The best varieties of violets sorano

Paul Sorano (Paul Sorano) is the head of Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses, famous among all violet lovers. Violets of the varieties bred by this company have long won the hearts of Saintpaulists all over the world. LLG turns 55 this year, the founder of the company is Paul Sorano's grandfather Lyndone Lyone. Paul Sorano succeeded Lyndon Lyon, his grandfather, in 1993. From that moment on, his life has undergone changes. Today he is the author of the favorite and world-famous varieties. At the invitation of the head of the store "House of Violets", Vladimir Kalgin, Paul Sorano came on a visit to Moscow. His favorite colors of violets are coral, red, dark purple. In violets he most of all appreciates the chimeric and fantasy colors. In his six greenhouses they work constantly three people, an employee Barbara, he and his daughter. Also two people work half a working day, whose duties include collecting orders for shipment, they. The criteria by which Paul Sorano selects seedlings are novelty, beauty, demand. When asked what varieties he could give to Mr Putin, he pointed to the varieties: Optical Illusion 

- for its unusual color, Tinny Bopper as the smallest, Spectasular as the owner of large flowers

as well as Irish Flirt

which is the winner of many exhibitions. This variety, according to the breeder, is his best achievement. Saintpaulia, perfect in his opinion, is a violet that has the color of a yellow daffodil. Paul Sorano lives only with flowers, he considers going to exhibitions with his flowers as a vacation. The length of his working day sometimes reaches 14 hours. Together with him in the house live two cats which are 15 years old, he has no wife. Having visited Russia, he visited both Moscow and St. Petersburg

and Kiev.

His most famous selections

Playful spectrum

As a result of the painstaking work of scientists the classic violet with blue flowers became the progenitor for a large number of new varieties... Violets are distinguished by a variety of shapes and shades. Double or semi-double flowers appeared. The colors have mixed with each other, now on the windowsills of avid collectors you can contemplate violets with patterns, spots, stains, blotches, stripes and contrasting borders. What are violets? Let's take a closer look at the most popular varietal violets described in this article.

Types and varieties of Saintpaulia, a description of a houseplant

All violets were divided into several groups to facilitate orientation among the many species. There are three groups:

• collectible;
• variegated;
• industrial.

Variegated varieties are characterized by the brightest color of the leaves, which can be painted in different colors... They often have a border at the edges. The first variegated varieties bloomed small and uncomplicated sotsveia, but later breeders bred species that were distinguished by large double flowers of different colors.

Industrial dutch violet

Industrial - designed for mass cultivation on special plantations... They are available for purchase in large quantities. Their appearance is the simplest.Basically, these plants are used to decorate banquet halls, they are placed in offices and government agencies. These varieties bloom actively for a long time.

They require minimal maintenance, so they are often grown at home.

Collectible

They are characterized by large inflorescences ranging in size from five to seven centimeters. They differ from others in that they are almostthey have large wavy double petals, painted in the widest range of colors: from pure white to deep blue shades. The leaves are also of different colors and have wavy edges.

Violets of these varieties are collected by collectors and shown at exhibitions.

The most beautiful and unusual varieties are collected at exhibitions. Difficult collectible varieties require more time and effort to grow successfully and care properly. Labor is rewarded with gorgeous flowering. Collectible violets include: Lemon Snow, Willodene, Gift for a loved one and many more.

Name difference

Saintpaulia and Uzambara violet are the names of the same plant that is cultivated at home. Saintpaulia is a Latin scientific name, and the Uzambara violet is a folk... People began to call Saintpaulia the Uzambara violet, because in its natural environment the plant is found in the Uzambar mountains.

Viola - Latin name for violets, which are grown in gardens.

Purple

Currant dessert

Currant dessert

They take the form of stars, they are very fluffy and semi-double. Fringe of an unusual color stretches along the edges of the petals: it resembles the shade of blackcurrant jam. The velvety leaves are colored green. The variety is quite unpretentious, suitable for beginners.

Winter rose

Violet Winter Rose

In shape, the flowers strongly resemble pink inflorescences, which is why the variety bears this name. The petals are dark blue-violet. A thin snow-white edging runs along the edges... Small leaves are colored deep green. Winter rose conveys the quality of the variety well.

Baltika

Violet Baltic

The jagged-topped leaves form a compact rosette in a bright green hue. They are semi-double. They grow to impressive sizes and turn blue-violet. There is a wide, blurry white border around the edges..

White

Alice Blizzard Bani (Aly's Blizzard Bunny)

Violet Alice Blizzard Baths

Snow-white flowers are small in size and shape strongly resemble stars. The variety belongs to semi-double... The leaves, which take the shape of a heart, are painted in a rich green color. This type is very popular among amateur flower growers.

Snow lace

Violet Snow Lace

The variety is characterized by lush terry flowers of a snow-white shade. There is a bluish speck in the center... The edging of the petals shines with a barely noticeable greenish tint. It blooms very actively and luxuriantly. The leaves are light green.

The bride's bouquet

Violet Bridal Bouquet

It was bred by the Russian breeder Konstantin Morev. Large flowers of delicate white color in the shape of a star with wavy edges are very similar to a wedding bouquet... Blooms profusely. The petals are even in color, there are no blotches and patterns.

Pink

Georgia

Violet Georgia

A variety of fabulous beauty. Large double flowers consist of deep pink petals, along the edges of which lilac blotches are scattered... The wavy edges of the petals are decorated with a thin light green border. Flowers bloom on powerful peduncles. It blooms profusely, subject to the necessary conditions.

Marquise

Violet Marquis

The variety was bred in 2011. Dissolves large double flowers in a rich pink shade... A lilac border with the thinnest snow-white line runs along the edge of the petals. The leaves are dark green. Looks great on the windowsill.

Magdalene

Violet Magdalene

The foliage is colored green.In the middle of the rosette there are large double flowers that resemble a ball. The petals have a wavy edging. Flowers are located very close to each other, which gives the impression of a huge bouquet... Very popular at exhibitions. Many people acquire a leaf of this variety.

Lilac

Lilac beauty

Violet Lilac charm

The variety is distinguished by large purple flowers with specks of rich lilac in the center. There is a dark border on the edge of the petals. The flower stalks are powerful, the rosette of the correct shape consists of round leaves... This variety is easy to care for and is suitable for beginners and even children.

Favorite daughter

Violet Favorite daughter

Flowers are rich lilac color with a border, painted in dark purple. Leaves with teeth are rounded and colored in emerald color... The reverse side has a distinct crimson tint. Flowers are born small and dark. As they develop, they brighten. It can lift up the leaves, so it needs a lot of space on the windowsill. Beautiful and lush flowering almost constantly pleases the grower. They bloom for two to three weeks.

Blue

Blue dragon (Blue Dragon)

Violet Blue Dragon

A well-known variety of the Sorano selection. Almost all collectors have this variety. Popular for its large flowers in a delicate blue color... A greenish-white border stretches along the edges of the petals. The variety is quite moody. It needs a natural light source and cannot tolerate farming mistakes.

Blue Danube

Violet Blue Danube

Bred by Russian breeders. It is characterized by large flowers that are up to five centimeters in size. The petals are pale blue. Matte leaves with wavy edges at the end have small teeth... This variety needs good lighting and proper watering. The abundance and duration of flowering depends on the temperature.

Blue Lagoon

Violet Blue Lagoon

The variety is characterized by large, semi-double, deep blue, star-shaped flowers. It has a blue spot in the center and a purple border around the edges. When there is not enough light, it lifts the leaves up... The flowering period is two months. Unpretentious in care, even a beginner can grow.

Variegated

Lemon Snow

Violet Lemon Snow

The flowers are painted in snow-white color with lemon-colored rays. The middle and edges have a bluish tint. Leaves are variegated, painted in a rich green color... A white border runs along the edge of the leaf.

Willodene

Violet Willodene

A variety with unusually beautiful variegated leaves. Peach flowers with a greenish edging are not the main charm. At exhibitions, attention is paid to wavy leaves, painted in emerald colordiluted with pink and white spots.

Gift for a loved one

Violet Gift for a loved one

Leaves of deep green color with sharp tips and edging in a pink-white hue are of particular value.... The flowers are blue. A purple border runs along the edge. It enjoys great success at exhibitions. Quite an unpretentious variety.

Ampelny

Ampel violets are used for growing in hanging pots. They decorate hanging flower beds and gardens. They have several points of growth, long stems hanging down, and a large number of lateral shoots. The most popular varieties of ampel violets - Trinket Summer Skyes with rounded green leaves and blue flowers and Robs Humpty Doo with light leaves and snow-white flowers.

They need a lot of light. They are able to bloom for a whole year.... In winter, the plant is provided with additional lighting.

Mini varieties

The rosette of miniature violets does not exceed fifteen centimeters in size... At the moment, about two thousand varieties of mini-violets are known.

Mini violets are very popular among flower growers.

Many collectors only collect miniature violets. Caring for miniature violets has some features: they are less whimsical than big brothers.

Among mini-varieties can be distinguished Avatar with simple semi-double flowers of a pale blue hue and variegated leaves. Attracts florists and is gentle a variety called my angel... Simple flowers on powerful peduncles are tinted pink. Leaves of pale green color are distinguished by a wide edging of snow-white color.

What varieties are cultivated at home?

At home, they grow simple violets of the industrial group, variegated and collectible. Beginners are advised to start simple violets to gain experience in grooming. An experienced florist can already grow complex breeding varieties. A huge number of species are grown at home. Experts have bred about thirty-two thousand varieties of indoor Saintpaulias, differing in many ways.: color, shape, structure of leaves and rosettes.

In the wild, there are about twenty species of Saintpaulia. In natural conditions, there are:

Velvet Saintpaulia

Velvet Saintpaulia

On the front side, the leaves are colored green, and the reverse side has a reddish tint... The inflorescence is collected from purple flowers with a dark central part.

Violet Saintpaulia

Violet Saintpaulia

Blue-violet flowers bloom on short stems and rich green, heart-shaped leaves grow. The rosette diameter can be up to sixty centimeters.

Saintpaulia Grotte

Saintpaulia Grotte

Refers to ampel varieties. The pubescent leaves take on a rounded shape... Lilac-blue flowers do not grow more than two and a half centimeters.

Useful properties of violets

Indoor violet can not only please the eyes of the grower, but also help with various diseases. It has a beneficial effect on the body in case of renal inflammation, bronchitis, joint pain and atherosclerosis.... A decoction is prepared from a Saintpaulia leaf filled with boiling water, which is added to tea. Take it during the day. You can bathe children in violet broth. This method will help heal scrofula, rickets, eczema, and skin rashes. Violet tinctures help with tinnitus after childbirth. With the help of a violet leaf, you can get rid of insomnia and neuroses.

Before taking a medicinal broth, you should definitely consult your doctor.

The plant contains poisonous substances that, if used incorrectly, poison the body... There is a month break between courses.

It is difficult to single out the very best Saintpaulia varieties, provided there is a huge variety. The most beautiful are certainly the collectible varieties.... The most popular among florists are - Winter parasol, Adonis, Rococo Pink and many others.

Over the past few years, we have traveled three times for new varieties of Saintpaulias to the exhibitions of the American Society of Lovers of Usambara Violets (AVSA) in the USA. But a visit to the greenhouses of Lyndon Lyon's Greenhouses (LLC) in December 2004 was a special event: we brought new products to Moscow in 2005. But these varieties of violets will start selling in America only in six months! We were also able to agree that Dom Violet will become LLG's representative in Russia and the CIS countries. But first things first…

The world-renowned firm Lyndon Lyon's Greenhouses celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2004. Over the years, the breeders working here have bred over 1200 varieties of Saintpaulias! Among them there are many masterpieces, winners and prize-winners of exhibitions that can be seen in private collections around the world.

During my visit to the AVSA exhibition in April 2004, I managed to agree with the owner of the company, Paul Sorano, about his coming to Russia to meet with collectors. The visit took place in July 2004, we went to St. Petersburg and Kiev. In Moscow, Sorano took part in the exhibition "The House of Violets" as a judge, and also held a conference and a master class for lovers of Saintpaulias.These events were described in detail in the magazine "Uzambara Violet" No. 5, 2004. As Paul later said, it was "a journey of a lifetime" for him, since he had never traveled outside the United States at all.

Back in 2002, I offered Paul Sorano to collaborate with the House of Violets. After all, if the new items of the next season are delivered to Russia this year and multiplied in sufficient quantities, then in the future there will be no need to send a lot of parcels across the ocean. But Paul refused, saying that American breeders have one hard and fast rule that they never break: they start selling their new products on the first day of trading at the annual AVSA show. A year later, these varieties are sold by other companies, and LLG breeders offer the following new products. This is how the violet business works in the USA. None of the authors of new varieties will agree to transfer their cultivars six months before the start of their official distribution in the States.

We continued to communicate by e-mail, met at exhibitions in the United States, and then in Russia. By the fall of 2004, we had established friendly relations, and this time Paul responded positively to my offer to sell new products of his company in Russia and the CIS through the Violet House, but most importantly, he agreed to transfer new varieties to Russia for breeding in six months before the start of their sale in the USA! This is the first time in the history of Lyndon Lyon's Greenhouses. Now you can refuse to send violets by mail.

We flew to New York on Wednesday, rented a car, and spent the next two days visiting friends in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massachusetts. My wife Tatiana still recalls one meeting with delight. Our old friend Olga Neimark (Chernysheva), with whom we studied at the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University, left for the United States with her family in the early 90s. True, she is not fond of growing violets, but she cooks great! And my wife read her book “Culinary Advices to Business Women” for several days avidly, putting aside Daria Dontsova's new detective in the middle. Now the edition can be purchased at the "House of Violets" store.

On Saturday morning we left Boston for Dolzhvil and in the afternoon we were already inspecting the greenhouses (there are three of them) by Lyndon Lyon's Greenhouses. They were built in 1954, 1956 and 1959. Since then, the technology of growing violets has been perfected and gives excellent results. At AVSA shows, only Paul Sorano sells only flowering rosettes, not cuttings and "babies" like other breeders! Therefore, it was interesting for us to see how his greenhouses are arranged, where Saintpaulias are grown. I will try to present our observations to the readers of "Uzambara Violet".

The largest greenhouse contains standard varieties of violets. Nearby, in a smaller greenhouse, there are miniature and ampelous ones. The farthest greenhouse turned out to be especially interesting: it grows varietal novelties, seedlings and various rare plants. There is a sign on the door - "For staff only". Regular visitors are not allowed there. We spent half a day in this greenhouse, examining and photographing everything that caught our attention.

Everyone knows that violets cannot stand direct sunlight, and the roofs of greenhouses are glass. To prevent the bright light from burning the delicate leaves, Paul paints the greenhouse roof several times throughout the year. The famous breeder B.M. Macuni's south windows were whitewashed. But Sorano has pink painted roof windows. It is known that the red rays of the solar spectrum stimulate the laying of peduncles. Therefore, the unusual color of the LLG greenhouse roof is one of the secrets of the constant and abundant flowering of Saintpaulias.

Greenhouse space is used very efficiently. Plants are grown on three levels. The racks, approximately 1.2 m high, contain the bulk of the blooming violets arranged in rows. So they are clearly visible to visitors, and it is convenient for the company's employees to work with them. The upper tier - more light-loving ampelous crops suspended in pots.These are mainly various representatives of the Gesneriaceae family, which, like violets, are included in the catalogs of Lyndon Lyon's Greenhouses. I really liked the multi-colored "Decembrists", or "Christmas cacti" as Paul calls them. In December, they bloom profusely, delighting with white, yellow, orange and crimson flowers. There are also many orchids next to the violets.

On the lower tier, under the main shelving, young plants are kept under fluorescent lamps. Since they are only gaining green mass, there are no special requirements for lighting.

Both for growing rosettes and for rooting cuttings in greenhouses, a landless mixture of peat, perlite and vermiculite is used. Previously, this mixture was made on the spot, but in recent years they have been buying ready-made ones. It is also offered to customers, but all components of the mixture can be purchased separately.

Violets are grown in small green octagonal pots with four wide sides and four narrow sides. The upper and lower diameters do not differ significantly. They are very convenient: stable, compact during shipment (there are more of them in the box).

When transplanting, the old leaves of Saintpaulia are cut off, exposing the stem of the plant, and the lower part of the earthen coma is cut off with a knife, like a piece of bread. The remaining part is again placed in the previous pot, the substrate is poured on top, covering the open part of the stem, from which new roots will go. Thus, the plant is rejuvenated, and after a while it begins to bloom profusely. Although the pots are not tall, the soil is about 1 cm undershot to the top edge. Paul explained that he was watering the violets from above with a hose. Water enters the pot and is gradually absorbed into the soil. If the container is completely filled with soil, then the moisture will drain away without getting to the roots of the plant.

However, LLG greenhouses also use bottom irrigation. The plant pots are placed on water-absorbing synthetic mats covered with black plastic wrap with many small holes. Water is supplied to the plants from the tray through the holes in the film. Thanks to the black coating, the mats do not become overgrown with green algae and, according to Paul, have served since the construction of the greenhouse. And the plastic wrap is changed once every 3-4 years.

Although the area of ​​greenhouses is relatively small, you can walk on them for a very long time, constantly discovering something new for yourself. After all, there are about three times more varieties of violets than indicated in the company's catalog. But the most interesting thing is concentrated in the greenhouse where ordinary visitors are not allowed. We spent a significant part of our time there.

In this room are the plants selected for crossing and those on which pods with hybrid seeds ripen. Here, for the first time, the company's breeders observe the flowering of seedlings, most of which will be discarded, and only the best will have a chance to become new varieties. On the upper tier, there are boxes with rooted cuttings. Part of the greenhouse is occupied by chimeras and other rarities.

It was very pleasant to see here a box with leafy cuttings of Russian and Ukrainian varieties, planted by Paul on August 2, 2004, immediately after returning from a trip to Russia. All the cuttings took root and gave birth to children. One sapling even bloomed (in my opinion, this is a violet ‘White Nights’ by E.A. Arkhipova).

The greatest interest for us was the opportunity to look into the creative workshop of Lyndon Lyon's Greenhouses. After all, we were able to see the future, evaluate the seedlings, still unknown to anyone, - new products for 2006, 2007. There are many amazing violets among them. Discussing the seedlings we liked with Paul, we realized that the company's breeders are very attentive to each new variety. It must necessarily be different from existing cultivars. It can be any stroke, border, fantasy of a different color, a different color of the leaves, etc. Each of the LLG varieties has its own face.

Here is a seedling that looks like a beautiful 'Painted Desert' variety, but not coral, but lilac with a purple border.And here is a lilac cherry-tipped flower reminiscent of the ‘Music Box Dancer’. There is a violet similar to the ‘Rainbow’s Quiet Riot’, but with a wide white border. The next one is the spitting image of 'Ambiance', but with a "Geneva" around the edge. The masterpieces of the past have now acquired some new qualities and become even more beautiful. We have also seen seedlings that have no analogues. Paul especially singled out a specimen with large purple flowers, which are decorated with scarlet fantasy spots. Of the hundreds of seedlings on the rack, many in a year or two will become the company's novelties.

But the main purpose of our trip was LLG varieties, which will be released in 2005. Among them there are very interesting violets, photos of which are presented on the magazine tab. Of course, these are not exhibition specimens yet, but only young plants blooming for the first time. But the distinctive features of the new varieties are clearly visible.

‘Eastern Fun’. This variety has large crimson flowers with a two-tone fantasy - cherry and blue touches.

‘Golden Autumn’ - another lovely yellow violet of the firm. It is characterized by an unusual flower shape and a uniform yellow color in the center, without streaks and stripes.

‘High Jinks’... In the shape and color of the petals, the variety is very similar to the 'Twilight' violet, bred by E.A. Arkhipov, but this is a half-miniature.

‘Nome Fires’ similar to the ‘Astro’ variety, which recently appeared in Russia, with the same unusual two-tone fantasy, but in addition it has a slightly noticeable dark border.

‘Laser Celebration’ really resembles a dark sky colored with white and pink laser beams.

'Leading Lady'- an amazing four-colored violet, just a masterpiece! On the pink tone of the petals, salmon-colored rays emerge from the center. A wide crimson border is followed by a thin white edge. The flowers are very large.

'Velvet Gem' - semi-miniature variety. Fantasy cherry splashes over crimson flowers.

‘Western Wishes’ the shape of the very delicate flowers resembles a lotus. The petals are adorned with rare touches of blue fantasy.

Besides LLG, we visited the greenhouse of another American breeder, Ralph Robinson, known for his miniature varieties (Rob's series) and streptocarpus (Bristol's). His wife Olive is the creator of Ma's violets. What we saw there is a separate story.

Before leaving, we again visited the Sorano greenhouses to get a phytosanitary certificate from the state agricultural inspector for the import of plants into Russia, and set off on our way back. Now the violets brought by us are perfectly rooted, we are preparing them for the May exhibition in the "House of Violets".

1. Silent Prayer (K. Stork) Huge simple and semi-double two-tone lilac stars adorn the medium green oval foliage. Blooming with a "" hat ".I have this violet for a very long time. One of the first to appear. I grew her first from a leaf. This is probably why she is very dear to me.

   I have already raised a bunch of her sisters, children. She has an unusual color, lilac. In my collection there is nothing of the kind in terms of colors.

2. Warm Sunshine (LLG / P.Sorano) Half-double-double yellow-yellow stars. Dark green, plain foliage. Standard.
   The leaves are tucked down. A rich yellow color develops by the third bloom.I really like the yellow-flowered violets. There are few of them, and they are conventionally yellow-flowered. There are light lemon, there are pink-yellow. No rich yellows yet.

   This violet, selected by Sorano, seems to be from 2004. At first it bloomed almost white for me. Then, from flowering to flowering, it gradually began to turn yellow more and more.

3. Apache Magic Very large, velvety semi-double dark purple flowers with a corrugated white-green edge. The foliage is dark green with white and pink. I still have it young. That's it.

   Grown from a leaf. It turned out about 6 children.
   All bloomed in the same variety.
   I really like the variegation - pink. The flower is really big and velvety, but not my color.

5. Blue dragon Gorgeous semi-double and double stars in very light cyan are accentuated by a darker blue center, magenta and inconsistent light green borders. Dark green foliage. Great standard. So far this variety has not impressed me. I am waiting for it to fully reveal its potential.

6. Buckeye Seductress Double dark lavender flowers with a wide white border and a green edge. Variegated.Very pretty variegated. True, for some reason, I have not very double flowers. I would like more terry.

   For the first time, it bloomed almost white at all. The flowers are laid with a wreath. In combination with the white variegation of the leaves, it looks very beautiful.
   In general, the Bakai series is already retro and very bright and beautiful. It is a pity that I have only one variety from this series.

7. Irish glen Many white-green star-shaped flowers in half-release resembling "hop cones", abundant and long flowering. A very unusual variety!Now it blooms wonderfully at work, you have to show it.

   The flowers last for a very long time, because they are green, there is a lot of chlorophyll.
   The socket is compact. This photo is not very winning yet.

8. Live wire Huge deep coral red semi-double stars with dark blue fantasy. Green quilted foliage.

   I don't really like fantasy violets. but in the collection, for completeness, probably, and they should be kept.
   She took this as a child, fantasy is not very bright. We must take this variety with a leaf.
   But the flowers themselves are large and very pleasant coral color. This violet is visible from afar.

9. Rosie ruffles Terry corrugated curly flowers, white with pink stains; a green border appears at the edges of the petals. Serrated wavy leaves. Abundant flowering.

   Here is such a wonderful sportswear I got! I like it more than the variety. I’ll probably leave him.
   This is a variety:
   And here's another photo of the sportsman:
   So far, a very compact outlet.
   I really wanted this variety. But first, I made a white sport out of a purchased child. And I gave it, and bought myself a sheet. Different children grew out of the leaf: varietal and sports.
   This variety, according to the description, should be stars, and after all, everyone has any. And no one knows what goes on in our country under the name Rosie Ruffles.

11. Rum punch Large semi-double and double ash pink stars with wavy edges are subtly shaded by more intense mauve lower petals. Abundant flowering against a background of dark green quilted foliage. There is simply no second similar in colorThis violet is already a retro variety. She won me over at the exhibition! It was a wonderful plant with huge leaves. (I’m unlikely to succeed)

    Indeed, not a single violet resembles her. This once again convinces us that it is necessary to preserve the old proven varieties.

12. Sunkissed Rose (sports) Terry pale yellow wavy stars, with a thickening of color towards the center, a thin pink edge at the central petals. Bright green emerald leaves, scalloped. I already wrote that I like yellow-flowered varieties, so I'm looking for good proven yellow varieties. So I bought this one with a leaf (a friend gave me a leaf), but all the kids turned out to be athletic. These are:

    Well, isn't it a miracle? I really liked. And while I keep two rosettes, I can't choose which one is better.
    But the variety still needs to be started.

13. Let's move on to domestic breeding.

    DEO May DawnThe flowers are very large, double, bright pink in color, towards the edges of the petals, the color is thickened to crimson. Crimson and yellow rays from the center of the flower. Very elegant and unusual. Dark, shiny leaves.It is unlikely that I will part with this variety, it is so sunny, with yellow rays!

14. EK-Red Velvet Very large (6-6.5 cm) semi-double and double velvet dark red flowers form a gorgeous bouquet over the dark green exhibition rosette I am also looking for good red varieties. Here is one of them, selection by E. Korshunova. He has a large outlet, it is better to grow it on a window, there is a lot of light, otherwise the flower stalks are stretched.

16. EK-Sea Wolf Very large (6 - 7 cm) semi-double wavy bright blue semi-bell stars with a mesh pattern. Dark green leaves.

    I want to refuse this variety, as the flower stalks lodge. I have been trying for two years to tame this variety, until it turned out.
    They say that Korshunova varieties are best grown on a window. Need to try.

17. EK-Black Pearl (Korshunova) Huge (7cm) thick double purple-violet flowers-balls on powerful peduncles form a double cap over dark green leaves.This variety has a rather compact rosette, unlike other Korshunova varieties. Almost black flowers look unusual on dark foliage.

18. Winter Smiles (Makuni)
    The flowers are double and semi-double, light pink, with wine-red strokes on the edges of the petals and an elegant delicate salad fringe. The leaves are green with an olive tint, rounded, slightly elongated. The socket is compact. Strokes on the edges of the petals are clearly visible on the second flowering.

    This is a retro variety of the master of our Makuni selection.
    To see the beauty of this violet, it must be given the opportunity to reveal its potential. For the first and second time, flowering was scarce and without a green border.
    Of course, this violet deserves to be in the collection, but it needs to be repotted frequently, almost after every flowering. She likes to eat well.