I don't remember where I got this one - it was pre-AV intelligence..
Yipeee!!! I can post again!!!
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Very pretty !
How would you describe the flower? Officially, that is. I want to add a note to the pic on my website.
Perfect star. Very nice
Single lavender-blue .
Sorry I edited as I looked back it's not a star blossom but a single !
This message was edited Feb 24, 2006 3:53 PM
Did you know blossoms of the first African violets had only five single petals, each one had an ovate ( rounded) tip. Theses are classified as single blossoms and are also sometimes referred to as "standard" or " tailoered" blossoms .
A slight variation of the shape of individual petals gave rise to a whole new type of blossom. When the petal tips became pointed , the blossoms took on the appearance of a five-pointed star, and became know as star-shaped blossoms !
Each of the petals are the same size and equally spaced, making this blossom even more distinct from single blossoms with its three larger and two smaller petals.
Later on down the road :)) othe African violet plants were developed which had ten petals instead of the normal five. It was not difficult to name this new group
of blossoms. Since there twice as many petals , the blossoms became know as double ! African violet with double blossoms are among the most beautiful plants in the world. Semidouble blossoms can easily be confused with double unless you examine the number of petals present on the blossom. If the petals number somewhere from six to nine , the blossom is a semidouble, Ten separate panels must be present for a blossom to fit into the double category !
Blossoms with irregularly shaped petal edges fit into two separate types- fringed and ruffled. When the edges of the petals are barely rippled, the petals are frindged. If they are extremly irregular, then the blossoms are ruffled !
This message was edited Feb 24, 2006 3:51 PM
very pretty anita...congrats!!
no I didn't know that, but I think it's very interesting! Thanks for the history on this - I love it
I didn't know that tips had to be pointed. I thought the defining characteristic was 5 petals of equal size. Thanks for the additional information.
I didn't know any of it so I feel much smarter about AV's already. I must admit that I have learned so much since the summer!!! My mother is already to shop from plant stands when she comes up in April....
Very pretty.
Thanks for the info Allison - I am learning so much here!
Guess what I have read about it dozens of tiems and I forgot so I didn't know either :))