms. It's a little joy magnet.
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