"Saintpaulia ionantha"
Common african violet

 

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January - December. Flowers dark blue , dark rose, purple or white till 3,5 cm, with 5 unequal petals.. Ovate leaves till 6 cm, velvety, reddish under, very hairy overside. Herbaceous plant coming from Tanzania, up to 15 cm.
 
 
Water it abundantly. A couple of times weekly along the whole year. Don't wet the leaves. So ,water placing the plant on a plate or by means of a watering-can . Maintain the atmosphere humid without wetting the leaves.
  
  
Indoor or terrace plant , in a corner not directly in the sun. Very appropriate because it is in bloom most of the year.
  
 
DIn very illuminated place, not directly in full sun, with a non inferior temperature to the 18 Cº and a high environmental humidity.
  
   
By means of leaf cuttings in spring, on substratum for cuttings or make it root on water where growth hormones have been added . It can also be reproduced from seeds, although this method is not so effective.
  
 
Permeable soil, not compact. Specific fertilizers for this plant exist.
  

Another species of " Saintpaulia"

 

 

Saintpaula confusa---------------- ..............

Saintpaula magungensis -------------- ................

 

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