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Semiminiature African Violets

This photo gallery illustrates the major blossom and leaf types available in standard-size African violets (20 cm or 8 inches in diameter or less). Read the captions for the names of the varieties and a brief description.

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Semiminiature African Violets (20 cm or 8 inches in diameter or less)

Blue & Purple Tones

Optimara Little Comanche

Single purple, medium green

 

 

 

 

Pink & Coral Tones

Symphonette

Single-semidouble lavender blossom, variegated green, white and pink leaves (Canadian hybrid)

Pride of Columbus

Double lavender blossoms, purple tips, variegated green and white leaves

Sassy Shirley

Semidouble lavender purple blossom, variegated medium green and white leaves

Optimara Little Cherokee

Semidbouble-double pink, medium green leaves

 

Red Tones

Rob's Fiddle Faddle

Semidouble rose pink blossom, dark green leaves

Tess

Single pink blossoms, variegated green, white and pink leaves (Canadian hybrid)

Little Finesse

Semidouble rose pink blossom, dark green leaves

Rob's Dylan Ross

Single dark fuchsia blossoms, variegated green and white leaves

 

White Tones

Little Katherine

Semidouble white blossom, medium green leaves

 

 

Multicoloured and Edged

Ness' Sno Fun

Semidouble white blossom, medium green leaves (Blossoms sometimes have a pink blush.)

Rob's Gray Ghost

Single-semidouble white blossom, black-green and white variegated leaves

Irish Flirt

Double green and white, wavy medium green leaves

 

 

Chimeras & Fantasy

Rob's Boondoggle

Semidouble dark red, wide white edge, dark green, wavy leaves

Rob's Gal Vikki

Double white, rose-purple edged blossoms, medium green leaves

Rob's Hokie Pokie

Semidouble cream blossoms with red edge, dark green and white variegated leaves

Ness' Cranberry Swirl

Double white, variable fuchsia edge, variegated green and cream leaves (Chimera)

Rob's Dust Storm

Double bright pink, blue fantasy dots and streak, dark green leaves

Rob's Quixotic Lad

Single rose-lavender fantasy, variegated green and white leaves

Unidentified

Sorry! This one was given an incorrect name in our files. Can anyone identify it? It is a great example of a fantasy blossom.