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Average Rating 5 out of 5
My Favorite Species
The trailing african violets have always been my favorites as I love the more asymmetrical growth habit. S grotei Amazon is my favorite of all the african violet species as it has these traits. I had one years ago and so glad to find it here.
Unusual and large trailer
This is an awe inspiring specie. Leaves are large and have longest stalks. After finally repotting into recommended pot - eg shallow tub (I found Robs trailing violet lecture on the site and it is very helpful!) it finally starts branching out, going bushy and put out flower stalks! It is a fun one!
A climbing species violet
This plant is in the "awkward adolescent" stage of growth, the leaf size hasn't caught up with the stem length yet. I believe this clone does tend toward being more rangy than some other species clones. The leaves are currently near round, quilted and are quite fuzzy. The stems are sort of a hard to describe dark ruddy color, which is very decorative. There is a blush of wine color on the underside of the leaves where they meet the stems. Unfortunately I see no flowers or buds yet. It is easy to see why this was consider a different species from S. ionantha at one point, it has been reclassified as a subspecies. The larger S. grotei clones are supposed to be climbing plants in their native habitat. I am hoping to eventually have it grow up a slab of cork bark. After examining this young plant and seeing how sturdy it is I have no problem imaging it climbing up rough rock faces in it's native habitat.