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AFRICAN VIOLETS
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Alsobia
Alsobias grow like a strawberry plant, producing lots of lush green
foliage on stolons This makes for a
lovely, full, plant even when not in bloom. Being very tolerant of neglect, they are great for the novice! Price: $5.00 each unless noted otherwise Established, full plants shipped 2 1/2" pots. 'Click' highlighted names to view larger pictures 'Chiapas' (usbrg 1994-005). Wow!! Very unusual, and different from the others! Long, very frilly, tubular greenish-white blooms with light speckling and heavier 'bearding' on lower lobes. Thick, gray-green leaves on thick, upright growing stems. Very easy grower and good bloomer. $5.00 'Cygnet'. Large, frilly white blooms heavily speckled with tiny dots on throat. Very fancy. A very vigorous grower and early and constant bloomer. Larger than A. dianthiflora, but more floriferous. $5.00 dianthiflora. Small, lush, deep forest-green leaves and frilly white blooms. Extremely vigorous grower makes a great potted plant or hanging basket. This is one of our favorite plants over the years. $5.00 punctata (usbrg 77-103). Fringed white blooms with a thick ring of maroon freckles surrounding a yellow throat. An upright, branching, grower with thick, serrated, gray-green leaves. A larger (but not large) grower than the others. A very ready bloomer and easy grower. $5.00 Very limited supply available. 'San Miguel'. Large, frilly, white blooms heavily and distinctively speckled w/maroon dots. A good bloomer and easy grower. Very fancy and exotic! $5.00 Small/young plants available. Price: $5.00 each unless noted otherwise Established, full plants shipped 2 1/2" pots. |
Alsobias
are an extremely easy to grow and bloom member of the Gesneriad family.
Formerly classified as part of the Episcia genus, it shares a similar
growth habit