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AFRICAN VIOLETS
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'Collector's treasure' - Standard African violets These standard-size African violet varieties don't appear on our printed catalog or elsewhere on the web-site. We do grow them, however, and often have a limited number of plants available for shipping. All plants listed here are in limited supply, and are sold only on an "if available" basis. We do not propagate them on a regular basis, so they may, or may not, be available when you order. Please list substitutes, or be prepared to receive your order without the requested variety, if it becomes unavailable. Price: $6.00 each unless noted otherwise
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from left to right... OUR OWN HYBRIDS: Ma's Arctic Chill. Huge double white stars with a hint of green on tips and petal backs. TL variegated foliage. #9689 $6.00 Ma's Blueberry Taffy. Double dark blue stars edged white to green. Medium TL variegated foliage. #9452 $6.00 Ma's Bridal Bouquet. Lovely, large, double white pansies with heavy, bright pink mottling, fringed green. Nice, TL variegated foliage. Very pretty. #9379 $7.00 Out of stock. Ma's Country Boy. Large, double baby-blue stars over medium green, TL variegated foliage. A lovely shade of blue that's a must for blue-lovers. $6.00 Ma's Country Girl. Large, double blush-white to light pink stars with blue fantasy markings. Great Tommi-Lou variegated foliage. Lovely! #9130 $6.00 Ma's Flammable Water. Sdbl. medium blue stars with darker blue streaking and rays. Very dark, serrated, red-backed foliage. Deep, deep, colors and a very unusual fantasy coloring. #9691 $6.00 Out of stock. Ma's Frog Land. Large, sdbl. white stars with green edges. Great, medium green, Tommi-Lou variegated show-foliage. #9131 $6.00 Out of stock. Ma's Fruit Smoothie. Double lavender-pink stars with purple fantasy. TL variegated foliage. #9456 $6.00 Ma's Heart Breaker. Sdbl. deep burgundy-red. TL variegated foliage. $6.00 Out of stock. \Ma's Megaphone. Large, double, medium blue bells. Dark green and white TL variegated foliage. #9385 $6.00 Out of stock Ma's Midland Blue. Sdbl. medium blue stars over quilted, green, white, and yellow Champion variegated foliage. Heaviest variegation when young, a good grower and bloomer #9043 $6.00 Ma's Midland Fantasy. Sdbl. pink stars with blue fantasy. Quilted, green, white, and yellow Champion variegated foliage. Heaviest variegation when young, a good grower and bloomer #9044 $6.00 Ma's Party Favor. Sdbl. bright pink pansies with purple fantasy and variable white edging. Lovely TL variegated foliage. $6.00 Ma's Pinata. Sdbl. lavender-pink pansies with heavy purple fantasy splashes and variable white edging. Dark, TL variegated foliage. $6.00 Out of stock. Ma's Pink Flamingo. Large, brilliant, deep, eye-catching hot-hot pink double stars over slightly wavy, TL variegated foliage. The is the pink-flowered plant that you'll want to have. #9387 $6.00 Ma's Pretty Blue. Large, lightly frilled, light to medium blue to purple sdbl. stars with white backing and thin, frosted, white edge. Pointed, serrated, TL variegated foliage. #9388 $6.00 Ma's Pretty Pink. Large, lightly frilled, light to medium pink sdbl. stars with white backing and thin, frosted, white edge. Medium green, pointed, serrated, TL variegated foliage. #9389 $6.00 Ma's Second Thoughts. A wonderful plant that's become a favorite of ours. Lots of sdbl. deep pink pansies with nice white edging. Excellent TL variegated show foliage. Another terrific plant that's highly recommended. #9134 $6.00 Ma's Secret Child. Single white pansies with blue thumbprints giving it a 'pinwheel' effect. TL variegated foliage. $6.00 Out of stock. Ma's Silk Flower. Sdbl. light lavender-pink pansies. A heavy bloomer and easy grower. Lovely, heavily variegated Tommi-Lou foliage that makes an excellent, compact, showplant--another good choice for the novice. #9135 $6.00 Ma's Silver Dream. Large sdbl. white pansies with variable green and silver-blue shadings. TL variegated foliage. $6.00 Out of stock. Ma's Wedding Day. Large, light pink double ruffled stars. Medium green and white, TL variegated foliage. Profuse bloomer. #9392 $6.00 Out of stock.
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FROM OTHER HYBRIDIZERS: Aca's Curious George. Very double dark blue pansies with white edging. Dark foliage. Very heavy blooming, compact grower. (Brownlie) $6.00 Aca's Pink Delight. Sdbl. pink two-tone with reddish eye. Medium green, quilted, foliage. (Brownlie) $6.00 Out of stock. Aca's Summer Parfait. Best New Introduction at 2001 National AVSA Show. Semi-double pink and white frilled pansies over TL variegated foliage. Compact grower. #8800 (Brownlie) $6.00 Ann. Dbl. rose-pink frilled two-tone, with darker eye, edge. Pointed, ruffled, TLV foliage. #6649 (Bryant) $8.00 Apache Blanket. Dbl. blue with frilled edging. Ruffled, TL variegated foliage. #6128 (Munk) $6.00 Apache Bow. Dbl. very deep ruby pansies with heavily frilled chartreuse edges. Very wavy, very dark, red-backed foliage with pink TL variegation. Very pretty. (Munk) $6.00 Apache Freedom. Sdbl. pink to rose frilled pansies with darker top petals. Very ruffled, dark, red-backed TL variegated foliage. #8215 (Munk) $6.00 Apache Midnight. Sdbl. dark purple-burgundy pansies with frilled white edges. Wavy, TL variegated foliage. #9227 (Munk) $6.00 Apache Sunburst. Sdbl. pink pansies with darker top petals, often wavy green edge. Ruffled TL variegated foliage. #8804 (Munk) $6.00 Out of stock. Apache Thunderbird. Very double lavender-rose stars, with hint of white on edging. RuffledTL variegated foliage. (Munk) $6.00 Out of stock Apache War Bonnet. Sdbl. dark purple stars with ruffled white edge. Dark, TLV foliage. #7420 (Munk) $7.00 Arctic Bliss. Sdbl. to double white pansies with dark blue edging. TL variegated foliage. (Sorano) $6.00 Out of stock. Arctic Echoes. Large sdbl. white stars with blue eye, thin edge. Medium green foliage. (Sorano) $6.00 Ask Debbie. White sdbl. blooms with slightly fluted edges of dark blue. A nice color combination. (Sorano) $7.00 Astro. Sdbl. purple stars with blue spots and pink puffs. Dark TL variegated foliage. (Croteau) $6.00 Out of stock. Berries 'n Snow. HUGE dbl. white fringed stars with soft pink thumbprints on petals. Round, quilted, cream and dark green crown variegated foliage. Very showy and different. Sure to be a collectible. Photo above doesn't do it justice. (Champion) $6.00 Berry Splash. Dbl. pink with frosted fuchsia edge. Lovely crown-variegated foliage. An oldie but a goodie, one of the first with "raspberry" edging. Compact. #4107 (Champion) $6.00 Bishop. Sdbl. rose pansies with ruffled green edges. Quilted, wavy, foliage. Very unusual. #7792 (Harrington) $6.00 Out of stock. Blackberry Jam. Sdbl. very dark blackish red-purple. Dark green, red-backed, TL variegated foliage. #8184 (Sorano) $6.00 Out of stock. Blackhawk. $7.00 Sdbl. frilled very dark plum stars. Dark, wavy, TL variegated foliage. (Stork) $6.00 Blackie Bryant. Fully double to triple lavender and purple stars over dark, TL variegated foliage. A compact grower with huge, carnation-type blooms. Very showy. #5150 (Bryant) $7.00 Out of stock.
Click' highlighted names, or on blossoms above, to view larger pictures. Buckeye Bellringer. Sdbl. to dbl. lavender-pink ruffled pansies w/purple fantasy, variable purple edging. Dark green and pink, quilted, serrated, TL variegated foliage. #8627 (Hancock) $7.00 Buckeye Butterflies. Sdbl. lavender two-tone ruffled pansies. Pointed, dark, TLV foliage. #8584 (Hancock) $7.00 Out of stock. Buckeye Can Can. Sdbl. medium red-purple ruffled pansies with darker purple edges. Scalloped, dark, TL variegated foliage. #9056 (Hancock) $7.00 Buckeye Cherry Freckles. Sdbl. pink pansies with cranberry-wine fantasy, ruffled cranberry edge. Dark green and cream TL variegated foliage. #8880 (Hancock) $6.00 Out of stock. Buckeye Especially Mine. Sdbl. pink-lavendere ruffled pansy with raspberry and purple fantasy and edge. Dark, serrated, TLV foliage. #9065 (Hancock) $6.00 Buckeye Extravaganza. Sdbl. light raspberry ruffled stars with darker markings, edge. TLV foliage. (Hancock) $7.00 Buckeye Fiesta. Sdbl. to dbl. ruffled rose-pink star with raspberry fantasy edge. Dark green and cream TL variegated foliage. #9066 (Hancock) $6.00 Out of stock. Buckeye Love's Caress. Sdbl. frilled lavender pansies with dark purple fantasy, edge. Dark, serrated, TL variegated foliage. #9338 (Hancock) $6.00 Out of stock. Caribbean Blue. Large double lavender-blue star with distinctive white edge. Medium green foliage. #9518 (Sorano) $6.00 Out of stock. Chicago Flair. Sdbl. ruffled pink pansies with darker eye, thin white edge. Beautiful, TL variegated foliage. One of our favorite showplants--superb. #8917 (Hoover) $6.00 Christmas Dream. Dark, burgundy-red sdbl. blooms with sporadic shadows of red fantasy. TLV foliage. (Sorano) $6.00 Out of stock. Cool Lady. Large sdbl. white frilled star sometimes with tinge of green on edges. Medium green foliage. #9166 (Sorano) $8.00 Out of stock. Cool Mint. Creamy white, dbl. stars w/fluted green edges. Quilted light green and white TLV foliage. (Sorano) $7.00 Dumplin'. Large, fully double pink two-tone stars. Dark, quilted foliage. An oldie but goodie! #3931 (Swift) $6.00 Out of stock. Easter Angel. Sdbl. white stars with green edge, blush pink eye. TL variegated foliage. (Sorano) $6.00 Edward's Delight. Double deep pink with frilly green edges. Dark, quilted, wavy foliage. #8083 (Harrington) $7.00 Emergency. Striking sdbl. red pansies with white fluted edges. Dark green foliage. (Stork) $6.00 Eskimo Kisses. Double lilac stars kissed with white fantasy puffs. Medium green foliage. #9922 (Sorano) $6.00 Out of stock. Festive Holiday. White sdbl. with distinctive red edging. Heavy bloomer on unusual mosaic-type variegation. Compact grower. #8239 (Sorano) $7.00 Frosty Spring. Sdbl. frilled white pansies with variable green-lavender edges. Wavy, serrated, green and white TL variegated foliage. This can be a very beautiful plant. #8240 (Sorano) $6.00 Out of stock.
Click' highlighted names, or on blossoms above, to view larger pictures. Gemcraft Pink Pearl. Lovely dbl. pink with heavily frilled green edges. Beautiful, ruffled, TLV. #7185 (Joliff) $7.00 Georgia Melon. Dbl. deep rose-pink with fringed white-green edges. Wavy, heavily serrated, medium-dark foliage. $7.00 Out of stock. Golden Autumn. Sdbl. pale yellow "wasp" stars with fluted edges, darker yellow center. Serrated, quilted foliage. (Sorano) $7.00 Golden Threads. Still one of the nicer "yellows". Dbl. white stars, streaked and shaded yellow. Good, medium green foliage. #7957 (Lyon) $6.00 Out of stock. Gossip. Large dbl. coral-red with occasional fuchsia fantasy on face, some flecking outlines, then pencilled-white edge. Very showy. (Sorano) $8.00 Green Lace. Just love those frilly green edges! Always a huge seller for us at shows. Sdbl. white to medium pink (we propagate the pink version) with frilled green edge. Round, dark, foliage. (Lyon) $6.00
Halo's Aglitter. Sdbl. pink stars with wide, glittery, fuchsia bands. Dark green foliage. #8243 (Sorano) $6.00 Icy Sunset. Large sdbl. fuchsia star with white fluted edge. Dark green, red-backed, foliage. (Sorano) $7.00 Irish Iridescence. Pink sdbl. stars with wide band of green on petal edges. TL variegated foliage. An unusual, yet pretty bloom. (Sorano) $7.00 Out of stock. Jolie Quebecois. Large sdbl. blue stars with heavy splashing and spotting of white to pink. Dark, serrated, TL variegated foliage. Very unusual. (Croteau) $7.00 Leading Lady. Huge, medium pink sdbl. stars, outlined with flecked band of fuchsia, thinly edged white. Large grower. (Sorano) $7.00 Lilian Jarrett. A real "oldie", the original mosaic variegated variety! Double light pink. Pointed, serrated mosaic variegated foliage. #1060 (Tinari) $6.00 Out of stock. Lyon's Early Spring. Huge dbl white stars with touches of blue. Medium green TLV foliage. (Sorano) $7.00 Mandan Dandy. A very nice color of coral. Sdbl. dark coral frilled stars. Nice, dark green, wavy foliage. Heavy bloomer and easy grower. (Stork) $6.00 Out of stock. Midnight Romance. Double medium blue with ruffled white edging. TL variegated foliage (Sorano) $6.00
Miss Lily. Salmon-pink thumbprints on frilled sdbl. white stars. (Sorano) $6.00 Moonlit Snow. Large fully double white stars with hint of yellow mottling. Medium green, ovate, foliage. (Sorano) $8.00 Moonlit Waters. Medium blue sdbl. stars with thin, light purple, frilled edge. Medium green foliage. (Sorano) $6.00 Out of stock. Nancy Reagan. One of the real "oldies", and one of the original hybrids with TLV foliage. Dbl. dark red-wine two-tone. #2167 (Reinhardt) $6.00 Neon Fantasy. Sdbl. to dbl. dark purple frilled pansy with hot pink fantasy spots. TL variegated dark foliage with red backing. #9178 (Sorano) $7.00 Out of stock.
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Click' highlighted names, or on blossoms above, to view larger pictures. Ness' Antique Red. A very nice red that sells well at shows for us. Double dark red blooms over very dark, pointed, serrated foliage. (Ness) $6.00 Ness' Blueberry Kiss. Large sdbl. white stars with blue thumbprint tips. Medium green foliage. (Ness) $6.00 Ness' Ruffled Skies. A terrific plant, especially if you're looking for full, double blooms. Large, fully dbl. blue blooms with white edges. Dark, quilted foliage. Compact grower and very heavy bloomer. (Ness) $7.00 Northern Attitude. Large, dbl. mulberry stars over large, heavily variegated TL foliage. (Sorano) $6.00 Okie Easter Bunny. Very pretty, striking blooms. Sdbl. pink pansies with frilled, thick raspberry edging. Quilted foliage. A bit different, which makes it much sought-after. #8715 (Cochran) $7.00 Out of stock. Opera's il Straniero. Unusual, and one of the very best for show. Beautiful, sdbl. pink with dark blue fantasy splashes, frilled dark red-purple edge. Glossy, wavy, foliage. (Burdick) $7.00 Opera's Paolo. A terrific showplant. Lightly ruffled, sdbl. orchid pansies with occassional white puffs, thin white edge. (Burdick) $6.00 Opera's Romeo. Large sdbl. blue stars with light pink spots and white edge. Dark, show foliage. (Burdick) $6.00
P.A. Longtin. Sdbl. dusty purple with lavender-pink puffs throughout. Dark foliage. (Croteau) $6.00 Out of stock Pandora's Box. Sdbl. to double medium pink stars with dark blue fantasy. Medium green TL variegated foliage. #9942 (Sorano) $7.00 Pearl Lake. Dbl. violet blue pansies edged in white. Lovely! (Sorano) $7.00 Picasso. One of the very best for show--one of the all-time winningest. Double light blue and white with variable white fantasy. Excellent, medium green TL variegated foliage becomes even prettier when grown for show. #6924 (Tremblay) $6.00 Pink Chablis. Large white sdbl. stars with frilled edge, outlined in soft pink, light fuchsia eye. TL variegated foliage. (Sorano) $6.00 Pink Duchess. Huge sdbl. to dbl. stars of dusty, medium pink, outlined in wide band of soft pink. Good blooming, large grower. #9184 (Sorano) $7.00 Out of stock. Pink Pearls. White sdbl. stars with light frilled edges and pretty pink thumbprints. Medium green foliage. #9946 (Sorano) $6.00 Pink Summit. Sdbl. medium pink frilled pansies with white edging, variable green tinge. Medium green foliage. A good bloomer as a 'houseplant'. (Sorano) $6.00
Pretty Miss Kelly. Spectacular, one-of-a-kind plant! Large, fringed sdbl. medium blue stars with dark blue and reverse pink fantasy puffs, then edged in white. Pretty, serrated, TL variegated foliage. Very, very, pretty! (Croteau) $7.00 See photo at left.
Click' highlighted names, or on blossoms above, to view larger pictures. Pretty 'n Pink. Sdbl. pink stars with darker pink fantasy streaks and flecking. Medium green foliage. Unusual. (Sorano) $6.00 Out of stock.
Raphael. Frilly, sdbl. pansy blooms with dusty-pink thumbprints on white. Medium green foliage. $6.00 Rebel's Coral Jewel. Sdbl. to double large coral-pink ruffled stars. Dark, TL variegated foliage. #9284 (Bann) $7.00 Out of stock. Rebel's Crested Robin. Sdbl. bright red pansies with ruffled white edges. Dark green, quilted, glossy, serrated foliage. #8692 (Bann) $6.00 Rebel's Minnesota Haze. Sdbl. medium blue stars with frilled white edge. Dark, red-backed TLV. #9352 (Bann) $6.00 Rebel's Restless Heart. Dbl. red-violet two-tone ruffled stars. Quilted, glossy, red-backed TLV. #9084 (Bann) $7.00 Rebel's Rhubarb Frost. Sdbl. bright pink ruffled pansy with white edge. Ovate, TLV foliage. #9447 (Bann) $6.00 Out of stock. Red Lantern. Large sdbl. fed star with white edging. Dark green foliage. #8550 (Sorano) $6.00
Ruffles 'n Lace. Very pretty! Double pink with very frilly greenish edges. Ruffled, medium green foliage. #6366 (Sorano) $6.00 Rumba Red. Gorgeous, large sdbl. burgundy red pansies with slightly frilled white edges. Large, dark, foliage. (Sorano) $7.00
Satin Magic. Sdbl. velvety dark blue stars with magnificent magenta fantasy puffs. Dark, red-backed foliage (Sorano) $8.00 Scarlet Sky. Soft pink sdbl. to double pansies, broadly outlined in dark maroon, speckled lavender fantasy. #9952 (Sorano) $8.00 See photo at left.
Sheer Romance. Very showy. Dbl. deep pink stars with white edges. Med. green foliage. #6752 (Sorano) $6.00 Shoshone. Large double red with thin white edging. Dark, scalloped, foliage. (Stork) $6.00 Silverglade Jingles. Sdbl. sparkling pink with dark, raspberry frilled edging. Medium green foliage. (Harrison) $6.00 Simple Elegance. Sdbl. medium pink pansies with lightly frilled, wide white edges. Medium green foliage. Profuse. (Sorano) $6.00 Simply Smashing. Fully double fuchsia stars. Large, dark green foliage with red-reverse. #9954 (Sorano) $7.00 Out of stock. Sizzlin' Romance. Sdbl. light coral-red pansies with distinctive maroon glitter edge. Large, dark foliage. #9955 (Sorano) $6.00 Out of stock. Skeeter. Eye-catching sdbl. lavender-pink pansies w/wide, frilled, raspberry edging. Pretty! #8716 (Cochran) $7.00 Out of stock. Sparkleberry. Large, dbl. red w/ruffled white edge. Lovely green and yellow crown variegation. (Champion) $6.00
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Spring Dancer. Sdbl. to double ruffled white pansies with green edges, often pink centers. Wavy, medium green foliage. Lovely! #9197 (Sorano) $7.00 Spring Kiss. Sdlb. white frilled stars with pink blush eye, light greenish edges. Medium green, serrated, foliage. #9543 (Sorano) $6.00 Out of stock. Spring Rose. Wow! Fully double white stars. Light green, wavy, serrated foliage. #9959 (Sorano) $9.00 Stargate. Large sdbl. plum stars with bright pink fantasy splotches, white edging. Very dark foliage. A large, showy, plant. #8558 (Sorano) $7.00 Out of stock. Startrick. Sdbl. dark purple stars with frilly edges and pink fantasy puffs. TLV foliage. (Sorano) $7.00 Storms Eye. Sdbl. to dbl. light plum stars loaded with white fantasy puffs. Dark, quilted foliage. (Sorano) $7.00 Strawberry Fields. Dbl. stars of unusual shade of brick-red with frilled white outline and with darker red fantasy on face. Medium green show foliage. #9544 (Sorano) $7.00
Strawberry Sundae. Sdbl. frilled pink pansies with darker eye. Very lovely green and white TL variegated foliage. Compact grower. #9029 (Smith) $6.00 Summer Dream. Large sdb. white stars, each petal marked with pink. Medium green TL variegated foliage. (Sorano) $6.00 Sunny Salmon. Large double salmon-coral blooms over medium green and gold CV foliage. (Champion) $6.00 Susie Sunshine. Perhaps our best-selling 'yellow' variety, it has almost a 'peach' color. Wavy, sdbl. white star mottled yellow, edged in hot pink. Very unusual colors. (Sorano) $7.00 The Night Life. Dark blue sdbl. stars with pretty pink fantasy puffs. Medium green, TL variegated foliage. (Sorano) $6.00 Out of stock. Timeless Memory. Large sdbl. purple-red stars with light pink to white fantasy puffs. TL variegated foliage. #9962 (Sorano) $6.00 Tommi Lou. The ORIGINAL variegated violet! This was the first African violet of its kind--the origin of the name of this type of variegation. Double white pansies with orchid centers. Dark green, TL variegated foliage. An "oldie". (Oden) $6.00 Vintage Wine. Halo of deep wine, sdbl. fluted pansy blooms on beautiful dark, green TL variegated show foliage. #8205 (Sorano) $6.00
Wedding Tears. Very full, soft pink dbl. stars with thin white edge. Nicely variegated TL foliage. (Sorano) $6.00 Wild Irish Rose. Sdbl. rose-pink pansies with wide green edges. Wavy, dark, TL variegated foliage. Pretty. #8568 (Sorano) $6.00 Out of stock.
Winter Warrior. Sdbl. smokey-red two-tone pansies. Dark, TL variegated foliage. (Stork) $6.00 Out of stock. Wrangler's Jealous Heart. Double light pink ruffled pansy with pink and green edges. Ruffled, TL variegated foliage. #6225 (Smith) $6.00 Wrangler's Jealous Jewel. Very frilled double lilac with dark purple band, green edge. Serrated, TL variegated foliage. #6226 (Smith) $6.00 Yvonne Decelles. Lightly ruffled sdbl. blue stars with white streaks, edges. Wavy, TLV foliage. An unusual, yet very beautiful plant. #8727 (Brownlie) $6.00 SAINTPAULIA (AFRICAN VIOLET) SPECIES: The original "wild" African violets--these are the species that can be found growing in their native habitat in Africa, and from which all of our "modern" hybrids are distantly related. We only sporadically grow these for sale, so often will be out of stock. S. brevipilosa #10. Single light purple, darker center. Dark, round, glossy, velvety, serrated leaves. Small standard. $6.00 S. diplotricha (hybrid). Single pale lilac blooms, dark green, serrated, quilted leaves. Small standard. $6.00 Out of stock. S. grandifolia #237. Single blue-violet. Medium green, elliptical foliage. Large standard. Profuse bloomer. $6.00
S. ionantha. Single blue-violet. Dark green, pointed, heartk-shaped foliage with reddish back. Profuse. $6.00 S. ionantha 'white'. White-bloomed version of S. ionantha. Dark green, pointed, heart-shaped foliage. Good bloomer. Standard. $6.00 S. magungensis. Sinble dark violet-blue. Round, slightly serrated, semimini trailing foliage. Profuse bloomer. $6.00
S. rupicola 'Robertson'. Single light-medium blue blooms. Smooth, glossy leaves. Standard. $6.00 S. velutina. Single small medium violet blooms with darker eye, sometimes white tips. Dark, round, hairy foliage. Standard. $6.00 S. velutina lite. Lighter colored blossoms than S. velutina $6.00 Price: $6.00 each unless noted otherwise
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