The
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AFRICAN VIOLETS
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Kohleria
Freely produced blooms are fuzzy with spotted throats, and leaves are lush and velvety. Care same as for violets, and they do very well in windows (where we grow most of our mature plants), where they will tolerate conditions that others will not. They also make excellent "cut flowers"--just put stems in a vase with water where they will continue to grow and bloom (in water) almost indefinitely!
Shown at left: 'Bristol's Frosty' Price: $5.00 each unless noted otherwise
Special Offer: 5 different
kohleria,
seller's choice $20* OUR OWN VARIETIES: $5.00 each (unless noted otherwise) Bristol's Evil Storm. Deep salmon back and upper lobes changing to white, spotted dark rose. Dark, silver-blushed foliage on a compact, upright, grower. Constant bloomer. $5.00 Bristol's First Born. Salmon-orange backed blooms with white to cream face, heavily peppered with fine coral-red dots. Fuzzy, medium green foliage. Upright, compact, grower. Profuse bloomer. $5.00 Bristol's Frosty. A nice plant with lovely green, serrated, foliage with light silver-green overlay (the green leaves are "frosted" in a layer of silver). Salmon-orange blooms with cream face are peppered with fine coral-red dots. A compact grower that is very easy to grow and bloom. $5.00 See photo at top of page.
Bristol's Possibly Bronze. This won Best in our local show first time it left home! Bright blooms with orange backs and outer face, yellow throat and inner face, with bright orange spots throughout. Dark foliage will occasionally show "bronze" coloring. Nice, compact, grower. $5.00 See photo at left. FAVORITES FROM OTHER HYBRIDIZERS: $5.00 each (unless noted otherwise) 'Click' highlighted names to view larger pictures. Ampallang. We spotted this at a show and asked for a cutting because it was so spectacular. Plenty of fine, rose-purple speckles on white face. Soft, medium green, upright foliage. Easy and heavy bloomer. $5.00 Clytie. Gorgeous, compact grower with white blooms densely spotted with heavy orange-red splashes. Fuzzy, medium-dark foliage. Extremely profuse bloomer. Excellent. $5.00
Flashdance. Pretty blooms with coral backing and dark crimson spots on white face. Medium green foliage. $7.00 Flirt. A small to compact grower with thin, dark purple-green, fuzzy leaves. Bright carmine-pink blooms with pink spots on white face. $5.00
Heartland's Blackberry Butterfly. One of our most popular! Dark, fuzzy, red-backed leaves with very unusual blooms of blackish-maroon spotting on cream-white face. Very different and well worth growing. $7.00 Jester. Vigorous grower and bloomer. Flowers a lovely shade of amethyst-violet heavily spotted with large red dots on lower face. Velvety leaves. Compact grower. $7.00 Limited supply. Lono. One of the most unusual of all blooms. Light purple tubular blooms with light green face and bold purple spots. Fuzzy, medium to dark-green leaves. A real eye-catcher. $7.00 Manchu. This is our very favorite! A superior plant in every way. Never-ending loads of fuzzy, deep, orange blooms with bright spots on white face and throat. Foliage is stiff and upright, branches well when pinched. A perfect plant for a bright window--ours is never without bloom in a west window. Fantastic!! $7.00
Napolean V. A terrific, highly recommended plant. Bright orange, fuzzy blooms with cream face spotted darker orange. Dark, upright growing foliage. Easy grower, constant and heavy bloomer. $5.00 Peridot's Karakoke. Bright red-purple dots on clear white blooms with salmon backing. Medium green, pointed foliage with some darker veining. $5.00 Peridot's Mango Martini. Pink blooms with spotted rays of darker pink-red. Light salmon-pink backing. Medium-green foliage. $7.00 Peridot's Spots and Dots. Red-purple spotting on white blooms with fuzzy, light salmon-orange backs. Medium green, pointed foliage. $7.00 Ruby. Lovely carmine-pink blooms, with pink netting and spotting on lower white lobes. Very dark, olive-green, red-backed foliage. Heavy bloomer. $5.00 Silver Feather. One of the most beautiful for its unusual foliage. Crimson spots on face of butter-yellow and light orange blooms, with dark orange-red back. Exquisite, slate-gray foliage with broad silver 'feathering' in center. Beautiful! $5.00 Snake Skin. Slightly fringed yellow-orange blooms with darker orange upper petals, dark orange-purple spots on face. Beautiful and unusual silver to rose foliage with dark, slate-gray edging. Very colorful combination of colors on blooms and foliage. $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. An's Dice Dots. Wow! New from Taiwan! Large white to light green blooms with dark blackish-purple spots on face, fuzzy light purple backs. $7.00 Bach. Medium to tall growing, with thicker, stiffer, stems than most. Orange, tubular blooms with top lobes rose-red, darker spots, lower lobes yellow with red spots. $5.00
Beltane. Very different blooms with greenish-yellow with spotted face, fuzzy, red-purple tube. $7.00 Brimstone. Very nice grower. Dark orange upper lobes, yellow lower lobes spotted orange-red. Dark, pointed foliage. $5.00 Out of stock.
Dark Velvet. Perhaps our favorite. Very bright, deep orange blooms, spotted on white throat. Very dark, brownish-black, fuzzy leaves. Nice growth habit, free bloomer. Excellent as "cut" material, blooms and foliage will stay fresh indefinitely. $5.00 Out of stock. eriantha. Huge, orange-red flowers with creamy-yellow face spotted red. Deep green leaves edged red. $5.00 grandiflora. A large, upright grower, very aptly named. Large, very bright orange and yellow blooms. A very showy plant with showy blooms for those with the space to grow it. It can be spectacular. $5.00 Green Goblin. Very fuzzy blooms with bright orange backing and cream-peach face, covered in dark orange spots. Fuzzy, medium green foliage with silver veining. Good grower and heavy bloomer. $6.00 Out of stock. hondensis. Very cute! Very fuzzy, very pouched, orange blooms with 'puckered' yellow lips. Thick, red-green leaves with texture like fine sandpaper. Absolutely adorable! $5.00 Kerstin. Deep reddish-orange blooms with spotted face. $7.00 Very limited supply. lucianii. The most exotic, we think. Very large, deep purplish red-orange blooms with very dark burnt purple-red face, spotted darker red-purple. Stiff, upright, growth. Entire plant and blossom stems thickly covered in fine, red hairs. A slower grower. Wow!! $7.00 Out of stock. Maki. Small grower with dark green leaves, silver hairs, and orange-red blooms with spotted throat. $5.00 Peridot's Cowichan. Lovely cream face with deep coral-orange edge on petals, dark coral-salmon splashes and dots on face. Dark foliage. $5.00
Peridot's Nellie Sleeth. Large white blooms streaked with large dots of reddish-purple, fuzzy pinkish-purple backs. Very soft, medium green foliage. Showy blooms on a taller grower. $7.00
Peridot's Potlach. Fuzzy blooms with orange back, bright yellow throat, and yellow face distinctly dotted with dark orange. Medium-dark foliage with some lighter silver veining in center. Good bloomer on compact, upright, grower. $5.00 Peridot's Tom Thumb. Pink upper lobes, white lower lobes dotted in pink, salmon-pink backing. Medium-dark foliage. Compact growth. New! $7.00 Tane. Bright tangerine flowers, compact, dark green foliage with red reverse and red margins. $5.00 trianea. Very exotic, fuzzy, deep burnt-red blooms with spotted face. Stiff, erect foliage. $5.00 tubiflora. Very unusual. Cute, very bright orange, "candy corn" like blooms with yellow lips. Pointed, medium green foliage. $5.00 warszewiczii. A bit taller grower, but very unusual and striking blooms. Large, creamy-white blooms with backward-bending petals, sometimes with touch of green, distinctly spotted with dark purple and lighter lavender purple backing. $7.00 Price: $5.00 each unless noted otherwise
Special Offer: 5 different
kohleria,
seller's choice $20* Home Page Ordering Information
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relative of the African violet, this member of the gesneriad family is
rhizomatous. This makes them both easy to grow and difficult to kill--even
if the plant "dies", the rhizomes are capable of producing new growth.
They are fast, vigorous, growers--don't be squeamish about cutting them back
occasionally. This will encourage them to branch, grow fuller, and flower
even more. New growth will also appear from the base, easily filling any
size pot.
