nanna...you would be more than welcome to a plantlet. I did plant 4 leaves this afternoon when I should have been busy working on other stuff lol! But , this was more fun.
The original AV
Hey I just fount a link with a lot of the firsts ! Lots of the plants came out a year or so before registrations .
http://www.avsc.ca/hybridization.htm
Great link from from the avsc! Just think all we have now in violets came about in only 80 years total. Tommy Lou variegation only since the 1960's.
I know it's really something ! And it the begining all there were blues/violets and dark foliage !! until a pink was born !
Does anyone know when the first fantasy appeared?
Kenton
Best of my Knowledge again it was Lyon's with the first registered Fantasy flowers . I think they were introduced in the late 50's early 60's. Though they spoke of dots and streaks in different colours or hues.
In FC there are getting clost to 13 hundred Fantasy African violets with Fantasy and getting clost to 700 of these registered.
With all the Species and First ten African violets all tones of blue/violet when the first Pinks came out people went crazy !
Tall Tales (1302) 10/19/1962 (L. Lyon) Single pink star/purple fantasy.Ovate, hairy. Standard
Startling (1305) 10/19/1962 (L. Lyon) Double lavender/blue fantasy. Pointed. Standard
One I wish I could have Tiny Fantasy :))
Tiny Fantasy (1987) 08/29/1969 (L. Lyon) Double lilac star/medium blue fantasy. Ovate. Miniature
Thanks.