Saintpaulia
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a Saintpaulia ionantha plant
Saintpaulia, African violets, are small plants from Africa which live in cloud forest habitats. They are herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae.
They are easy to distinguish from other plants by their eye-catching heart-shaped leaves and colourful bright flowers.[1]
Saintpaulia Media
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Streptocarpus ionanthus flowers
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Saintpaulia ionantha 'Pink Amiss'
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Saintpaulia ionantha 'Red Velvet'
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A variegated and double-flowered cultivar
References
- ↑ "saintpaulia". Oxford Dictionaries Online. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2016-05-29.