What’s Old Is New Again

African violets are making a comeback.

works and gardens have trends and fads just like everything else , and just wish with dress , some plants are cool and voguish for a while , then wither into being tired and old - fashioned , before being rediscovered by a new contemporaries that make them cool and trendy again . African violet are , at the moment , in the tired and former - fashioned part of that cycle , but I think they ’re about to make a comeback in a big way .

If the only African violet you know is the one your grandma had on her windowsill , it might be time to take another look at these classic house plants . They have a lot to offer , being nearly the only house plant that will bloom all the time on a windowsill , and while the rest of the world has been forgetting about African violet , the people who love them have been meddlesome collecting and breed ever newer , more exciting , and pretty shape .

So today , we ’ve got some depiction of the Modern human face of African reddish blue , by path of Ken Muzalewski . Though his company , Hunter ’s loan-blend , he create , collect , and deal some of the coolest , most cutting - edge violets useable . Give them a look — it may be time to get a passel for your windowsill .

African reddish blue are n’t just about flowers . This is ‘ Cajun ’s Lil Joy ’ , which is just get down to come into bloom . But who needs flowers when the leaves are this cool!This is one of Ken ’s seedlings from his breeding computer programme . No name yet , but depend at all those flowers!‘Hunter ’s Whitetail Fawn ’ is a miniature African reddish blue . Perfect for the smallest of windowsills , or for anyone who have sex precious little thing . ‘Mac ’s Misty Meadow ’ has abundant , clear white flowers . If other African violets are too frilly for you , this is a dewy-eyed , elegant one . The flower rule on ‘ Moonsong ’s Lady Fair ’ , with white petals showing a colored mark on the goal of the petals , is called a thumbprint . As if that were n’t enough , it also has variegated leaves !

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