Comments on: African Violet or Distant Cousin? http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/african-violet-distant-cousin/ the official Flower Shop Network blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:50:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben362 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/african-violet-distant-cousin/comment-page-1/#comment-14575 Ben362 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:22:25 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/?p=2144#comment-14575 Streptocarpella saxorum would be my guess. We use it as a shade annual for hanging baskets and container gardens. Small fuzzy leaves blue violet like flowers on wirey 3-4" inflorences. Streptocarpella saxorum would be my guess. We use it as a shade annual for hanging baskets and container gardens. Small fuzzy leaves blue violet like flowers on wirey 3-4" inflorences.

]]> By: Jamie Jamison Adams http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/african-violet-distant-cousin/comment-page-1/#comment-13223 Jamie Jamison Adams Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:14:42 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/?p=2144#comment-13223 Susan, If I were a betting man, I would bet on Gloxinia. Please keep me posted on blooming progress. The blooms should give us the answer we are looking for. Thanks I guess it is a good thing I'm Not a betting man. I pulled these three photos of plants related to African Violets from the <a href="http://www.avsc.ca/avsc2006gallery.htm" rel="nofollow">African Violet Society of Canada</a>. Maybe one of these will look familiar. <img src="http://www.avsc.ca/images2006/jt1125_Kohleria_Strawberry_Fields.JPG" alt="Kohleria" />Kohleria <img src="http://www.avsc.ca/images2006/jt1126_Chirita_sinensis.JPG" alt="Chirita sinesis" />Chirita sinesis <img src="http://www.avsc.ca/images2006/jt1128_Streptocarpus_Kim.JPG" alt="Streptocarpus" />Streptocarpus Susan,

If I were a betting man, I would bet on Gloxinia. Please keep me posted on blooming progress. The blooms should give us the answer we are looking for. Thanks

I guess it is a good thing I'm Not a betting man. I pulled these three photos of plants related to African Violets from the African Violet Society of Canada. Maybe one of these will look familiar.

KohleriaKohleria

Chirita sinesisChirita sinesis

StreptocarpusStreptocarpus

]]> By: Susan Hamilton http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/african-violet-distant-cousin/comment-page-1/#comment-13222 Susan Hamilton Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:06:33 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/?p=2144#comment-13222 Hello again. I forgot to mention that my plant is definitely not a gloxinia so we can forget about that! Susan Hello again. I forgot to mention that my plant is definitely not a gloxinia so we can forget about that! Susan

]]> By: Susan Hamilton http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/african-violet-distant-cousin/comment-page-1/#comment-13221 Susan Hamilton Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:03:07 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/?p=2144#comment-13221 I was very happy to receive such a timely answer to my questions. I imediately went looking at Saintpaulia pictures but still could not find anything that looked exactly like what I have. My plant is small still and doesn\\\'t have any blooms but as soon as it does I will send a picture to show you. One thing that is different about this plant from my experience with african violets is that it grows so tall and branches all over. The flower stems are not fleshy at all like other violets but very wiry however, the plant stems are fleshy. Thanks for your help and I will keep looking until I have a picture to send you. Susan I was very happy to receive such a timely answer to my questions. I imediately went looking at Saintpaulia pictures but still could not find anything that looked exactly like what I have. My plant is small still and doesn\\\'t have any blooms but as soon as it does I will send a picture to show you. One thing that is different about this plant from my experience with african violets is that it grows so tall and branches all over. The flower stems are not fleshy at all like other violets but very wiry however, the plant stems are fleshy. Thanks for your help and I will keep looking until I have a picture to send you. Susan

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