Blue Dragon is a large standard African violet registered by Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses and Paul Sorano in 2005. It is celebrated for exceptionally large, frilled light-blue flowers with a darker blue centre and a raspberry-to-reddish-purple edge, sometimes finished with a fine pale-green ruffle.
| Characteristic | Specific details of Blue Dragon |
|---|---|
| Name | Blue Dragon |
| Hybridizer | Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses / Paul Sorano (LLG / P. Sorano) |
| AVSA registration | #9516 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Registration date | December 17, 2005 |
| Type | Large standard |
| Growth habit | Large, low-growing, single-crown standard rosette |
| Flower | Semidouble to double, large frilled star |
| Flower color | Light blue with darker blue centre, raspberry to reddish-purple ruffled edge, sometimes with a pale-green outer edge |
| Foliage | Dark green, plain foliage with red reverse |
| Variegated | No |
| Fantasy | No |
| Chimera | No |
| Heirloom / Vintage | No; modern classic registered cultivar |
| Date of starting propagation | July 23, 2026 |
| Notes | A large cultivar that needs more shelf space than typical standards. Cooler growing conditions can strengthen and broaden the pale-green edge; blooms may reach about 7 cm, with mature plants sometimes producing even larger flowers. |
