African violet: see gesneria gesneria , common name for some members of the Gesneriaceae, a family of chiefly tropical and subtropical perennial herbs and shrubs with showy blossoms. The best-known members of the family are the African violets (most of which are hybrids of
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African violet

Any plant of the genus Saintpaulia, of the gesneriad family, especially S. ionantha. African violets are native to high elevations in tropical eastern Africa. They are small, hairy, usually stemless herbaceous plants with crowded, long-stalked leaves. The violet, white, or pink flowers bloom most of the year. They are popular houseplants, and hundreds of varieties have been developed, including half-sized miniatures.

African violet

any of several tropical African plants of the genus Saintpaulia, esp S. ionantha, cultivated as house plants, with violet, white, or pink flowers and hairy leaves: family Gesneriaceae

African violet [′af·ri·kən ′vī·ə·lət]

(botany)

Saintpaulia ionantha.A flowering plant typical of the family Gesneriaceae.

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No references found	If you want to increase your houseplant stock, leaf cuttings may be taken between spring and late autumn and are particularly suitable for propagating African violets, Begonia rex and streptocarpus. Cut back in the garden; Hannah Stephenson shows how you can save ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England) To increase your house plant stock, leaf cuttings may be taken between spring and late autumn and are particularly suitable for propagating African violets, Begonia rex and streptocarpus. CUTTING BACK by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) dogwoods If you want to increase your houseplant stock, leaf cuttings may be taken between spring and late autumn and are particularly suitable for propagating African violets, Begonia rex and streptocarpus. Hannah Stephenson by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)	African Horse Sickness African languages African Liberation Day African lily African lion hound African literature African mahogany African Methodist Episcopal Church African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church African Methodist Quarterly Meeting Day African music African National Congress African Oil Palm African Party of Independence for Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands African Platform African religions African rosewood African sleeping sickness African Studies African superplume African Swine Fever African Trade Union Confederation African trypanosomiasis African Union African violet African violets African World Festival African/Caribbean International Festival of Life Africanus, Sextus Julius Afridis Afrifa, Akwazi Amankwa Afrigid Culture Afrikaans Afrikaans language Afrikan Bogaevskii Afrikan Krishtofovich Afrikan Nikolaevich Krishtofovich Afrikan Petrovich Bogaevskii Afrikaner Afrikaners AfriNIC Afro-Asian Bloc Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Conferences Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organization AAPSO Afro-Asiatic languages Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilian, and Afro-American religions Afro-Mauritian Common Organization Afroasiatic languages Afrocentrism AFS Afshars	African Union for Housing Finance African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources African Union member states African Union member states African Union Methodist Protestant African Union Mission in Somalia African Union Mission in Sudan African Union of Local Authorities African Union of the Blind African Union Peace and Security Council African Union-Inter-African Bureau of Animal Resources African Unite Against Child Abuse African United Action Front African United Democratic Party African Upland Rice Advanced Trial African Upland Rice Observational Nursery African Upland Rice Preliminary Screening Set African Urban Risk Analysis Network African veld African veld African veldt African veldt African Venture Capital Association African Views African violet African violet African Violet Society of America African Violet Society of Queensland African violets African vipers African vipers African Virtual Library and Information Network African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources African Virtual University African Volunteer Football Academy for the Less Privileged African walnut African Water Issues Research Unit African Water Task Force African Web Designers Union African White-Backed Vulture African Widows and Orphans Project African wild ass African Wild Dog African Wild Dog African Wild Dog Conservation African Wild Dog Conservation Fund African Wild Dog name controversy African Wild Dogs African Wildlife Foundation African Wildlife Fund African Wildlife Guide African Wind Energy Association African Woman and Child Feature Service African Woman Food Farmer Initiative African Women Agribusiness Network

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If you want to increase your houseplant stock, leaf cuttings may be taken between spring and late autumn and are particularly suitable for propagating African violets, Begonia rex and streptocarpus.

Cut back in the garden; Hannah Stephenson shows how you can save ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

To increase your house plant stock, leaf cuttings may be taken between spring and late autumn and are particularly suitable for propagating African violets, Begonia rex and streptocarpus.

CUTTING BACK by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

dogwoods If you want to increase your houseplant stock, leaf cuttings may be taken between spring and late autumn and are particularly suitable for propagating African violets, Begonia rex and streptocarpus.

Hannah Stephenson by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

African Horse Sickness

African languages

African Liberation Day

African Methodist Episcopal Church

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

African Methodist Quarterly Meeting Day

African music

African National Congress

African Oil Palm

African Party of Independence for Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands

African Platform

African religions

African rosewood

African sleeping sickness

African Studies

African superplume

African Swine Fever

African Trade Union Confederation

African trypanosomiasis

African Union

African violet

African violets

African World Festival

African/Caribbean International Festival of Life

Africanus, Sextus Julius

Afridis

Afrifa, Akwazi Amankwa

Afrikan Krishtofovich

Afrikan Nikolaevich Krishtofovich

Afrikan Petrovich Bogaevskii

Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Conferences

Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organization AAPSO

Afro-Asiatic languages

Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilian, and Afro-American religions

Afro-Mauritian Common Organization

Afroasiatic languages

Afrocentrism

AFS

Afshars

African Union for Housing Finance
African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources
African Union member states
African Union member states
African Union Methodist Protestant
African Union Mission in Somalia
African Union Mission in Sudan
African Union of Local Authorities
African Union of the Blind
African Union Peace and Security Council
African Union-Inter-African Bureau of Animal Resources
African Unite Against Child Abuse
African United Action Front
African United Democratic Party
African Upland Rice Advanced Trial
African Upland Rice Observational Nursery
African Upland Rice Preliminary Screening Set
African Urban Risk Analysis Network
African veld
African veld
African veldt
African veldt
African Venture Capital Association
African Views
African violet
African violet
African Violet Society of America
African Violet Society of Queensland

African violets

African vipers
African vipers
African Virtual Library and Information Network
African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources
African Virtual University
African Volunteer Football Academy for the Less Privileged
African walnut
African Water Issues Research Unit
African Water Task Force
African Web Designers Union
African White-Backed Vulture
African Widows and Orphans Project
African wild ass
African Wild Dog
African Wild Dog
African Wild Dog Conservation
African Wild Dog Conservation Fund
African Wild Dog name controversy
African Wild Dogs
African Wildlife Foundation
African Wildlife Fund
African Wildlife Guide
African Wind Energy Association
African Woman and Child Feature Service
African Woman Food Farmer Initiative
African Women Agribusiness Network

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