African Violets and Gesneriads: New to African Violets!!!, 1 by critterologist

critterologist wrote:
Welcome to DG! I'm glad you found your way over to the AV & Gessie forum! Looks like your plants are doing beautifully. :-)

You might want to check out the "sticky" at the top of this forum... There's a FAQ and a lot of really good links... don't be overwhelmed by the number of links, just check one out every so often. I think the most often repeated growing tip with AVs is not to overwater them, and it can also help to use a well-draining potting mix of 1 part perlite and 1 part your favorite potting mix.

I guess you've already been sufficiently warned that these plants can get addictive... sounds like you're already well hooked with your two beauties! Yes, by all means, join us for the next Bingo game... we'll probably be doing non-plant prizes until the weather warms up again, but it's a lot of fun!

I have a program called "First Class 2" (see description on AVSA website or look for link in sticky). It allows me to search a database of named varieties... I did a quick search for "foliage: pink" and "blooms: coral, fantasty" and came up with 3 varieties where the main bloom color was coral. Here are their official descriptions:

Color Magic (S. Sorano) Semidouble pink star/coral-rose blushed eye, blue-purple fantasy. Variegated dark green, cream, tan and pink. Standard

Mac's Just Jeff (9478) 09/29/2005 (G. McDonald) Semidouble coral red pansy/variable darker fantasy. Mosaic variegated medium green, white and variable pink, plain, scalloped. Miniature

Mac's True Love (9484) 09/29/2005 (G. McDonald) Single coral red sticktite pansy/variable purple fantasy. Variegated medium green, white, tan and variable pink, ovated, quilted, serrated. Miniature


Looking for any type of variegation in the leaves gave me these... Again, I eliminated the search results where the bloom had coral fantasty markings rather than coral being the main color.

Champion's Doris (E. Champion) Semidouble bright coral star/purple fantasy. Crown variegated medium green and cream, ruffled. Standard

Coral Rainbow (S. Sorano) Single-semidouble dark coral pansy/rose-fuchsia and light burgundy overlay, purple fantasy. Variegated dark green, white and cream, wavy/red back. Standard

Crazy Lace (5869) 12/21/1984 (E. Champion) Double coral-pink star/purple fantasy, striping. Crown variegated medium green and yellow, plain, quilted/light red back. Standard

Kon Tiki (7371) 04/19/1990 (B. Elkin) Single rose-coral star/violet fantasy. Dark green, pointed, hairy/variable red back. Semiminiature

Paprika (4620) 11/28/1981 (E. Champion) Single coral-pink fantasy. Variegated, plain. Standard

Rainbow's Coral Storm (R. Wasmund) Semidouble coral-pink fantasy pansy. Variegated. Standard

Rainbow's Ember Lace (R. Wasmund) Semidouble coral pansy/purple fantasy. Variegated. Standard

Rainbow's Lunar Jewels (6839) 02/05/1988 (R. Wasmund) Semidouble coral-pink star/blue fantasy. Variegated, plain. Standard

Sparks Fly (S. Sorano) Single-semidouble dark coral ruffled star/purple fantasy. Variegated green and white. Standard

Voodoo Magic (S. Sorano) Single dark coral sticktite pansy/purple fantasy, white edge. Variegated medium green, white and cream/red back. Standard

Some have photos in the database also... I was quite taken with both the name and the bloom on 'Voodoo Magic'!