Vampire’s Kiss Hybridized By: G. Boone AVSA Registered: Listed – Not Registered Blossom: Semidouble dark red/near-black shading. Foliage: Dark green, quilted. Plant Size: Standard. Grown by: D. Brull
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African Violet – Biscayne Trail
Biscayne Trail Hybridized By: S. Williams AVSA Registered: Not Registered Blossom: Single/semidouble lavender blue. Foliage: Variegated Champion girl. Plant Size: Semi-miniature trailer. Grown by: Basti Genz

Jeff Jackson’s Imp’s Series: Baby Teeth
Imp’s Baby Teeth Hybridized By: Jeff Jackson AVSA Registered: Not Registered Blossom: Single light lavender/white, darker lavender eye, bell. Foliage: variegated dark, medium, light green, and cream, serrated, spooned. Plant Size: Miniature (CA) (user database)

African Violet – Opera Doc
Opera Doc Hybridized By: S. Mc.Gaha AVSA Registered: 8793 03/08/1999 Blossom: Double blush pink/variable green tips. Foliage: Dark green, plain, pointed. Miniature trailer Plant Size: Miniature Grown by: Basti Genz

African Violet – LE-Zlato Skivov
LE-Zlato Skivov Hybridized By: Elena Lebetskaya AVSA Registered: 2015 – Not AVSA Registered Blossom: Large terry-colored white and yellow stars with corrugated petals and a pink uneven border. Foliage: Light wavy medium green foliage. neat straight outlet Plant Size: Standard Grown …

Jeff Jackson’s Imp’s Series: Acrydonia Fairy
Imp’s Acrydonia Fairy Hybridized By: Jeff Jackson AVSA Registered: Not Registered Blossom: Single to semi-double pink wasp. Foliage: Medium green, serrated, quilted. Plant Size: Standard (user database)

African Violet – Boo Man
Boo Man Hybridized By: S. Sorano AVSA Registered: 8502 11/09/1996 Blossom: Semidouble-double light blue frilled pansy/white-feathered top petals, variable green. Foliage: Black-green, plain, pointed. Plant Size: Semi-miniature Grown by: D. Brull

African Violet – Rob’s Antique Rose
Rob’s Antique Rose Hybridized By: Ralph Robinson AVSA Registered: 8451 05/23/1996 Blossom: Semidouble silver-rose sticktite frilled pansy/darker shading, some silver-green tips Foliage: Dark green, pointed, glossy, serrated/red back. Plant Size: Semi-miniature Grown by: Basti Genz

Behind the Scenes – Meet Jeff Jackson
Can you believe I’m already thinking ahead to October?! Well, I am and here’s why: Jeff Jackson, Canadian hybridizer of the Imp’s series of African violets and popular author (J.P. Jackson), is slated to be the speaker at the …

African Violet – Travelin’ Man
Travelin’ Man Hybridized By: R. McCoy AVSA Registered: 8080 05/04/1994 Blossom: Semidouble-double fuchsia star. Foliage: Medium green, pointed. Plant Size: Standard Trailer Grown by: Douglas B.

African Violet – a leaf chimera sport of Tina’s April Fantasy
Tina’s April Fantasy Hybridized By: Tina Elfstrom AVSA Registered: Not Listed Blossom: Single/semi-double glittering white pansies with finely spotted fantasy in medium blue. Foliage: Medium light green, also spotted anthocyanine spots in reverse. Know as “elf variegation” This plant is a …
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Q&A – What Can I Do To Encourage More Buds On My Plants?
Alex asks Annie: I have 3 African Violet plants and they were all full of blooms for about 2 months. As the blooms died, I cut them off and so at present, there are very few blooms left. What …
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African Violet – Lyon’s Sassy Sadie
Lyon’s Sassy Sadie Hybridized By: P. Sorano AVSA Registered: 10234 01/27/2010 Blossom: Semidouble light maroon-red pansy/dark maroon frilled edge. Foliage: Medium green, quilted. Plant Size: Large Grown by: David

Behind the Scenes – Chaos in the Plant Room – Shorty 02
I’ve been on vacation for more than a week and things in the plant room – or in my case – the sunroom, can get out of hand very quickly, even with a relatively small collection. This Shorty captures …
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African Violet – Moroznaia Vishnia (Frosty Cherry)
Moroznaia Vishnia (Frosty Cherry) Hybridized By: K. Morev AVSA Registered: Not Listed Blossom: White, double stars, with crimson mottling throughout the flower, occasionally looks like a thumbprint. Foliage: Tailored medium green. Plant Size: Standard (Russ/Ukr) Grown by: David
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African Violet – Cajun’s Ethereal Fairy
Cajun’s Ethereal Fairy Hybridized By: B. Thibodeaux AVSA Registered: 10579 01/11/2013 Blossom: Single purple pansy/pink fantasy, white upper petals, ruffled white edge. Foliage: Medium green, plain, wavy. Plant Size: Standard Grown by: Janice H.

Q&A – Is the fantasy trait recessive?
Douglas asks Annie: I’m wondering if the fantasy (some types or all) gene is recessive and might show up in seedlings from a plant with no fantasy. I had a self cross of Kosmicheskaia Legenda-2, Blossom: Single-semidouble bright purple …

African Violet – Pink Cushion
Pink Cushion Hybridized By: C. Ulery AVSA Registered: 866 02/20/1957 Blossom: Double dark pink. Foliage: Ovate, quilted. Plant Size: Standard Grown by: Janice H.

Q&A – How long between bloom cycles?
Alex asks Annie: How long does it take for a new crop of flowers to appear when the last bunch has finished blooming? In other words, when should new buds begin appear at the crown? Hi Alex, The …

African Violet – Powwow
Powwow Hybridized By: Kent Stork AVSA Registered: 7708 06/15/1992 Blossom: Semidouble red pansy Foliage: Variegated green and cream, plain Plant Size: Standard Grown by: Douglas B.