With their diminutive size, colorful blooms, and attractive foliage, African violets are popular houseplants. Originating in East Africa, they now come in a variety of leaf and flower colors ...

Find out how to get African violets to bloom like never before with these simple tips. African violets can bloom nearly continuously, even in the depths of winter, but sometimes they may seem to ...

Now is the time to take cuttings of African violets (Saintpaulia). I do it as part of my general grooming procedure, except instead of only removing the old, damaged leaves, I pick a few mature ...

African violets can be purchased in spring at many grocery stores and garden centers, as well as year-round on the Internet. An east- or west-facing window for your African violets would be best.

Similar to a garden club flower show, an African violet show has a Horticulture Division with specimen plants grouped in separate classes according to blossom color and leaf types.

African violets, those cheerful, shade-loving houseplants native to Tanzania and introduced to the U.S. in the late 1800s, are finally having their day in the sun: the National Garden Bureau has ...

African violets (Saintpaulia) were discovered growing wild in Africa in 1893 by Baron Walter von St. Paul. He took a few back to Germany, where they were cultivated and eventually hybridized into ...

African Violets are a longtime favorite, with its small bouquets of blooms. Violets are a nice gift to give or receive. When I read that a violet is the flower of the month for February I realized ...

One of the easiest to do this with is an African violet. Today’s photo shows how to start with a healthy leaf from a mother plant. Most growers of African violets have pots of leaves as a means ...

African violets, those cheerful, shade-loving houseplants native to Tanzania and introduced to the U.S. in the late 1800s, are finally having their day in the sun: the National Garden Bureau (NGB) … ...

The Flame Violet, known formally as Episcia Cupreata, is a tropical plant part of the Gesneriaceae family, which is the same family as African Violets. These plants are known for their fuzzy ...

Being tropical, African violets don’t like temperatures below 55 degrees, chilly drafts or their leaves touching cold windows. African violets bloom best when rootbound. A four-to-six-inch pot ...