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(Upload on May 5 2026) [ 日本語 | English ]

Saintpaulia H. Wendl. (アフリカスミレ) Afurikasumire (アフリカスミレ, 阿弗利加菫), African violet, called Saintpaulia sometimes in horticulture Lifeform: evergreen, perennial forb, with compact rosette (sometimes trailing) cold-intolerant Distribution: northeastern Tanzania (Usambara Mountains and coastal plains) - southern Kenya

Habitat: rainforests, typically growing on rock surfaces or tree trunks as an epiphyte Flower: bluish-purple in the wild (various cultivations) Cultivars: this species is the primary parent species for nearly all African violet cultivars ☛ wild varieties

Saintpaulia ionatha cultivars grown in Japan

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[1-6] in Fukuoka Zoo and Botanical Garden, northern Kyushu, on September 20 2025. (Probably, 1 = Wedding Cake, 2 = Wedding Cake, 3 = Evening Waltz, 4 = Optimara strain, 5 = Optimara strain, and 6 = Pauline Bartholomew)