Blue, blue and lilac indoor violets
Saintpaulia, or Usambara violet Apache Magic (J. Munk)
The flowers are very large, semi-double, rich dark purple-blue, with a strongly wavy edge. The foliage is variegated and ruffled: dark green with white and pink edges. Standard.
Saintpaulia Apache Magic (J. Munk)
Saintpaulia, or Usambara violet Rainbow's Quiet Riot (R. Wasmund)
The flowers are semi-double, blue with bright white streaks. The rosette is smooth with dark green leaves.
Saintpaulia Rainbow's Quiet Riot
Saintpaulia, or Usambara violet Charming eyes
The flowers are simple, white and blue. The leaves are variegated; with age, signs of variegation disappear. Standard.
Saintpaulia Charming eyes
Saintpaulia, or Uzambara violet LE-Moon Dreams (E. Lebetskaya)
Very large blue flowers with a wavy, corrugated edge and a thin white border.
Saintpaulia LE-Moon Dreams
Saintpaulia, or Uzambara violet variety Blue Fog (Blue Fog, K. Morev)
The flowers are very large, double, blue with light wavy edges. The leaves are light green, serrated. Standard. The socket is large.
Saintpaulia variety Blue Fog or Blue Fog
Saintpaulia, or Uzambara violet LE-Sea of Happiness (E. Lebetskaya)
The flowers are simple or semi-double, white-blue with a wavy edge. Standard.
Saintpaulia LE-Sea of Happiness
Saintpaulia, or Usambara violet Storm's Eye (LLG/P.Sorano)
Saintpaulia Eye of the Storm blooms with semi-double and double large flowers. Standard. The socket is quite large.
Saintpaulia Storm's Eye
Saintpaulia, or Usambara violet variety Bold Party Girl (sport)
The flowers are double, lilac-pink with a lilac eye and light pink edges.
Saintpaulia variety Bold Party Girl (sport)
Classification of varieties of indoor violets
There are many varieties of violets, varying in size, flower shape, number and color of petals. Moreover, the same variety can belong to several groups. Now we will try to understand the classification of indoor violets.
According to socket size
Micromini . They have a rosette diameter of up to 8 cm. Against their background, ordinary Saintpaulias with a diameter of 20-40 cm look like giants. They are grown only in compact pots with wick watering. Otherwise, the risk of them drying out is too high - if left without moisture, they dry out and die quite quickly.
Mini . The diameter of the rosette of such a violet does not exceed 12-15 cm. Just like microminis, they are grown, most often, with wick irrigation. They tolerate propagation well and therefore take root faster than larger varieties. During flowering, they form many attractive, bright and original inflorescences.
Half mini . They have a rosette diameter of up to 20 cm. Most of these varieties were bred with the participation of the domestic botanist Igor Milekhin. It is important to know that excess light is harmful for semi-mini violets! In a short time, all the foliage may turn yellow, and the rosette becomes flat in shape.
Standard - rosette 20-40 cm in diameter.
By flower size
Based on flower size, violets are divided into the following groups:
- small-flowered - up to 2 cm;
- medium-flowered - from 2 to 4 cm;
- large-flowered - from 4 to 6 cm;
- especially large-flowered - more than 6 cm.
Types by flower shape
Depending on the size and location of the petals, there are 5 types of indoor violets:
- Pansies;
- Star;
- Bell;
- Bowl;
- Wasp.
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Let's get to know them in order.
Pansy (Pansy)
The five petals on the flower are arranged in two rows. In the top row there are two smaller petals, and in the bottom row there are three larger ones. In this group of violets we highlight the following varieties:
Lyon's Pirate's Treasure. Breeder S. Sorano.
Violet Liens Pirates Treasure has bright pink flowers with a wide crimson edging around the edge. Along the border of the main color and the border, the petals are strewn with a scattering of small dark crimson dots. The rosette consists of leaves with a bubbly texture.
Cinderella's dream
Saintpaulia Cinderella's Dream has large, semi-double, lacy flowers of light purple color with a crimson tint. Purple-violet patterns run across the petals. The top two petals are smaller and darker in color than the bottom three. Their edges are greenish and fringed. The border is corrugated. The rosette consists of dark green, evenly colored wavy leaves.
Melody Kimi. Breeder Sunnyside/Levy.
The Melody Kimi variety has a symmetrical rosette made of “quilted” wavy leaf plates. A white simple violet flower has two blue upper petals and a border of the same color on the main background.
Star
It is distinguished by the same size of all petals and their uniform arrangement around the center of the flower. In this group of violets we will introduce you to the following varieties:
Kev's Heavenly Star. Breeder K. Degner.
Kev's Heavenly Star violet has the appearance of a simple semi-double pink star with a wide dark fuchsia border.
Goddess of beauty. Breeder E. Korshunova.
The violet variety Goddess of Beauty has a large rosette of dark green leaves. The inflorescences display bright double flowers - pink stars with tints of purple-violet tones.
Magic of Love. Breeder E. Korshunova.
The magic of love . This large-flowered violet has densely double star-shaped flowers, shaped like pompoms, painted in burgundy color with a beet tint. The edges of the petals are decorated with elegant white edging. The rosette consists of beautiful green leaves.
Black Prince
Saintpaulia Black Prince has large dark red double flowers in the shape of a star. The standard-sized rosette consists of dark green foliage, red on the underside.
Rosemary. Breeder E. Lebetskaya.
Saintpaulia Rosemary has a standard rosette of dark green leaves with serrated edges. And star-shaped double flowers combine several bright touches at once. Their notched petals are gracefully ruffled, and the white background is wonderfully painted with touches of pink and splashes of blue at the same time.
Marshmallow
Zephyr has double or semi-double flowers with large, creamy-white petals, on the surface of which coral or pink strokes are scattered. The edges are wavy. Peduncles are large and erect. The large but compact rosette of this Saintpaulia variety consists of light green leaves. The plant grows quickly. It does not like high temperatures, at which it begins to bloom with simple white flowers.
Austin's Smile. (Austin's Smile). Breeder LLG / P. Sorano.
Austin's Smile has a large rosette of dark green leaves and large single star flowers of coral pink color with a dark pink eye and crimson edging.
Bell
It is distinguished by petals fused at the base. This feature prevents the flowers from opening completely, as a result of which they acquire a resemblance to bells. We will present this species with the following varieties of indoor violets:
EK-Admiral. Breeder E. Korshunova.
Violet Admiral has large cornflower blue semi-double bell flowers with wavy edges. The pointed, dark green leaves of this Saintpaulia have a creamy-purple edge.
Shining bell
The flowers of the Shining Bell bloom in the form of blue bells with wavy edges. They show rare touches of fantasy. There is a bright yellow eye in the center. A regularly shaped rosette of green leaves.
Sea wolf. Breeder E. Korshunova.
A large rosette consists of dark green fleshy leaves. The flowers are also large, up to 8 cm in diameter, blue. The corollas are semi-double, shaped like bells. The wavy petals of the Sea Wolf at the stage of full bloom are decorated with an elegant mesh pattern.
Chanson
Violets of the Chanson are unpretentious, bloom profusely and for a long time. Double flowers look like bells. They consist of a huge number of violet-purple or dark blue velvety petals, playing in the light with various shades. In addition, the wavy petals have light or dark pink spots. A large, symmetrically growing rosette consists of smooth, shiny, dark green leaves.
Rob's Dandy Lion. Breeder R. Robinson.
Saintpaulia Robs Dandy Lion has a rosette consisting of dark green leaves with slight variegation, and large bell-shaped inflorescences of a greenish-cream hue, reminiscent of snowdrops in shape.
Bowl
It differs in that the petals that are not fused at their base still do not allow the flower to fully open. The flower retains its cup shape throughout its flowering period. In this group the following varieties of indoor violets can be distinguished:
Boo Man. Breeder S. Sorano.
Boo Man (Boo Man) has double or semi-double cup-shaped flowers of a soft blue color. The upper petals are usually white, sometimes slightly greenish, up to 3 cm in diameter. The leaves are dark green, oval, spoon-shaped.
Ming Dynasty. Breeder I. Fredette.
Ming Dynasty . This Saintpaulia is distinguished by its heavily ruffled, cup-shaped, snow-white flowers with pink or lilac edges. There are double and semi-double specimens. The rosette consists of wavy variegated leaves.
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Wasp
It is distinguished by completely separated petals, two of which are rolled into a tube, and three, elongated, hang down. This group includes the following varieties of indoor violets:
Lunar Lily White
Lunar Lily White variety has a small rosette of light green leaves with a “quilted” texture. Its inflorescences consist of 3 - 8 white simple and semi-double flowers about 4 cm in diameter.
PL-Zemfira. Breeder L. Beekeepers.
Zemfira has a medium rosette of green leaves, variegated in the center. Single or semi-double lilac tubular flowers have ruffled edges.
Satellite (Spootnik). Breeder J. Dates.
Saintpaulia Sputnik has a small rosette (about 15 cm) of light green leaves up to 5 cm long. The flowers of this violet are red-violet in color.
By degree of terry
Also, varieties of violets can be divided according to the degree of terryness or the number of petals. On this basis, all violets are divided into the following groups:
- Simple (5 petals).
- Comb type is a type of semi-double Saintpaulia, in which, in addition to five petals, there are 1 - 3 additional underdeveloped ones.
- Semi-double is when the peduncle has more than 5 but less than 10 petals, most often 7-8. In this case, the stamens are clearly visible.
- Terry is a type of violet in which the number of petals exceeds 10. There are so many of them that they cover the stamens.
- “Carnations” are Saintpaulias, the flowers of which are similar to double ones, but larger, with more petals on the peduncle. In appearance, such Saintpaulias really resemble carnations, hence the name.
Along the edge of the petal
The petals of Saintpaulia are wavy, notched and fringed.
By color
Indoor violets, based on the color of the petals, are divided into plain and painted in two or more colors.
Plain
This type of Saintpaulia has only one color of petals. The colors can be very different: white, yellow, orange, pink, red, blue and even green. For example, " Blue Teal Fly ".
Blue Tail Fly. Breeder J. Dates.
This violet has bright blue flowers with tubular upper petals and elongated lower petals. The rosette consists of fleecy leaves rolled into “balls”. Using this variety as an example, it becomes clear that one variety can belong to several classifications. Blue Tail Fly Applies to both “Wasp” and “Solid” violets.
Gillian. Breeder D. Ferguson.
Gillian's violet has a rosette of rounded "quilted" green leaves up to 40 cm in diameter. White large double flowers, resembling a carnation in shape.
Two-tone
These indoor violets have two shades of the same color on their petals. They can be in the form of shadows, rays or thickening of color from the center to the edge.
Marie-Sylvia. Breeder M. Tremblay
The violet variety Marie-Sylvia is characterized by simple and semi-double light lilac flowers with pronounced dark lilac tips of the petals. Moreover, on the two upper petals the darkening is stronger than on the lower ones.
Rum Punch, or Rum Punch. Breeder S. Sorano
Rum Punch is a variety of rare beauty, with characteristic large semi-double and double flowers resembling a star in shape. The edges of the petals are wavy, ash pink, and are set off by the deeper mauve lower petals.
Two-color or multi-color
These violets are distinguished by a border that contrasts with the main color.
Iceberg. Breeder S. Sorano.
This Saintpaulia variety is characterized by semi-double and double star-shaped flowers with a thin blue ruffled border. The border is always clear, as if drawn with a pencil. But Iceberg has a tendency to darken its color towards blue; over time, the flowers can become simply purple or blue.
In some cases, violets have two borders. Here are some examples of such varieties:
Looking Glass Through the Looking Glass. Breeder S. Sorano
Through the Looking Glass is a very unusual and unlike other violet. It has semi-double light pink ruffled flowers with a raspberry-fuchsia edge and a very thin white-green edge.
Limbed
Rose of Wind. Breeder E. Lebetskaya.
Compass Rose flowers resemble graceful garden roses with pale pink petals. Toward the curled fringed edges, the color thickens, and the edging becomes crimson, and, in places, green. The picture is complemented by wavy, light green rosette leaves.
Natalia's Extravagante. Breeder N. Pineault.
Natalis Estravagante has lacy flowers of white and pink color with a border, the tone of which can be pink, green or chocolate. The rosette consists of green leaves with pink and white streaks along the edges.
Beautiful Creole. Breeder E. Lebetskaya.
A very unusual plant, prolific and unpretentious. The small compact rosette of the Beautiful Creole is strewn with many simple but very effective dark blue velvety flowers - stars, the edges of the petals are outlined with a contrasting white edging. The diameter of the flower reaches 5 cm. The strong stem is burgundy in color.
Macho. Breeder E. Lebetskaya.
This is a large-flowered variety of standard sizes, delighting gardeners with a lush cap of large semi-double flowers. The corollas of the Macho violet have a pronounced star shape and are colored in a thick burgundy-violet color. The wavy edge of the petals is set off by a contrasting white border. The rosette consists of simple oval-shaped green leaves.
Modern Talking. Breeder E.A. Arkhipov.
Modern Talking - Violet with white semi-double frilly pansy flowers edged in pink-blue-violet. The rosette consists of light green flat leaves.
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Finger color
These varieties of violets look as if they dipped their finger in paint and stained the flowers with it. Such “prints” are most often located in the middle of the petal, but can also be located closer to the edge.
Crimson Ice or Raspberry Ice. Breeder P. Sorano
Crimson Ice or Raspberry Ice has simple white pansy-type flowers with crimson-red spots on the petals that are brighter and more saturated on the lower three leaves.
Also, violets can have random strokes and spots on their petals. It looks as if the edge of the flower was dipped in paint. Moreover, on the same bush, some flowers may have such spots, while others remain monochromatic.
Southern Springtime (Mac's Southern Springtime) or Southern Spring. Breeder G. McDonald
For example, Southern Spring . This semi-miniature violet bears single to semi-double, wavy, cup-shaped flowers of white with contrasting random patches of light to almost black red. At the same time, each flower is unique and has its own pattern.
Peephole
The so-called eye looks like a round spot in the center of the flower. It can either match the main color or contrast with it.
EK-8 March
EK-8 March has huge single and semi-double white star-shaped flowers with a wavy-fringed edge and a raspberry-pink center.
Mesh
This is a pattern consisting of veins, similar to a mesh. Examples of this color can be found in other flowers, for example, in streptocarpus, but for violets it is quite rare.
Feather or Feather. Breeder I. Fredette.
The feather is a medium-sized pansy-type Saintpaulia. It has white flowers with corrugated edges and a blue pattern over the entire surface of the petal, more like lace.
Granger's Carnival. Breeder J. Eyedom.
The Granger's Carnival variety is characterized by simple flowers with a blue-violet mesh pattern. The edges of the petals are white with a clear venous pattern.
Chimera violets
They may have stripes of different colors, diverging from the center of the petal to its edges. Here are some typical varieties.
Chain Reaction. Breeder S. Sorano.
Chain Reaction is distinguished by the fact that a light lilac stripe runs down the center of the pink petals of its flowers. Lilac inclusions are scattered over the entire surface of the petals. The rosette is standard and consists of green leaves.
Queen Sabrina. Breeder P. Sorano.
Saintpaulia Queen Sabrina has double, coral-colored flowers with purple stripes on each petal. The rosette consists of small dark green leaves.
Here are photos of several more varieties of chimera violets:
Humako Sharon
Lyon's Fortuner Teller
Yukako
Fantasy
Chimpansy. Breeder E. Fisher.
Chimpansi is a beautiful variety. It is distinguished by a small green rosette composed of slightly jagged green leaves. Semi-double pink star flowers have a white wavy border along the edge. Violet petals are strewn with streaks and swirls of bright blue.
Live wire. Breeder P. Sorano.
This showy violet has huge coral pink flowers in the shape of single or semi-double stars. And, in addition, its petals are abundantly covered with blue or purple spots. Sometimes, as a result of mutation, flower growers based on Live wire obtain varieties of violets with multi-colored corollas. At the same time, the size and simple shape of the leaves remain unchanged.
Ampelous
We can also distinguish a group of currently very fashionable hanging varieties of indoor violets, which have a long stem (up to 50 cm) with several growth points. These Saintpaulias are distinguished by their lush flowering. Their stems are quite flexible, so you can try to create a variety of compositions from them. The characteristic color of the leaves is variegated. The flowers are miniature but attractive. Let us introduce you to some varieties of ampelous violets:
Ramblin' Dots. Breeder S. Sorano.
Ramblin Dots is a beautiful variety of indoor violet. The rosette consists of light green leaves with golden-white streaks. Its double star flowers are light lavender in color and decorated with a mesmerizing light purple fantasy pattern.
Falling Snow. Breeder P. Tracey.
Folin snow is a violet with light green, slightly pointed leaves. It has numerous small snow-white wasp flowers.
Variegated
Violets from the variegated group have elegant, brightly colored foliage with many different shades and contrasting spots throughout the green field. They can have yellow or white edges, a lavender or pink border at the same time. These violets have large double flowers with petals of various colors, often with a prominent border along the edge.
Pauline Viardot
This violet has a compact variegated rosette, very elegant due to the light border along the edge of the leaves. Its large, single or semi-double flowers have wine-colored petals. The edges of the petals are decorated with a thin white ruffle. Pauline Viardot's flowers grow vertically.
Pink, red and crimson indoor violets
Saintpaulia, or Usambara violet Rebel's Two Cents (R. Bann)
The flowers are large, semi-double, pink with a fringed edge. Variegated: leaves are white and pink.
Saintpaulia Rebel's Two Cents
Saintpaulia, or Uzambara violet EK - Goddess of Beauty (Goddess of Beauty, E. Korshunova)
The flowers (up to 7 cm in diameter) are double, bright pink with a purple coating. The rosette is dark green. Standard.
Saintpaulia EK - Goddess of Beauty (E. Korshunova)
Saintpaulia, or Uzambara violet RS-Cabaret (S. Repkina)
Semi-double flowers are dark fuchsia with a white edge and a white eye.
Saintpaulia RS-Cabaret
Saintpaulia, or Uzambara violet LE-Fuchsia Ballerina (E. Lebetskaya)
The flowers are raspberry-fuchsia in color with a white border along the edge, double.
Saintpaulia LE-Fuchsia Ballerina
Saintpaulia, or Usambara violet Curly Sue (K. Morev)
Pink double flowers with apricot tint. The leaves are green. Standard.
Saintpaulia Curly Sue (K. Morev)
Konstantin Lvovich Morev is a famous Moscow breeder of Uzambara violets. Has been working in this field since 1994.
Saintpaulia, or Uzambara violet Shanghai rose (E.V. Korshunova)
The flowers are large, densely double dark red flowers with a wide white border. The socket is compact.
Distribution of varieties according to different characteristics
Let's look below at the most beautiful large double violets, photos.
By color
Violets can vary in color. Let's look at the photo and description of each variety.
White
White violets are one of the most sought after, especially when it comes to double varieties. One of the most unusual white Gesnerians is the Ming Dynasty variety, with wavy petals wavy at the top. Other terry white colors are no less interesting:
- Ming Dynasty;
Purple Ming Dynasty. - Marshmallow;
Purple marshmallow. - Ice Rose;
Purple ice rose.
- The bride's bouquet. The most popular variety is terry purple white. Abundant, very loose purple snow-white bloom with a ball, with abundant flowering. Large, star-shaped flowers with wavy edges;
Purple wedding bouquet.
- Whipped cream;
Purple whipped cream. - Bridal bouquet.
Purple wedding bouquet.
Pink
Large-flowered varieties are popular among pink terry beauties. These popular varieties include, but are not limited to:
- Goddess of beauty;
- Sweet life;
- Pink Ash;
- And many others too.
Read more about the famous pink violets of Uzambara in the article:
- Dense purple Pink Queen is the most popular variety, whose blooms resemble large multi-layered stars with wavy petals at the edges;
Densely terry purple royal pink.
- Hot pink deep purple terry Georgia;
Purple Georgia. - Bright pink-purple with crimson edge and white wavy marquise edge;
Marquis Viola. - Purple-pink sponge with huge flowers (up to 8 centimeters) - Almond.
Purple almond.
Burgundy
The Saintpaulias Bordeaux sponge can become one of the most sophisticated and elegant decorations for any flower garden. In addition, they, like other varieties of Gesneriev sponge, do not require special care. It is enough to observe the same light regime, as well as the same regime of watering, fertilizing and air humidity as for other violets.
The most interesting types of burgundy violets are:
- Purple variety;
Purple variety.
- Bullfight;
Purple bullfight.
- Fire moth;
Purple fire moth.
- Oksana;
Violetta Oksana.
- Gladiator.
Purple Gladiator.
The flowers of the EK-Boy of Bulls variety stand out among other varieties of red and burgundy shades not only in their rich blood-red hue, but also in the size of the inflorescences. The size of a blooming flower can reach 7-8 centimeters.
ADVICE! The variety requires strict adherence to the light regime. If such a Saintpaulia is present in the collection, you must carefully ensure that it is located in an area where it can receive maximum diffused light, and vice versa, avoid direct sunlight.
Lilac
Lilac violets are one of the rarest and most attractive species of the genus. They often have a single or terry scallop variety, less often terry and semi-double. Read more about species diversity further in the article.
The most interesting lilac violets are:
- Mikhail Lermontov;
Violetta - Mikhail Lermontov.
- Beloved daughter;
Purple beloved daughter.
- Currant dessert;
Purple currant dessert. - Lilac tenderness;
Purple-lilac tenderness. - Slight sadness, as well as some others.
The sadness of purple light.
The most popular type of violet among lilacs is the Favorite Daughter. Very large lilac - the lavender flowers of the plant in a delicate pastel shade will definitely attract the attention of connoisseurs of the beauty of violets.
IMPORTANT! Along the edges of the petals, the flower is framed by a dark purple fringe.
With flowering in the shape of a ball
There are several varieties of violets with unusually voluminous spherical flowers. Among them, for example, we can mention an unusual variety called Winter Smiles, as well as many others. More about this later in the article - below are the varieties with names and photos.
The most common varieties with spherical flowering are:
- Winter smiles;
Viola Winter smiles.
- White Queen;
White purple queen. - Lyubasha;
Violetta Lyubasha. - Magic of love, etc.
Purple magic of love.
One of the most popular types of very spongy violets is the Lyubasha variety. The flowers of this plant are large, wavy, no larger than 6 centimeters. On the upper part of the petals there is a green border no larger than 2 millimeters in size.
The rarest
Depending on which violets are called the most beautiful, there are many answers to this question. But often, however, the rarest specimens are considered the most beautiful flowers.
The rarest terry varieties are:
- Ice Rose;
Purple ice rose. - Frozen cherries;
Frosty purple cherry. - Gorgeous poppy;
Purple chic poppy. - Isadora;
Viola Isadora. - Lithuanian and some others.
Lithuanian violet.
Isadora is one of the best double purple varieties. Velvety soft pink wood with tousled waves along the edges and splashes of lilac will not leave any gardener indifferent.
Very large
This species of Gesneriaceae sponge very often includes plants whose flowers reach a size of more than 7 centimeters. Often these plants have a spherical shape.
Very large Gesnerievs often include the following varieties:
- Spank Christy (LLG/K. Sorano);
Violet Christie's sperm.
- Inch Humako;
Inches of purple Humaco.
- “Heavenly Star” by Kev (K. Degner);
Heavenly star Violet Kev. - And also many others.
Violet Humako Inches are very large white flowers with a blue eye that extend vertically along each petal of the plant. The edge of the petal is slightly wavy. Rounded leaves of light green color.
By leaf type
Double violets often have round or oval leaves. Leaf color is dark green or marsh green; Leaves of light shades are extremely rare in terry trees.
Corrugated
Among terry wavy violets, the most interesting and attractive varieties are:
- Lyubasha;
- Oksana;
- Fire moth;
- Winter smiles;
- Reigning beauty.
The reigning beauty has a purple bloom in the shape of a star. Semi-double look. Along the edges of the variety there is a red fringe, darker than the flower itself. The leaf has a standard shape with a medium green tint. The natural number of leaves for a variety is at least two levels of ten leaves each.
White violets
Saintpaulia, or Uzambara violet Winter Lace (In memory of Tanya Makuni / Vologda)
The flowers are large, semi-double, white with a wavy edge.
Saintpaulia Winter Lace
Saintpaulia, or Uzambara violet Balchug Yeti (I. Milekhin)
The flowers are white with a blue eye and a thin border. Miniature.
Saintpaulia, or Uzambara violet RS-Mavka (Repkina)
The flowers are simple or semi-double, white with cream strokes and a greenish edge.
Saintpaulia RS-Mavka (Repkina)
