Indoor Elegance: Cultivating Saintpaulia ionantha African Violets
The Saintpaulia ionantha, scientifically known as Saintpaulia ionantha, also known as African Pansy or Saintpaulia, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Gesneriaceae family. This stemless plant is entirely covered in hair; it has ovate leaves with robust, fleshy petioles.
The flowers, which can be solitary or clustered, are a light purple color and can bloom all year round, depending on the growth period of the plant.
There are numerous cultivated varieties of African Violet, including large-flowered, single-petaled, semi-double, double, and variegated leaf types. The flowers come in shades of purple, white, blue, pink, and bi-color.
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