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Kilauea-Vintage Chimera African Violet

September 1, 2019 – 1:00 am

As you see more and more new chimera African violets, many with large double blooms in a wide array of colors and shades (oftentimes not very stable between generations), I have come to notice that the old standards are seen less and less and increasingly more difficult to find. Kilauea is one of them. Hybridizer […]

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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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Chimera African Violet The Face of Blue Confetti

March 1, 2018 – 12:01 am

A regular photo of Blue Confetti chimera African violet is taken and scaled down to desktop icon size which reveals a face.

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Propagation Of A Chimera African Violet With A Potato? (part 4-Conclusion)

November 1, 2017 – 12:01 am

Conclusion: Propagation Of A Chimera African Violet With A Potato did not work after a four month experimental period.

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Neptune’s Treasure X 17

July 1, 2017 – 12:01 am

17 different images with different depth of focuses with the idea that the observer would see the image in focus as if you were viewing it live.

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Sport of Humako Sweet + 29 Images to make 1 image of the Sport

August 1, 2016 – 12:01 am

Change in leaf color of a chimera African violet is indicative of a change in bloom, usually loss of the chimera pattern. Also the image of the sport is the result of 29 images stacked.

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Ten Blue Confetti Chimera African Violet Stacked Images

June 1, 2016 – 12:01 am

Historically when I tried to do macro photography with bloom images of my African violets the issue for me was that the depth of field was sharp only in a very narrow range.  This resulted in an  image that had part of the bloom in focus and the rest of the bloom out of focus.  I tried […]

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Chimera’s Gone Wrong

February 1, 2016 – 12:01 am

A collection of 24 chimera African violets that has sported or mutated.

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Image Gallery

August 30, 2015 – 12:01 am

the Image Gallery was rebuilt using a different plugin. I expect better responsiveness and less issues. Just click on top menu titled “Image Gallery”. There are currently 40+ of the most common chimera African violets that I think has merit and may deserve a place in your collection.

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Sport of Shimai Described

June 1, 2015 – 12:01 am

The flowers are white, ruffled and have considerable curvature and are never flat as depicted in the images below. The two top petals are a bit larger with a purple stripe with a green underlay of color. The other 3 petals are purple on a white petal with a very slight green undertone.

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Shimai From Germany

November 1, 2013 – 12:01 am

Click on any of the above images to enlarge.  I admit I enjoy receiving pictures of plants I sold as I often wonder how they are doing.  I also enjoy taking pictures of African violets and especially chimera African violets.  But I will be the first to admit the quality of my photos are at […]

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