Your Best Double White???

I want to add a double white standard to my collection but I can't seem to find many selling them now. I prefer a plain dark green foliage and if the flower blushes a pink or light lavendar that would be ok.

Anybody have a good pic of one they like & grow???


Thanks
MsC

Sorry, MsC. Can't help you with the double white. I've looked at a few nurseries but haven't found a really pretty double white bloom. I wonder why?

Nanna

This message was edited Dec 5, 2005 6:16 PM

I grow Silver Wings .. It's a Vintage . Mine is in bloom. FC says Double White. But mine has sparkles of lavender and sometimes mint green edges. Some are all white. The flowers are alos large 2-3 inches across maybe more. Dark green, plain red/back foliage Large growing.
I also have Aly's Blizzard bunny. Though a miniature it has beautiful large Semidouble-double whte star flowers.
I also grow *** Yan-Selena (Natalia Puminova)
"Moon Goddess" White semidouble-double ruffled star. Light green ovate foliage. standard.
It's a really nice white.
Allison

Sorry wish I had a good picture. My Yan-Selena (Natalia Puminova)
"Moon Goddessjust stopped blooming may be pic in my throw away camera. And my Silver wings is blooming will have hubby pick me a camera up tomorrw and get others developed. Allison

MsC I was just thinking of the White Madonna Vintage one from 1953
Double white and girl foliage. Allison

Hiya Allison,
Yes, I looked it over, too. The only draw back to Madonna is that she has girl foliage?? Right?
Mmm...I do like the fact that it is a Vintage one though.

There's one of her on ebay but I think I may wait and search a bit longer, unless of course I find one I can't resist...(if you can imagine that!)

MsC

I have one you can have if you change your mine. Allison

Allison,
You are a doll! :D
I'll try to find something you might like to trade ya!

I'll send you a DG mail in a bit.. hubby is home so guess I better go be a "good wife"...

MsC

I have Yan-Selena (Natalia Puminova)
"Moon Goddess , Aly's Blizard Bunny , Silver Wings " VIntage" leaves]
and babies growing, also Russian Snow Leopard babies growing,,
probaly more/

ßí-Ñåëåíà"Moon Goddess"

Yan-Selena
Yan-Selena
Semidouble large white star/ruffled edge. Light green, plain. Standard
http://www.avsa.org/Russian/Pictures/NP-9Yan-SelenaChegodaeva.jpg

http://www.avsa.org/Russian/Pictures/NP-9Yan-SelenaAndreyevaPouminova9.jpg

oops thought snow lepard was white I have 2 babies bought one leaf for around 4.75 Bluebirds]
ÅÊ-Ñíåæíûé Áàðñ

EK-Snezhniy Bars
EK-Snow Leopard
Semidouble-double snow-white large star/lilac eye/thin violet frilled edge. Medium green, elongated. Standard.
http://www.avsa.org/Russian/Pictures/EK-SnowLeopardKorshunova82.jpg
http://www.avsa.org/Russian/Pictures/EkShezhixyBarsBullard81.jpg

Allison,
I went looking at those Russian Violet sand got lost last night..lol
Some are just stunning!
Did you see the note at the bottom that said "some folks have trouble growing them?"

Do you know why they might have trouble growing them and what is different about them from our AV's as far as cultural requirements?

I'll send you a DG mail....

MsC

edited for typos

This message was edited Dec 8, 2005 1:50 PM

i HAVE NOT Had any trouble with them ? The leaves rooted and gave me babies fast. Now when I tried the swedish AJon's they never rooted well for me , nor grew well.
Bluebird greenhouse is where I got mine say;
Violets from Russian Hybridizers
This unique collection of plants are a result of the efforts to spread the works of Russian hybridizers to the African Violet Society. These plants were first introduced at the AVSA convention in Tucson in 2004. The blooms are very unique and different from other more traditional hybrid varieties
http://www.bluebirdgreenhouse.com/html/russ01.htm
I was not going to try them but then did one at a time. I likr thrm. Allison