What are the main parts of the African violet?
1. The flower blossoms contain the reproductive parts of a plant. 1a. The two small yellow sacs in the center of the blossom are called anthers. They contain a fine powdery pollen. The pistil is the female part of the plant. It's sticky end collects the pollen and sends it down to the ovary. 2. This bud will develop and become a blossom. 3. Bloom stalk contains peduncle, pedicel, and cluster of blossoms growing on one stem as a unit. It appears from the juncture of the main stem and the petiole. 4. Petiole stem that connects leaf blade to the main center stem. 5. Suckers in the diagram to the right shows where crowns form between the stems. These are encouraged on trailing (multiple crown) varieties. Remove any suckers on single crowned plant varieties. (Sucker's can be rooted in soil for an additional plantlet) 6. Developing seed pod resulting from fertilization of eggs in an ovary located at the base of the pistil. 7. Spent blossom this is an old flower that has wilted. I have placed a PDF file in the related links, this has all the information for you.
What is the African violet's name?
'Saintpaulia' is the basic, genus name for all African violets. If the gardener doesn't know the exact kind of African violet, then the scientific, Latin or binomial name properly is written as 'Saintpaulia spp', with 'spp' meaning 'species'. But an example of a properly named African violet is 'Saintpaulia ionantha'. The word 'ionantha' means 'violet-like'. It's the name that was given to the very first African violet that came to the attention of Europeans, in…
What is 'African violet' in Spanish?
'Violeta africana' is a Spanish equivalent of 'African violet' [Saintpaulia spp]. The feminine noun 'violeta' means 'violet'. Its definite article is 'la' ['the'], and its indefinite 'una' ['a, one']. The feminine adjective 'africana' means 'African'. Together, they're pronounced 'byoh-LEH-tah ah-free-KAH-nah'.
What is 'African violet' in Portuguese?
'Violeta africana' is a Portuguese equivalent of 'African violet' [Saintpaulia spp]. The feminine noun 'violeta' means 'violet'. Its singular definite article is 'a' ['the'], and its singular definite 'uma' ['a, one']. The feminine adjective 'africana' means 'African'. Together, they're pronounced 'vyoo-LEH-tuh uh-free-KAH-nuh'.
What is 'African violet' in Italian?
'Violetta africana' is an Italian equivalent of 'African violet' [Saintpaulia spp]. The feminine noun 'violetta' means 'violet'. Its singular definite article is 'la' ['the'], and its singular indefinite 'una' ['a, one']. The feminine adjective 'africana' means 'African'. Together, they're pronounced 'vyoh-LEHT-tah ah-free-KAH-nah'.