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S ionantha


The ancestor for many of today's hybrids.  Single blue-violet.  Dark green, pointed, heart-shaped foliage with reddish back.  Profuse bloomer.  Standard species.

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S ionantha

Average Rating 4.9 out of 5

My first survivor

Easy to grow. Broke all the av rules and it still blooms reliably. I even ignored it. Let it grow multi-crown. Low light. Low humidity. Over water, under water. Never fed it. It's a blooming machine.

Patrick Jones Dec 02 2018, 02:34 AM

Good for beginners

Growing the early species & first hybrids is a wonderfull way to start with African Violets. My experiences with Saintpaulia Ionantha, & some of the early hybrids is they are especially hardy & forgiving. My Saintpaulia thrives on despite needing repotting badly & a hot journey in the car for a recent move.

Nicolette Papanek Sep 24 2018, 10:13 AM

GREAT CLONE

S. ionantha arrived in Miami in May 2018. It's growing in a bathroom at 75oF (air conditioning) with 12 hours of intense indirect light. Hasn't been repotted and gets water once a week. Came with two flower shoots and it hasn't stopped blooming since then. Great clone!

Tony Castineiras Jul 31 2018, 18:04 PM

just getting bud now

Received this in my order in April. All the plants were in perfect shape, packaging was awesome. Just starting to get some buds now. Cannot wait for them to open. I love the compact standards and the semi-minis as I have limited space. Thank you for your care in shipping them.

Paula Noakes Jul 05 2018, 10:58 AM

just getting bud now

received this with my order in April, all the plants were in perfect shape, no broken leaves. This is just getting buds now, cannot wait for them to open. I love the small standards and the semi-minis as I am limited on space. thanks for such great packageing..

Paula Noakes Jul 05 2018, 10:44 AM

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