Breeding methods of the uzambar violet
Propagation of Saintpaulia by a leaf. It is enough just to cut off a leaf from a plant with a knife, put it in water, and after a while it will take root. Then you can plant the cutting in a small pot or plastic cup. It is covered with a film, and after a month, young leaves appear.
But with this method, the plant may not retain varietal characteristics, especially if it is a rare variety. Then peduncles are taken for reproduction. The stem on which the flowers grow is cut off at the base. The flowers and the lower part are cut so that a kind of "fork" 2–3 cm long remains. It is planted in the ground and the leaves are expected to appear.
Another breeding method is stepchildren. Sometimes they grow on their own, and in some plants it is necessary to artificially create conditions for their appearance. To do this, pinch the growing point with new leaves. Then lateral shoots will begin to grow in the sinuses. They are cut and rooted in another pot.
Description of the plant violet tricolor
Violet tricolor or pansies (lat.Víola trícolor) is a herb, common in Europe and temperate regions of Asia. The plant belongs to the genus Violet of the Violet family.
The popular name is Ivan da Marya, but plants of other genera are also called this way, for example, Mariannik oak (Melampyrum nemorosum) from the Norichnikov family. Other popular names of the plant: brother-and-sister, moths, wild brothers, half-color, axes, tricolor.
In gardening, pansies are also often called the hybrid Vittrock violet (Viola x wittrockiana Gams ex Hegi), which has larger, bright flowers.
What does a tricolor violet look like?
Violet tricolor is a one- or biennial herb. The stem is straight or branched, from 5 to 45 cm high. The leaves are simple, the upper ones are elliptical, the lower ones are ovoid.
The flowers are beautiful, the upper petals are mostly purple or blue, the lower ones are yellow and white. Flowering time is in April, fruits ripen in June.
In June, the elongated three-headed top of the plant ripens, containing the seeds that contribute to the further reproduction of the flower. The tricolor violet is much smaller than the usual garden counterpart and is always painted in three different colors.
Where does the tricolor violet grow
The plant is widespread in Eastern Europe, Siberia, the Far East, Scandinavia, Asia Minor. In the Atlas of the Areas and Resources of Medicinal Plants in the USSR, the tricolor violet is described as a European species found in Siberia only as an invasive plant.
The northern border of the distribution area runs to the cities of Kirovsk, Murmansk, Kandalaksha, White Sea, Ponoy (Kola Peninsula), Mezen, Ukhta, Pechora, Vorkuta. Further, the border goes along the 60th meridian to Yekaterinburg, wedging in to the east near Tobolsk. Some localities are known in the vicinity of Tomsk, in the Kemerovo region, Krasnoyarsk and Altai territories, where the tricolor violet is found as a weed.
The southern border of the range passes through Chelyabinsk to Izhevsk, then through Samara, Saratov, Volgograd, somewhat south of the Tsimlyansk reservoir, goes to Rostov-on-Don, then follows through Donetsk to Zaporozhye and the Carpathians.
In the west, the border of the area extends beyond the former state border of the USSR. In the north-west it goes to the coast of the Baltic Sea, along the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland reaches St. Petersburg, then goes north along the border with Finland to Murmansk.
In Crimea, only one location of the violet is known - in the valley of the Kacha River.
Occurs on fertile soils in meadows, among bushes, along forest edges, in pastures and old fallow lands.Wild plants can be found in old parks, gardens, former estates, near roads.
Violet herb
As a medicinal raw material, the herb of tricolor violets is mainly used, occasionally the flowers of the plant. Due to its unique composition, the plant can be used to treat a wide range of diseases.
The scope of application of violets is determined depending on the specific part of the plant. The leaves are used as various poultices, and the flowers are used for tinctures. In traditional medicine, violet is used as an expectorant, and in folk medicine, the plant is used in the fight against venereal, nervous diseases, for cystitis, arthritis, stuttering, problems of the gastrointestinal tract and angina pectoris.
Violet tricolor is used for dental purposes, prevents inflammation and has an antiseptic effect. In pharmacies, violet is sold in the form of various syrups, extracts, gelatin capsules and powders.
How to care?
Uzambara violets are one of the few representatives of the world of ornamental flora, capable of delighting their owner with exuberant flowering a significant part of the year. With proper care and attention, these responsive plants can bloom for up to 10 months, leaving themselves very little time to recover. In order for Saintpaulias to bloom for a long time and luxuriantly, they need to provide the following conditions:
- sufficient illumination;
- moderate watering regime;
- optimal temperature conditions;
- stable indoor air humidity.
Lighting
Saintpaulias are plants that require abundant but diffused lighting. A sufficient amount of light during the day provides them with a full-fledged process of photosynthesis, due to which the Usambara violets can develop and bloom normally.
To increase the duration of flowering, experienced growers use supplementary illumination, carried out using phytolamps or fluorescent light sources.
Irrigation mode
Uzambara violets tolerate mild drought rather persistently, which is less harmful for them than abundant watering. For plants to thrive, they need to be watered regularly but moderately. Saintpaulias are watered only with settled soft water of the same temperature as the air temperature.
The difference between air and water temperatures should be no more than 5 ° C.
Air temperature
Saintpaulias are thermophilic plants that are painfully sensitive to drops and changes in air temperature. Experienced flower growers recommend maintaining the temperature in the room where the uzambara violets grow at a stable level of 25 ° C. Lowering the temperature to 15 ° C or raising it to 30 ° C has a detrimental effect on the state of the Saintpaulias. Under such conditions, they stop developing, stop flowering, and in some cases even die.
Moderate humidity
In order for Saintpaulias to fully develop and bloom for a long time, they need constant air humidity at the level of 40-50%. To maintain stable humidity, you can keep a special humidifier at home by adjusting its settings. Another way to ensure the necessary air humidity is to install a bowl or tray with water next to the saintpaulia. As it evaporates, the water will saturate the air with moisture, which in hot weather will protect the plants from drying out.
It should be noted that a lack of moisture for Saintpaulias is less harmful than an excess. With too high air humidity or waterlogging of the soil in a pot, uzambara violets are quickly attacked by rot pathogens. Their fleshy and succulent leaves are able to retain a certain amount of moisture, which is gradually consumed if necessary. However, these plants tolerate excess moisture very painfully, starting to shed flowers and rot.
In order for the lilac-purple palette of colors to please with brightness and a variety of shades, Saintpaulias need to be provided with rather abundant, but soft lighting, as well as a stable temperature regime.
In winter, to extend the flowering period, the plants are supplemented, which allows them to continue full development and formation of buds, even with a shortened daylight hours.
For information on how to properly water violets, see the video below.
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Violet LE-Lilac Rain
New for 2015 The flowers are large, double, lilac in color with dark lilac specks of fantasy. Very beautiful, even variegated rosette
The history of the emergence of a flower
Even the homeland of the violet is difficult to name. It grows in Japan, North America, Australia, and New Zealand.
But it came to Europe from the shores of East Africa.
According to one of the stories about violets, the commandant of German East Africa, Adalbert von Saint-Paul, walked in the Usambar Mountains with his bride.
She noticed an inconspicuous purple flower between the stones, which was distinguished by an unsurpassed aroma.
By a happy coincidence, the commandant's father was Ulrich Saint-Paul, president of the German Dendrological Society, to whom the seeds of a flower “that glows with a pale blue fire,” as Adalbert wrote about him in his diaries, were sent to him.
The discoverer's father passed them on to the botanist Hermann Wenland, who confirmed that it was a new flower and named it "Saintpaulia" after Adalbert von Saint-Paul.
Violet conquered Europe already at the first exhibition, which was held in Belgium, and at the beginning of the twentieth century, the conquest of the United States began, where a specialized society was opened, engaged in the development of new varieties of flowers.
Note! The wild violet was familiar even in ancient Greece, where myths and legends were composed about it. But she gained real popularity only in the 19th century.
To date, botanists have managed to breed several thousand varieties of color, despite the fact that initially about 20 species were known.
Description of varieties
"LE-Lilac rain" is a variegated variety with large double flowers of a delicate lilac color and fancy dark purple stains. The diameter of the flowers can vary from 4.5 to 5.5 cm. The leaves are large, uniform emerald color with light beige wavy edges. The sockets are characterized by extraordinary compactness and accuracy. The variety is unpretentious to care.
"LE-Lilac Tenderness" is an unpretentious variety that forms large and lush lilac-white or white-pink star-shaped flowers. Fleshy juicy leaves have a slightly pointed top. The color of the leaves is uniform, emerald or dark green.
"Lilac beauty" - graceful saintpaulia with large fringed flowers of a pale lilac color and a thin rich purple edging. A characteristic feature is the 3 purple markings located in the center of the flower. The leaves have a regular rounded shape and slightly wavy edges. The variety is very decorative, with abundant and surprisingly long flowering.
"H-Lilac Smiley" is a beautifully flowering Saintpaulia with large, fringed amethyst flowers with a bright white edging. Rounded leaves are deep dark green on the outside and reddish on the inside. Peduncles are massively formed in the center of the compact rosette.
"RS-Lilac Miracle" is a very spectacular variety of Saintpaulias, which forms large double flowers of a pale purple color and a bleached edge. The diameter of the flowers can be up to 7 centimeters. The leaves are simple, rounded and uniformly green in color. The rosette diameter is about 25 centimeters. The variety is considered very unpretentious, easy to care for and reproduce.
"Lilac excitement" is a graceful uzambara violet with very large fringed flowers. The two-tone petals combine dark purple and pale purple shades that harmonize well with dark emerald foliage. The leaves are reddish on the inside.
A specific feature of this variety is lush, abundant and long flowering.
"PT-Lilac Dal" is an original variety with large simple or semi-double flowers. The petals are light amethyst in color with deep purple shading on the wavy edges. The plant forms a neat rosette of variegated leaves with a dark emerald core and a light beige irregular edging.
"Lilac sand" is a variety of the uzambar violet, which has an original and spectacular color. A feature of the plant is its simple, pale pink large flowers, dotted with a scattering of small dark purple splashes and framed by edging of the same shade. The leaves have a classic oval shape and color ranging from pale green to a uniform dark emerald hue.
"Lilac Mist" is an uzambara violet that forms a beautiful and compact rosette of emerald succulent leaves with jagged edges. During the flowering period, forms multiple peduncles located in the center of the rosette. The color of the flowers ranges from pale amethyst to purple. The crimped petals have intricate wavy edges. The variety is considered demanding to care, if the rules are not followed, the plant stops blooming.
"Lilac Watercolor" is a very effective variety, notable for its large voluminous flowers of a pale amethyst color with white spots shifted to the edge or to the center of the petals. A beautiful blurred transition from white to light purple creates a bright contrast against the dark green velvet leaves.
"AB-Violet Elephant" is a relatively young variety that forms a large number of buds during the flowering period. Very large double flowers are collected in dense voluminous brushes. The color of the petals is a uniform and rich indigo color with a graceful white edging on the edges.
"Lilac Charm" is an unusually beautiful variety, appreciated by flower growers for its impressive decorative effect. The flowers of this uzambara violet can be either double or semi-double. The highlight of the variety is the amazing color of the petals - the smallest and numerous lilac-crimson splashes on a delicate pearl-pink background. It is noteworthy that closer to the edges of the petals, the spray thickens, turning into a beautiful dark lilac edging.
"KO-Lilac Paradise" is an amazingly beautiful variety of Saintpaulias, distinguished by a proportional compact rosette. During the flowering period, in the center of the rosette, a lush cap is formed from flowers of a delicate amethyst color. A light snow-white border is allowed on the petals. The leaves have regular rounded outlines, wavy edges and a slightly pointed tip.
TOP 10 most popular varieties
AB-Fourth Dimension
The author of the amazingly beautiful violet is Fialkovod (Alexey Tarasov, Moscow).
The flowers are simple stars, the color is dark blue, with a dark lilac fantasy, crimson dusting and rare pink peas. Petals with a dense structure, white border around the edge. Peduncles are short, strong. The bloom is super-abundant and lasts a long time.
Leaves are medium green, slightly toothed, wavy. The socket is standard.
EC-Tibet
The author of a bright, contrasting variety is Elena Korshunova (Togliatti). The name is inspired by the pre-dawn views of Tibet.
The flowers are very large, semi-double, the color is in the form of purple-violet spots of prints on the petals, a white eye and a wide snow-white frill.
The petals are wavy, airy. Peduncles are slender, strong. The violet blooms with a wild cap, the bouquet does not fall apart.
The leaves are deep green, rounded, medium-sized. The socket is flat, compact.
EK-Lilac aura
This exquisite, romantic variety is from the collection of the breeder Elena Korshunova (Togliatti). Saintpaulia is not capricious, it is easy to tame and care for. In the first bloom, it can upset the untidy shape of the flowers. Do not be upset, having matured, the Lilac aura will delight you with a first-class bouquet.
Flowers - large, 6 cm each, color - iridescent lilac, with a purple eye. Fringed petals have a purple edge. It blooms with a beautiful hat.
The leaves are dark green. The socket is luxurious, exhibition, flat.
Apache Jewel
The authors of this cute variety, James Calvin and Lenora Munch, are renowned breeders from Texas, USA. Saintpaulia blooms with bouquets, abundantly, for a long time, about 2 months.
Flowers are semi-double and simple, up to 5 cm in size, lilac color, in the middle there is a dark peephole. The petals are dark purple on the edge. The shade of the lower petals is lighter.
Leaves - openwork, dark green, variegated along the border. The socket is flat, small, standard.
Cosmic blast
The author of the original variety is Paul Sorano. Saintpaulia is unpretentious, grows quickly, blooms for a long time. Needs good lighting. Can go to sports.
Flowers - stars, very large, up to 6 cm, dark purple color. Petals with corrugated edges, a thin white border and bright fuchsia spots. Peduncles are long.
Leaves are variegated, dark green with a white border. The socket, in low light, can be pulled up.
AB-Lace lilac
The author of a surprisingly airy variety is Fialkovod (Alexey Tarasov, Moscow).
Flowers - large charming stars 6.5 cm in size, color - white with lilac shadows. The petals are dense, wavy, bordered with a thin green ruffle. In a cool place, the border becomes brighter. Peduncles are short, strong, and form a cap.
The leaves are juicy, bright green, the structure is slightly wavy. The socket is standard, compact and neat.
Sora fuzzy face
Sora Fuzzy Face is translated as "fuzzy face" or "fuzzy face".
The authors of the variety - Barbara Verness and Ruth Bann (B. Werness / R. Bann) - breeders of Saintpaulias from Minnesota, USA.
Flowers are charming, discreet babies in 2 tones: lavender gray and smoky blue. The petals are slightly elongated. Blossoms with a bouquet. Shades can change - lighten or darken. Peduncles are long.
Leaves are green, elongated, slightly variegated. The socket is flat, standard.
Lavender mirage
Bright Saintpaulia from the selection of Elena Korshunova (Togliatti). Violet loves natural light and feeding.
Flowers - cute large double and semi-double, lavender blue with shimmering purple-blue fantasy splashes. It blooms very profusely. The hat is thick and luxurious. It happens that flowers with different shades bloom on the same outlet. Peduncles are strong, bearing 5 or more buds.
The leaves are dark green. The rosette is standard, neat, 30 cm. Leaves can bulge up.
Lilac tenderness
The author of the luxurious variety is Elena Anatolyevna Lebetskaya (Ukraine). Saintpaulia reproduces well by stepchildren, blooms for a long time.
Flowers - lush double stars, large, up to 6 cm, color - pale lilac. Corrugated petals. In the first flowering, there are few peduncles. A hat is not formed.
Leaves are oblong, light green. The rosette is standard, large, not compact, with few leaves.
AE-Lilac vortex
The author of the unusually gentle Saintpaulia is Evgeny Arkhipov (Moscow). The plant does not require special care. Blooms profusely almost all year round.
Flowers - double, airy, color - white with a pink center and lilac fantasy. Forms a beautiful bouquet. It becomes brighter with each flowering.
Leaves are medium green, wavy, growing in the form of a small, neat, even rosette.
TOP 10 most popular varieties
Admire the violets below. How diverse and beautiful the world of Saintpaulias is. Each of them contains the soul and feelings of the author who created such beautiful creations.
LE-Pauline Viardot
The author of the unusually beautiful Saintpaulia is Elena Lebetskaya (Vinnitsa, Ukraine). The violet is named after the famous singer and composer.
Flowers - in the form of large semi-double stars, 8 cm in diameter, color - wine red. Petals with a wavy edge and white, thin edging.
Leaves - variegated, on long cuttings, large rosette.
To achieve nodding flowering, it is necessary to provide the violet with sufficient illumination - at least 12 hours a day. It grows slowly.
EK-Magic of love
This saintpaulia is the creation of the breeder Elena Korshunova (Togliatti).
The flowers are large enough, double, form a bouquet, the color is beet-red, the edging is white. Flowering is long and abundant.
The leaves are bright, emerald green. The socket is standard, flat.
This Saintpaulia is thermophilic and photophilous, afraid of direct sunlight.
Advice! With proper care, you can get a well-groomed beautiful plant.
AB-Black Prince
The author of the exquisite variety is Fialkovod (Tarasov A.V.).
Flowers - double large stars, 6.5-7 cm in diameter, color - deep black-red, contrasting with bright yellow anthers. The petals are wavy, slightly elongated, forming a magnificent cap.
Flowers darken with age. For abundant flowering, you need to provide a sufficient amount of light.
The leaves are dark green, the reverse side is red. The shape is oval. The socket is standard.
EK-Malachite Orchid
This original, elegant Saintpaulia is grown by the breeder Elena Korshunova (Togliatti).
Flowers - double, large, purple-cherry, wide green border. At low temperatures, most of the flowers turn green, the purple-cherry stripe remains only in the middle of the petals. It blooms with a luxurious hat.
Leaves are bright, juicy, green, pointed in shape. The socket is standard, neat, flat.
Saintpaulia grows quickly and is easy to care for.
RS-Don Juan
Airy, graceful variegated Saintpaulia was grown by Svetlana Repkina (Lugansk).
The variety is not capricious. With standard care, it pleases with excellent flowering. To prevent the petioles from stretching, you need to provide good lighting.
The flowers are stars, purple-black or purple with light green or yellow ruffles. Flowers last for a long time.
Leaves are dark green with pink edging. Rosette - standard, 40 cm in diameter.
Mac's Black Uhuru
This bright beauty is from the collection of breeder George MacDonald (McDonald, George). Saintpaulia half-miniature. Requires strict adherence to agricultural technology.
The flowers are large, deep, bright, purple-black with a very thin white edging. Peduncles are slender, juicy, each has a beautiful bouquet. Blooms for a long time.
Leaves are strong, dark green, quilted.
AV-Kindzmarauli
The author of the magic variety is Fialkovod (Tarasov A.V.).
Flowers - velvety large stars, color - noble burgundy, wine, large bouquet. The structure of the petals is wavy. Blooms for a long time, profusely, in the form of a hat.
Leaves are bright, green, slightly pointed, jagged. The socket is standard, neat, and compact.
Can go to sports. Easy to grow. No special care required.
Dancin 'Trail
The author of this wonderful semi-miniature is Paul Sorano.
Flowers - double, large stars, dark red. Peduncles are high, dark. The first flowering will take a long time, up to 1.5 years. But then they bloom almost constantly.
Leaves are small, shiny, dark green with pointed ends. The reverse side of the leaves is red. Forms beautiful bushes, grows quickly.
Le Chateau Brion
This bright beauty was born by the breeder Elena Lebetskaya (Vinnitsa, Ukraine). Saintpaulia grows easily and blooms quickly.
Flowers - in the form of large double stars, form a beautiful ball, the color is dark, wine-ruby. There is a thick, slightly corrugated white border along the edge of the petals.
Peduncles are vigorous, strong. Blooms noddingly. Does not like the bright sun, burns out.
Leaves are bright green, oblong. The socket is standard, flat.
AB-Noble rose
The author of this delightful creation is Fialkovod (Tarasov A.V.).
Flowers - double, large, 6 cm in diameter, color - black and burgundy. Very similar to roses. There are many peduncles. The flower lasts a long time - at least 3 weeks.
Leaves are medium green, pointed. Rosette standard, flat, 14 cm.
Propagates well by cuttings. Not picky, it is easy to care for Saintpaulia. Conditions of detention are normal.
Another 120 photos and names of varieties of blue violets
Among the variety of varieties of Saintpaulias, you can count more than a hundred varieties of blue.There are many more of them, but below you will see photos of violets with blue flowers, which are especially popular, and those that were left unattended are either not so attractive or are very similar to another, more famous variety.
Blue Dragon.
Faded Denim.
Mas Toxic Spill.
Opera's Romeo.
Optimara Annabelle.
Rhapsodie Clementine.
Vince's Choice.
AV Atlantis.
AB-Blue Danube.
AB-Bridegroom.
AV-Melody of Rain.
AB-The sky in diamonds.
AB-Neptune.
AB-Lake of Hope.
AV-Tale about the sky.
AE-Blue Lace.
BR - Arctic.
BR - Periwinkle.
BR - Cold Rain.
EK-Admiral.
EK-Assol.
EK-Cornflower Summer.
EK-Cornflower Blue Blues.
EK-Wind of Wanderings.
EK-Blue Blood.
EC-Blue Dream.
EC-Blue Rose.
EC-Blue-eyed Russia.
EK-Blue Diamond.
EK-Blue Diamond.
EC-Blue Marlin.
EC-Blue Oasis.
EK-Blue Asters.
EK-Blue Snowdrops.
EK-Guest from the Future.
EK-Soul of the Ocean.
EC-Winter Dream.
EC-Royal Forget-me-nots.
EK-Bathing of the Clouds.
EK-Swan Lake.
EK-Stairway to Heaven.
EK-Summer Watercolors.
EK-Malvina.
EK-Melody of the Soul.
EK-Dear Friend.
EK-Cute Snowdrop.
EK-Sea Wolf.
EK-Rain Music.
EK-Heavenly Azure.
EK-Heavenly Creation.
EK-Heavenly Swallows.
EK-Nevsky.
EK-Beautiful Slavyanka.
EK-Gray Ural.
EK-Seventh Heaven.
EK-Sergey Yesenin.
EK-Snow and Sky.
EK-Snow Maiden.
EK-Cloud in Blue.
EK-Crystal Melody.
LE-Blue lotus.
LE-Blue Whirlpools.
N-Forest Spring.
Heavenly Lace.
RM-Blue Snowdrifts.
RS-Aquamarine.
RS-Antarctica.
RS-Armida
RS-Baltic.
RS-In Sleep and Wake.
RS-Hercules.
RS-Blue Chiffon.
RS-Mountain Stream.
RS-Ice Lady.
RS-Ice Eyes.
RS-Ice Streams.
RS-Lesovichok.
RS-Ldinka.
RS-Sky.
RS-Lake Fairy.
RS-Orinoco.
RS-Alien.
RS-Rodnik.
RS-Sadko.
RS-Misty Morning.
RS Florida.
RS-Hops.
Blue Victoria.
Boo Men.
Country Bonnet.
Eazy Breezy Day.
Humako Sharon.
Lyons Spectacular.
Mermaid.
Misty Cloud.
Opus One.
Partly Cloudy.
Picasso.
Ramblin 'Dots.
Rebels Minnesota Haze.
Ruffled Skies.
San Mateo Blues.
Valeska Blue.
Wishful Thinking.
EK-Aphrodite.
EK-Soul Mirror.
EK-Beloved son.
EC-Nautilus.
LE-Blue Bows.
LE-Dreams of the Sultan.
LE-Lel.
Charming eyes.
A feather.
Solveig's song.
YAN-Sultan.
LE-Alpine Bell.
LE-Okean Elzy.
LE-Elven Garden.
Scales.
LE-Veronica.
LE-Blue Stream.
LE-Curly Hops.
LE Rhine.
LE-Crystal Waterfall.
Bordered
Many violets have a border around the edge and blue is no exception. Blue violets can be white or light green.
In the first case, most violets have a wide border, but there are also pencil-type specimens. The second, mostly with a pencil border, by the type of ruffle:
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blue violet with white border:
- Solveig's Song;
- LE-Alpine Bell;
- Opera's Romeo;
- Vince's Choice;
- AB-Lake of Hope;
- AE-Blue Lace;
- EK-Cornflower Summer;
- EK-Cornflower Blues;
- EK-Blue Blood;
- EC-Soul of the Ocean;
- EK-Nevsky;
- LE-Blue Whirlpools;
- RS-Rodnik;
- Mermaid;
- Misty Cloud;
- EK-Mirror of Souls.
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blue violet with green border:
- AV-Tale about the Sky;
- Blue Dragon;
- EC-Blue Lagoon;
- EK-Rain Music;
- EK-Heavenly Azure;
- EK-Nevsky;
- N-Forest Spring;
- Heavenly Lace;
- RS-Mountain Stream;
- PC-Lake Fairy;
- RS-Hops;
- Partly Cloudy;
- Ruffled Skies;
- San Mateo Blues;
- A feather.
An overview of the most spectacular and beautiful violets
On the basis of the usual blue-flowered classic violet, breeders have bred a huge number of new varieties that differ in a variety of colors and shapes.
Breeders have bred about 500 varieties of violets
All Saintpaulias are divided into groups:
- Collectible. Exclusive exhibition whimsical plants with lush large flowers (up to 5-7 cm in diameter) of various colors.
- Variegated. They are distinguished by bright and unusual color of leaf plates.
- Industrial. Simple, undemanding violets grown using special technologies in large quantities are used for interior decoration.
Currently, several hundred varieties and hybrids of Saintpaulia are cultivated. Quite conditionally, the most spectacular and unusual can be distinguished:
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Winter rose. A plant with small, pubescent dark green leaves and strongly double, rose-like inflorescences of a deep purple-blue color with a thin snow-white border.
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Currant dessert. A common and popular cultivar with semi-double star inflorescences of deep purple color.The petals are slightly pointed and surrounded at the edges with a thin wavy border of a darker shade, reminiscent of currant jam.
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Chimera. Violet is a mutant resulting from a random mutation and crossing of two species. You can recognize a chimera by the presence of a radial stripe of contrasting color on each petal. Striped flowers can be of very different colors. Sometimes leaf chimeras are found, with stripes on the leaves.
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The bride's bouquet. The plant is shaped like a wedding bouquet. Above a rosette of large glossy dark green leaves are large snow-white stellate inflorescences (without colored blotches) with wavy petals.
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Snow lace. A lush and long blooming violet with simple light green leaves. The inflorescences are huge, double, with corrugated snow-white petals with bluish blurred blotches in the middle and a greenish edging.
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Georgia. A variety with large double flowers of deep pink color with a lilac-purple dusting of small specks. Delicate wide wavy petals are decorated with a thin corrugated edging along the edge, the color of which varies from yellow-golden to light green.
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Marquis. A spectacular and unusual flower with a flat and even rosette of shiny quilted dark green slightly pubescent leaves, profusely blooming with large (more than 6 cm) double inflorescences of bright pink color. The flowers near the center are highlighted a little darker, the petals have a dark lilac velvety border and a thin white line along the very edge.
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Magdalene. A popular variety with bright pink openwork ball-shaped inflorescences, composed of a large number of delicate wavy petals. There are many peduncles, they are densely located, which makes the flower look like a bouquet.
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A gift for a loved one. A plant with unusual pointed deep green leaves, outlined with a wide creamy pink border around the edges. Flowers of deep dark blue shade with purple-red corrugated edging.
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Villodene. Quite a large flower, the diameter of the rosette can reach 40–45 cm. The main advantage of this violet is its beautiful, very wavy variegated emerald-green leaves, covered with pinkish and white spots. Peach-pink flowers are simple, along the edge of the petals there is a wavy edging of a greenish tint.
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Amadeus. A flower with a loose large rosette (up to 40 cm in diameter) of large burdock medium-green leaves. Huge (up to 8 cm) double bright red-crimson flowers with a whitened center and a strongly corrugated elegant white border.
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Rosemary. An exquisite plant with large (5–6 cm) double pompom flowers of tricolor color. Delicate velvety coral pink petals with wavy white edges are decorated with bright blue patterns (dots, strokes, small spots). The leaves are serrated, dark green.
I have been dealing with violets for several years, have collected a collection of more than 20 varieties. Plants, although not very whimsical for the most part, require rather frequent transplants, since the rosettes grow rapidly. If this is not done on time, then the flowers lose their decorative effect and look sloppy. I had to give it to girlfriends and neighbors, because there was not enough time.
Reproduction of Saintpaulias
Reproduction of the uzambar violet from a leaf cutting
The most common breeding method for Saintpaulia is by leaf cuttings. This requires a healthy, formed leaf (whether the mother plant blooms does not matter). The length of the petiole should be 3-4 cm, with an oblique cut. It is better to put the stalk in water until the roots form. If the cutting is immediately planted in the ground, then, firstly, the soil should be loose, not compacted, and secondly, the cutting is placed in the soil to a depth of 1.5 - 2 cm, no more. A pot with a handle is watered with warm water and covered with a plastic bag to maintain moisture, the temperature should be at least 20-21 ° C. Root formation and development of babies lasts 1-2 months.
Everyone can choose for themselves the most convenient, affordable and reliable way of rooting a cuttings of Saintpaulia. If this method is not chosen very well, then sometimes beginners are disappointed when the stalk immediately rots and dies.
For home conditions, the most affordable way is to root the cuttings in boiled water. In cities where you can buy substrate components, many lovers of Uzambar violets root cuttings in agroperlite (large fraction) or vermiculite. Good results are obtained by rooting in finely chopped sphagnum moss.
Many Saintpaulia lovers root cuttings in peat-humus tablets, in which the risk of leaf decay is minimized.
The most general rule for all these methods is not to leave a long petiole. Babies will appear faster and larger if the length of the petiole does not exceed 4 centimeters. The cut must be done with a sharp razor or scalpel.
It is important when rooting the cuttings of Saintpaulia to provide increased air humidity and a temperature of + 20..24 ° C. It is recommended to put rooting cuttings in a greenhouse or in a plastic bag
Babies appear, on average, after 4-6 weeks. When they get stronger and grow up, they will need to be carefully separated from the leaf, trying to minimize the injury to the roots of the baby. Then you should put the baby in a separate pot. The diameter of the baby pot should not exceed 6 cm. The leaf (if it is strong) can be put for re-rooting.
When planting the baby, it is necessary to put drainage (sphagnum moss, pieces of foam plastic or small expanded clay) at the bottom of the pot. The soil for children should be loose and nutritious; 1/5 of vermiculite and 1/5 of perlite can be added to the substrate. If there is sphagnum moss, then it should also be added to the substrate, having previously finely chopped with scissors, at the rate of 1/5 of the total volume of the mixture.
Planted Saintpaulia babies need to be placed in a mini-greenhouse so that the babies adapt there in 2-3 weeks. Put the greenhouse with the children on a light windowsill (preferably not on the southern one, where you want to shade Uzambara violets so that there are no burns on the leaves). In winter, make sure not to blow from the window, as Saintpaulias are very sensitive to hypothermia of the root system. Grown up children can be gradually accustomed to room conditions by airing the greenhouse with children for 10-15 minutes, then 30 minutes.
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Propagation of Saintpaulia by stepchildren
For reproduction of the uzambar violet, you can use not only leafy cuttings, but also stepchildren. For successful rooting, the stepson must have 3-4 leaves. To separate the stepson from the outlet, you need to have an awl or a sharp scalpel. When removing the stepson, you need to try not to injure the leaf cuttings of the main outlet.
To root the stepson of Saintpaulia, you can use a peat-distilled tablet or a pot with a substrate. For better adaptation and early rooting, the planted stepson should be kept in the greenhouse for 3-4 weeks.
