special gift

I am looking for a special gift for my friend Carl. He nurtures avs. I would like to trade for a couple neat ones. varigated..... big reblooming flowers......... something different. I have a decent trade list with plants ready to ship. Thanks

fellow garden lover, Rachel

Hi Rachel. I have some variegated babie..None of them are bloom sized at the moment.
One variegated I have off the top of my head is optimara traditions. The variegated optimaras are quite unusual..I think they only have 7 which are variegated :)
I also have MANY other variegated varieties if you are looking for leaves :)

I only have babies grown by me by leaf. To get blooming plants almost better off to try Blurbirds Green it may come blooming may not ?
Allison

thanks for the info Allison

Your welcome it sounds like your looking for blooming size plants ?

Oh it was just an idea for a gift. Carl is a manly man. young, handsome, intelligant, into running, great with hard work...........in his home he nurtures african violets, cats and play the saxaphone. he has done a lot of hard labor for me over the years. I would like to get him something. hence the african violet search. Rachel

I am looking for something odd to give him....varigated? odd blooms? He does not know about this so there is no hurry on the gift.

I have extra linearis which a lot of guys like.
It has orange tubular flowers.

Most of the Hybidrizers and Vendors of African violets are Men ! More men grow them than girls :))

Wonder why men choose avs? I may have to try growing one once it gets too cold to garden outside. Is linearis an av?

Rachel