Category Archives: Growing

Granger Red and White Stripes

September 1, 2021 – 1:00 am

Granger Red and White Stripe is a chimera African violet that appears to be very genetically stable and very aesthetically pleasing.

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Sport of Shimai Chimera African Violet

July 1, 2021 – 1:00 am

In the process of propagating more Shimai, I have had a reoccurring issue with the same sport mutating of the last four years. Recently, I was on eBay looking at the chimera African violets being offered and I saw a sport of Shimai, exactly what is above. For some reason Shimai will sport to this […]

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Chimera African Violet Humako Jantien

April 1, 2021 – 1:00 am

Of all the chimera African violets in my collection one of the most “durable” cultivars that always demonstrates remarkable symmetry and is topped off by a tight blooming head is Humako Jantien. I took a number of different photos in a variety of light conditions to find the one image that exactly portrays the purple […]

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A Variegated Chimera (Part 2)

March 1, 2021 – 1:00 am

Incorrect or unknown wavelengths from an LED source can result in chlorosis.

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A Variegated Chimera

February 1, 2021 – 1:00 am

Is the loss of variegation the result of a sport or a light intensity that is too high causing the production of carotenoids in the leaf making them yellow-white?

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Sport of Leaf Chimera “Little Stinker”

September 1, 2020 – 1:00 am

I have been using the same stem tissue culture propagation method for leaf chimeras as I use for other “flowering” chimera African violets. The outcomes are as expected, true Little Stinker plants. But not quite as consistently. I have seen more variants then I expected. Grant it most are true to the parent. But there […]

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Change in Leaf Color Precedent To Change in Chimera African Violet Bloom

July 1, 2020 – 1:00 am

The image below and to the right is the normal Norton’s Elaine ((AVSA Reg# 9673) 07/31/2006 (J.Norton)). Note the green leaf and listed in First Class(AVSA directory of all African violet cultivars) as medium green leaf coloration.  As you can see the blooms are a chimera dark blue with white stripe bell-shaped blooms. As with numerous other observations I […]

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Leaf Color Change In Humako Sweet and Neptune’s Jewels

December 1, 2019 – 1:00 am

Temperatures keep too coll for some African violet varieties, can result in leaf color changes mimicking certain pathological conditions.

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African Violet Powdery Mildew

March 1, 2019 – 1:00 am

Winter time for the growing of African violets presents a unique problem of Powdery Mildew. Why? In a recent and always informative newsletter “Growing Tips” this topic was discussed. Specifically, according to the author of the article, the issue is that the temperature of the leaves lags behind the temperature of the air. When we […]

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Ford’s Pinwheel Revisted

January 1, 2019 – 1:01 am

About 2 years ago my collection was devastated by a fungus. Of those that survived was a single Ford’s Pinwheel (J. Ford). So I repotted and it grew. It grew like none of the other chimera African violets. Frankly, it did not bloom but sent out suckers like you would not believe. I never saw […]

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Yachiyo Tabata

November 1, 2018 – 12:01 am

Yachiyo Tabata with a bit more intense pink edging on the petals that is a bit wider than the other Yachiyo Tabata will have its stem isolated to see if a more colorful strain can be developed.

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O’Fortuna – A New Chimera African Violet Introduction

May 1, 2016 – 12:01 am

O’Fortuna is a new introduction and recently registered sport of Concord. AVSA Registration # 10806 D.Landek.

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Granger Sugar Frost-Awakened

January 1, 2016 – 12:01 am

                          As was true about the Fords Pinwheel (last post), a similar situation occurred with my Granger Sugar Frost, except that this plant bloomed constantly and grew nicely for me in the past.   I owned Sugar Frost for 15+ years, and had been propagating and […]

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Powdery Mildew (Oidium Fungus) Eradication From African Violets

June 1, 2014 – 12:01 am

Powdery Mildew is caused by the Oidium fungus can be eradicated from your African violets in a simple 10 min process.

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