THE AFRICAN VIOLET saintpaulia

Best loved flowering houseplant,it provides year round color. Among the most constant bloomers are "Blue Boy" and it's pink sister

Size: 4" minis to 8" standards

Colors: White,pink,blue,lavender,purple. With contrasting edges,ruffles,in single and double double blooms.

Light: Filtered light in an E or W window, in a N window,or back from a S window except in summer when that's too bright.

Water: Keep soil evenly moist. Mist air around plant often. Grow on wet pebble bed.

Propagation: Leaf cutting root easily in any medium.

Special Care: Rub off tiny plantlets that sometimes grow along stem sides.