I found this yesterday and it leaped into my cart. I believe it's a chimrera. No name of course. But it's pretty!
Mauvy pink with lavender stripes and fantasy marks. All the flowers except one little one have this marking.
I was buying timers for my grow lights since I'll be away next week and as I moseyed along through the house plants I found this gem.
laurie..good for you....who does it say was the grower...it looks great...
Fischer Nursery. I've never been able to locate the grower info.
Same grower I got the 'chimera' leaf from. The tri-colored leaf AV below.
come to think of it, I also got this one too. Ali and I think it's a chimera.
off to HD...to look>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fischer nursery is one of the oldest in america....and in the early days of the AV onslught...one of the most respected....in the AV book i quoted with pics of rhapsodies...they gave thanks Fischer NUrsery in Linwood NJ.....so go google.....he he
you're talking to Ali.?...roflmbbo
do you recall the Disney Song....(here comes the humor again...are you ready?)
....CHIM....CHIMMINIY...CHIMERA.....HAPPY AS CAN BE....
CHIM...CHIMMINY...CHIMERA....LAURIE GOT SOME AT THE HOME "d"....
Not as in Mohamed! Silly. Our own Ali ...
Just know, it wasn't a HD, but our local verson of one. It's a chain home improvement, but they only have five or six stores here in NorCal.
Chim Chiminey Chim Chiminey Chim Chim Charooo, (Dick Van Dyke sang it I think in Bed Knobs and Broom Sticks?, or was it Mary Poppins - along with Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
WELL..dang...don't go giving wrong info...what's the name of the stores....can't think of the one that was in L.A. area when i was there....but they ended up buying me a $2400.00 shirt.....that's a story in itself
think it may have been Mary Poppins....and that super cal etc...is a fun song...
Do tell! the name is Yard Birds.
I guess I was thinking of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang..
he he..can't think of the name of the stores in la..was a chain....the words Oz keep coming to mine but that's not correct...anyway...i was there...a clerk ripped my arm with a piece of glass..while turning and not watching..went through my shirt and all...PURPLE blood going everyplace...they said they didn't have a first aid kit...which was crazy...i was so busy..i had to get back to the beverly hills office of Western Union....than their insurance company called me...wanting me to sign stuff....i said all i wanted was $24 for my shirt....they kept calling back week after week...finally i got irritated and said...LOOK I TOLD YOU I WANT 24......next week a check came for $2400.00....lol...i RUSHED>..to my bank...
yea you rushed! Hope the cut wasn't too bad.
Are you thinking of OSH? we have a chain called OSH or Orchard Supply Hardware just like HD but much smaller scale. They are a chain like HD or Lowes. But not nearly as obnoxious.
Oh wow that is STUNNING Laurie :)
thanks for sharing!
laurie...this was in 85...lol....want to say something like Ozzie's or something like that....i'll probably think of it about 3 a.m....lol...
found this comment about Fischer's nursery ....under google for bluebird
Bluebird Greenhouse: The premier source for African Violets ...
The on-line catalog features a wide variety of African Violets and Orchids. ...
(alas, Fischers Greenhouse is no longer in business) ...
http://www.bluebirdgreenhouse.com/html/meet_libbie.htm
wonder if they bought them out or something?
Laurie WOW how do you get so lucky. Please progate your foliage Chimera by Sucker and the new ones too 1
they started in 1876...and interesting pic of their greenhouse on above link
Just a lovely plant! I almost thought it was a fantasy until I had a closer look at it.
TFS!
Joanne
It does have Fantasy looks a little like my Russian Fantasy !
pretty...pretty
Thanks Bob would you like one ! $ 4.75 for one leaf on Bluebird God only knows how much on Ebay. But I have been sharing some of my extra Russian plants :))
Hope people keep them growing and share them with others !
I swear my HD must get the dregs and you guys are all getting the cream!
