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AFRICAN VIOLETS OTHER
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Columnea
Grow under lights or in windows. Prefer slightly more light than do violets, though will bloom with less. The plant shown at left was grown in both north and west-facing windows.
Pictured at left: Col. 'Early Bird'
Price: $5.00 each unless noted otherwise
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different Columnea,
seller's choice $12* 'Click' highlighted names to view larger pictures Aladdin's Lamp. Our favorite! It's always in bloom, with big, showy flowers. A vigorous and durable variety, too. Huge reddish-bronze flowers over very dark, succulent foliage. Beautiful! $5.00 Out of stock. Carnival. Fantastic! Bright yellow blooms with prominent red edging. Dark, glossy, foliage. A dependable bloomer and a very unusual, striking, flower. $5.00 Limited supply. Early Bird. A very popular older variety, that's well worth growing. Yellow flowers with orange hood. Medium green leaves with darker tips. Very graceful cascading habit, always covered in bloom. One of the very best, it's seen frequently winning at shows. $5.00 See photo at top of page. Firebird. The most spectacular! Large, deep red-red blooms on compact, very dark foliage. Blooms heavily and early. Our best seller because of all of those bright red flowers. $5.00 Goldilocks. Clusters of bright yellow flowers on nice, dark, trailing foliage. $5.00
Lava Flow. Very large fiery-red blooms, heavily mottled and streaked yellow. Very thick, dark, trailing foliage. Aptly named--the blooms certainly look like flowing lava! Easy grower and bloomer. $5.00 lehmanii. A wonderful little plant! Long-lasting, fuzzy yellow blooms protrude from bright orange calyces along the length of the stems. Nice, medium green, spreading foliage. A heavy bloomer, it's one of our very favorites. (formerly C. minutiflora) $10.00 Limited supply.
Orange Sherbet. The best of its color, and very easy to grow and bloom. Bright, very orange blooms and tiny, medium green foliage. Excellent. $5.00 orientandina (formerly Pentadinia orientandina). One of the most unusual, and most popular, this reclassified species produces hundreds of tiny yellow blooms along its stems, beneath thick green leaves whose undersides are tipped in dark maroon. Produces pink "easter-egg" like berries too! Upright grower that makes a nice shrub for the window. Wonderful--it's one of our very favorites, always a big winner for us at shows. $7.00 scheideana. Very unusual blooms of brick-red with yellow-green veins--or more often, green with brick-red mottling and streaks. Spreading growth habit of unequal green leaves. $5.00 "COLLECTOR'S TREASURE" All plants listed here are in limited supply, and are sold only on an "if available" basis. We do not propagate them on a regular basis, so they may, or may not, be available when you order. Please list substitutes, or be prepared to receive your order without the requested variety, if it becomes unavailable. Boehme. Long flowers shaded from yellow-pink to reddish-orange. Thick, red-backed leaves. Excellent grower and bloomer. $5.00 Bonfire. Yellow blooms, tipped burnt-orange. Small, glossy, medium green foliage. Makes a full plant and blooms easily and regularly. $5.00 Cailifornia Gold. Large, golden-yellow blooms with red lips. Small, bronze-green leaves. Regular bloomer. $5.00 citriflora. Yellow blooms with touch of orange-brown. Olive-green foliage. Spreading. (formerly Tricantha citrina). $5.00 columbiana. Slender salmon-coral blooms with green lips. Medium green, cascading foliage. (formerly Pentadinia columbiana) $5.00 dodsonii. Thin, cascading stems with pointed, oval leaves with reddish margins. Small, tubular coral-red blooms with yellow spurs. Heavy and free blooming plant. Easy grower. $5.00 Fujiyama. A more upright grower with hairy stems, bright green foliage, and bright red blooms. Excellent. Recommended for the novice. $5.00 Out of stock. Inferno. Very heavy, dependable bloomer. Large, yellow blooms heavily tipped orange. Dark foliage. $5.00 Jeanne Katzenstein. Large yellow blooms with hint of red-orange on tips. Medium green, spreading foliage. Ready bloomer and easy grower, a bit larger than others. $5.00 Mary Ann. Long, thin, orange-red blooms. Slender, pointed, dark green foliage. Good bloomer $5.00
Red Skelton. Large, bronze-red blooms, thick, round, dark succulent foliage. Bushy, upright grower and dependable bloomer. $5.00
Turandot. Long, vivid red blooms. Thick, shrubby, spreading foliage. Good bloomer. $5.00 Price: $5.00 each unless noted otherwise
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commonly known as the "goldfish plant", these vining gesneriads are
easy to grow and bloom, and can be quite spectacular. The long, tubular,
"horned" blooms give the look of "flying fish". Well
grown plants can have 40-50 or more blooms at a time. 
