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Harmony’s “Little Stinker” Leaf Chimera (Part 2)

May 1, 2023 – 1:00 am

Multiple suckers over took the chimera leaf African violet “Little Stinker” resulting in an opportunity to grow multiple new “Little Suckers” and discard some of the plant.

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Mice Eat African Violets!

January 1, 2023 – 1:00 am

Mice do eat African violets (leaves and stems), apparently they enjoy eating the ones I enjoy growing the most.

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Kilauea: A Vintage Chimera African Violet

October 1, 2022 – 8:41 pm

This vintage chimera plants is a perfect chimera African violet not often seen and available.

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Another Sport Of Yakako

August 1, 2022 – 1:10 am

A sport of Yakako bloomed producing some very dark blooms with possible black chimera edges.

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Yachiyo Tabata Sport F3 Appears Stable

July 1, 2022 – 1:00 am

Yachiyo tabata Sport F3 appears to be a stable sport of Yachiyo tabata.

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8E Danse Macabre; A Beautiful and Most Challenging Chimera African Violet

June 1, 2022 – 1:00 am

Description: 8E Danse Macabre is a beautiful but has been a most challenging chimera African violet to grow and propagate.

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New Concord & Standard Concord Compared

May 1, 2022 – 1:00 am

The non-registered African violet called New Concord bloom is compared to the standard registered Concord and compared.

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Can A Chimera African Violet Bloom Reverse Itself?

March 1, 2022 – 1:00 am

Can a chimera bloom sport so it color reverses itself?

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Chimera Sport of Humako Sweet

January 1, 2022 – 1:00 am

Over the last few years the few sports of Humako Sweet were non-chimera blooming plants with either white or solid color blooms. This sport retains the chimera bloom.

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8E Danse Macabre Sport

December 1, 2021 – 1:00 am

The chimera African violet 8E Danse Macabre is in my estimation one of the most interesting chimera African violets. Again another sport and an interesting outcome.

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New Concord vs. Concord

November 1, 2021 – 1:00 am

Comparing the “New Concord” (Unregistered ) Chimera African violet reveals a few obvious differences with more to be revealed over time as the plant is propagated.

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Humako Sweet and Sports

October 1, 2021 – 1:20 am

From two Humako Sweet flower stems, each produced a plant different from the chimera parent. The colors are the same as the parent but each bloom reflects just one of the colors of the chimera parent.

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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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Can African Violets (including Chimeras) Self Pollination?

May 1, 2021 – 1:01 am

Self-pollination usually does not occur in African violets. Most of the time when it appears self-pollination occurred it was the result of thrips. But note that on rare occasion self-pollination does occur.

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