Welcome

Welcome to the website of the African Violet Society of Canada. This site is all about our favourite plant, the African violet or Saintpaulia as it is known botanically. It is also about us, the African Violet Society of Canada, our country's national association for growers, exhibitors and lovers of African violets.

To learn more about AVSC, click on the About Us link. If you are interested in becoming a member, try the Join AVSC link. Benefits of membership include a subscription to Chatter Magazine and the right to attend and to exhibit plants at our annual national convention and show. To find more about Chatter Magazine, just click the appropriate links. To learn more about what our national conventions and shows are like click on the links for the most recent ones, Convention 2007, Convention 2006 and Convention 2005. We will report on our 2010 Convention soon.

You can learn the location of the nearest local African violet society affiliated with AVSC on the Local Affiliates page and find both their and our upcoming shows, judging schools and other events under Coming Events. If you are looking for someone who sells African violet leaves, plants or supplies try our Commercial Members.

To find information on the plants themselves, have a look at About African Violets. African violets have many attractive relatives which our members also grow. Try visiting our Gesneriads (That's what this plant family is called!) page to find more on this subject.

We hope that you enjoy your visit to our web site and that it will answer most of your questions about African violets and the African Violet Society of Canada.