Now days there's a rainbow of colors and varieties; Purple, light purple to blue, all shades of pink, including fantasy (darker speckles on flowers) there are even yellow flowers now, white, pink and white, purple and white, very dark purple/black almost.
Yes, indeed they do. African violets have beautiful flowers, they grow in many colors.
An African violet has five petals.
No, African violets are not endangered, many hobbyists grow them and show them. However, most of the African violets grown by hobbyists are hybrids. On another hand, some subspecies of the Saintpaulia species (the African violets as they were discovered in the nature) are endangered.
Yes, the violets are small, vary from light to dark violet and have a light scent. Very pretty, sweet little flowers.Another answerThere are many different types of African violets out there today, the above answer is referring to the wild violets or sometimes called "sweet violets" which grow outside. These violets are indoor house plant African violets. There are many hybridizer's who grow gorgeous varieties, for instance; variegated leaf types with every color you can imagine, almost. There are blooms with a frilly edge, cup or bell shape type of blossom. They have large, small yellow blossoms also. Even, pinwheel blossoms. Here is a great web site. It's "The African Violet Society of America" also internationally known. Please view the related source link below for gorgeous pictures and great information.
The seasons that African violets flower depend on their variety. Some of the older varieties seem to flower all the time or at least every two months. Please refer to the related link below where you can see many photographs of beautiful African violets.
The African violet's botanical name is Saintpaulia and it originated from Africa where it is very tropical. African violets grow as single stemmed multiple stemmed plants. Some trailing varities trail over the pot. Flowers come in an array of colors of: yellow, peach, rose, pink, fushia, purple, plum, lavender, blue, white and many colors en between. Blossoms come in single, semi doub, double, wasp (looks like an insect), Chimera or pinwheel, multicolored blossoms. Its very interesting to grow African violets.
No, African violets are not poisonous at all. Cats might get a tummy ache from eatting too many though.
There are many different types of violets. The most common is the 'Blue Violet'. You can use Blue Violet in salads although the taste is very bland!
Plants found in Massachusetts include different types of maple trees, ginseng, and violets. They also have many different berries, such as cranberries and strawberries.
Africa does not have a flag
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