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Rob’s Boolaroo
Rob’s Boolaroo is a semiminiature trailing African violet hybridized by Ralph Robinson (The Violet Barn) and registered with AVSA on March 5, 1994 (#8053). It produces semidouble, light pink sticktite pansy flowers accented with bright blue fantasy markings, above medium-green, quilted foliage. Characteristic Specific details of Rob’s Boolaroo Name Rob’s Boolaroo Hybridizer Ralph Robinson (R.…
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Rob’s Hallucination
Rob’s Hallucination is a semiminiature fantasy African violet hybridized by Ralph (R.) Robinson. It features semidouble dark-blue sticktite star-shaped flowers with bright pink fantasy markings, combined with dramatic crown variegation in dark green, gold, and tan on pointed foliage with red backs. Characteristic Specific details of Rob’s Hallucination Name Rob’s Hallucination Hybridizer Ralph Robinson (R.…
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Tina’s April Fantasy
Tina’s April Fantasy is a standard African violet hybridized by Tina Elfström (Sweden). It is an extremely distinctive fantasy variety: single to semidouble white pansy-shaped flowers with blue/dark-purple fantasy markings, paired with medium-green foliage that shows scattered red/maroon fantasy specks known as “Elf variegation.” Characteristic Specific details of Tina’s April Fantasy Name Tina’s April Fantasy…
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Carolina Bodacious
Carolina Bodacious is a small trailing African violet known for its clusters of single, clear-pink flowers decorated with violet fantasy speckles. Its naturally multi-crowned habit gradually produces a full, spreading plant rather than a single symmetrical rosette. Characteristic Specific details of Carolina Bodacious Name Carolina Bodacious Hybridizer Unknown; confirm before publishing as a breeder attribution…
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RS-Klad
RS-Klad (РС-Клад, often translated as “RS-Treasure”) is a semiminiature trailing African violet hybridized by Svetlana Repkina. It is known for pink flowers decorated with blue fantasy streaks, giving each bloom a playful, changing pattern. Characteristic Specific details of RS-Klad Name RS-Klad (РС-Клад) English translation RS-Treasure Hybridizer Svetlana Repkina (S. Repkina) Year Unknown Type Semiminiature trailer…
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Mac’s Coral Clackamas
Mac’s Coral Clackamas is a semiminiature African violet hybridized by George McDonald and registered as AVSA #9876 on January 31, 2008. It produces single coral-pink sticktite pansy flowers, sometimes described with darker purple fantasy markings, above distinctive medium-green-and-white variegated Clackamas-type foliage. Characteristic Specific details of Mac’s Coral Clackamas Name Mac’s Coral Clackamas Hybridizer George McDonald…
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Hunter’s Muy Grande
Hunter’s Muy Grande is a large standard African violet hybridized by Ken Muzalewski. Registered in 2019, it is known for large single to semidouble wine- or plum-coloured star flowers with pink fantasy streaks, paired with dark-green-and-cream variegated quilted foliage. Characteristic Specific details of Hunter’s Muy Grande Name Hunter’s Muy Grande Hybridizer Ken Muzalewski (K. Muzalewski)…
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SV Gorod Palermo W
Characteristic Specific details of SV-Gorod Palermo Name SV-Gorod Palermo (СВ-Город Палермо) Hybridizer O. Emelyanova (О. Емельянова) Type Semi-miniature Trailer Growth habit Semi-miniature trailer, multi-crowned, compact cascading form Flower Single (slightly wavy petals) Flower color Deep purple / violet with lighter fantasy speckles Foliage Medium to dark green (center leaves often darker / slightly reddish), slightly…
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Dancin’ Trail
Dancin’ Trail: A Lively Red Semiminiature Trailer Dancin’ Trail is a classic semiminiature trailer hybridized by Paul and Sidney Sorano of Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses and registered in 1983 (AVSA #5565). It features rich red double star flowers held above dark green, glossy, pointed leaves with a distinctive red reverse. Compact yet free-blooming, it produces multiple…
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Flashy Trail
Flashy Trail is a miniature trailing African violet known for its small bell-shaped blooms and compact, cascading growth habit. It is well suited for bowls, hanging containers, or wide shallow pots. Flashy Trail was hybridized by Hortense Pittman. It is characterized by its tiny lavender-purple bell-shaped flowers with purple fantasy markings inside, and very compact…