I found this little african violet at WM yesterday and I was just blown away by the color of the blooms. They are so gorgeous. And it actually had a name. Its name is Sami.
Jesse
How could blue get more beautiful?
Here is a view taken from a little less distance.
Jesse
But hold on to your hats on this one. It will blow you away. The color is so awesome.
Jesse
Here you go Jesse with a description of your Optimara 'Sami'. It really is a lovely blue. Wonderful you found it.
http://www.optimara.com/optimarafieldguide/varietiesm-z/sami.html
Gorgeous! And I'm really enjoying your "portraiture" photos!
I really love this one, and I love the 3 different shots of it too. And you got it's name, thats great.
Thanks for sharing the pics.
Maureen
WOW That is the most beautiful blue.....Very pretty.......I wish my WM carried Av's here lol not that i need more..., they are into bamboo.......lots of it in every size......
WOW Jessie Beautiful ! I love the Rhapsodie series they are out of this world. You sure are lucky finding the most beautiful plants :)) Thanks for sharing !
Wow,Wow,Wow.Beautiful Jesse.
Jesse.
oh that is so beautifull,i have a sami i got at walmart but mine hasn,t bloomed yet
can,t wait now,i been trying to get me some blue ones
I love it, Jesse. Gorgeous Blue! My fav. Congrats on a great find.
Don Ü
The blossoms took my breath away. I love it.
Very pretty. Love the color.
Jesse that is a very pretty blue...I don't think I have any blue flowers....well none that have bloomed yet....I have a dark blue but that is it...very nice!
TFS!
Joanne
Very nice! Still wonder why I can't find anything as nice at my WM, HD or Lowes.
Beautiful color! Glad you found it :-)
Sharon
Stunning color! I love blue violets!
I also wish my Wal-Mart would get in some nice Av's....They have some sad looking optimara noids and they just dont take care of them right..poor things,they had gnats flying around them. Lowes has a nice display of optimara violets..even some space violets but I am so wary of buying one and bringing home unwanted guests with it... they just seem "buggy" to me...so I refrained. They had pollen dust around the flowers and this old lady told me that could be because of some bug, cant remember what type she said...so I didnt want to chance it.The Home Depot violets had gnats buzzing around them so that was a no no for me to even think of buying any from them. I just dont buy from them...I guess the people there just dont take care of them right, or care to, especially the violets.Its a shame because some were so pretty.
Stores like Walmart and HD do not take care of their plants at all. I have seen hundred dollar trees and plants start out looking so beautiful and wind up dying because of lack of care. They also have a bad habit of over-watering which the fungus gnats just love. One thing that I have done in the past was to keep a solution of Bayer Tree and Shrub mixed up in a bottle and as soon as I get home I go ahead and water with that. It will kill things like fungus gnats and works for a whole year. I kill all the little mean creatures as I water plus it lasts for a year. Oh, for house plants, you mix one ounce to a gallon of water. It seems a little expensive when you buy it but it lasts forever. I'm still using the first bottle that I bought over a year ago.
Jesse
Your Sami is really gorgeous Jesse.WOW!! Such a pretty blue!!
: ) Nancy
Would you put those lovely pictures and that plant in PlantFiles? It deserves it.
It knocked my socks off!! Beautiful!