African violets - WongMan Sing, African Jin Wang , also known as the African violet cotinifolia
English name : Saint paulia ionantha
Family: Gesneriaceae
Origin: eastern tropical Africa
Leaves: oval , round alternate, short stems, leaves with white hair , was notdark green. Fleshy leaves. Petioles light green . Yip Sang said the rosette .
Flowers: Flowers withdrawn from the vein . At the top branches. Tori five crownpiece . Corolla tubular . Crown piece split into petals. Multiple variants .Purple , pink , white , variegated and so on. Flowering summer to winter.
Features:evergreen perennial herb. Small potted plants . Common air-conditioned officeplanting. Hi sunshine, hi air conditioning room. Wide variety of colors ,ornamental , easy to breed , fast growth, mainly grown indoors .
Cultivation : hi half sunshine , moist, loose, fertile , well-drained soil.Optimum temperature 15 ℃ -25℃.
Reproduction: general use ramets method , or with a leaf propagation.
