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Saintpaulia seedling update:

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:52:31 +0000

After about three months, I have the first true leaves on my seedlings! (I changed the setup slightly so that the deli containers reach 80-84 F during the day: the first month was too cold, retarding germination) The strongest-looking are the two that came up from Krasnyy Tyulpan (R. Sysorova), which are both variegated, contra … Continue reading →

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Trial Run: germinating some Saintpaulia?

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:18:43 +0000

I haven’t really used this blog much: here’s a quick update on growing out some Saintpaulia seed. I purchased the seeds from Passioflora and Nadeau’s African Violets (no connection to me, of course!) I did get a few seeds from yellow varieties from the former. I’m most excited for whatever comes up with RS-Zhar Ptitsa. African violet … Continue reading →

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African Violet Breeding Plan

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 18:29:04 +0000

Hey all: I thought it would be a good idea to lay out my goals with breeding African Violets (Saintpaulia spp.) 1: Broadening the color palette There is still plenty of room for improvement in the yellow range Increasing the yellow pigmentation, which probably has two concurrent possible routes in African violets, has been IMO … Continue reading →

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