What type of African Violet is this? in the Plant ID forum

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bwv998

Jul 10, 2016 6:12 PM CST

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Name: Der Thomaskantor
Massachusetts (Zone 6b)

Couldn't find anything online …

African Violet (Streptocarpus 'Susi')
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Moonhowl

Jul 10, 2016 7:22 PM CST

Name: Jean
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)

Look at Streptocarpus Rose Halo possibly

http://dibleys.com/cat2.pdf

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plantladylin

Jul 10, 2016 8:26 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Can you show a photo of the entire plant so we can see the leaves? It looks more like an African Violet bloom to me than Streptocarpus. There are thousands of named cultivars but I don't know which it might be. We have many African Violets in the database with photos: http://garden.org/plants/searc... but it may be impossible to positively identify which one that beauty is!

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bwv998

Jul 10, 2016 8:31 PM CST

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Name: Der Thomaskantor
Massachusetts (Zone 6b)

Thanks, Jean. It may not be a Streptocarpus Rose Halo because the flower is pretty flat and doesn't have salverform tubes unlike the photos. But again I'm not exactly sure …

Someone's Streptocarpus Rose Halo:

http://www.plantica.cz/data/ep...

The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.

— J.S. Bach

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bwv998

Jul 10, 2016 8:39 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Der Thomaskantor
Massachusetts (Zone 6b)

plantladylin said:Can you show a photo of the entire plant so we can see the leaves? It looks more like an African Violet bloom to me than Streptocarpus. There are thousands of named cultivars but I don't know which it might be. We have many African Violets in the database with photos: http://garden.org/plants/searc... but it may be impossible to positively identify which one that beauty is!

Here you go!

I tried looking at the database, but there are so many African Violets!

African Violet (Streptocarpus 'Susi')
Uploaded by bwv998

The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.

— J.S. Bach

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plantladylin

Jul 11, 2016 10:23 AM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

That is definitely an African Violet and a gorgeous one at that!! I wonder if it might be one of the Optimara varieties? http://www.myviolet.com/variet...

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bwv998

Jul 11, 2016 10:37 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Der Thomaskantor
Massachusetts (Zone 6b)