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Blue NOID African Violet
This is a NOID (no identification) African violet purchased at a nursery in Vancouver. It is a very common, standard-type plant with single medium-purple to violet flowers and dark-green foliage, typical of mass-market African violets. Characteristic Detail Name Blue NOID African Violet (nursery plant, Vancouver) Hybridizer Unknown Type Standard Notes Common commercial variety; sold unlabeled…
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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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Jolly Fireball
Jolly Fireball Jolly Fireball is a semiminiature African violet hybridized by Hortense Pittman. It is known for its dramatic semidouble to double red blooms, often appearing deep wine-red or burgundy under growing lights, paired with dark-green, plain foliage. Characteristic Specific details of Jolly Fireball Name Jolly Fireball Hybridizer Hortense Pittman (H. Pittman) Year Unknown Type…
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Demers’ Pixie Belle
Demers’ Pixie Belle is a semiminiature trailing African violet hybridized by Canadian hybridizer Heather Demers. It produces very small, single, pink, bell-shaped flowers above compact medium-green foliage. Its multiple crowns create a charming, full trailing specimen, making it an excellent choice for collectors, small pots, and hanging or shallow display containers. Characteristic Specific details of…
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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…