1. BOTANICAL NAME
SAINTPAULIA IONANTHA

2. PRONUNCIATION
Saint - PAUL - ee - ah eye - oh - NAN - thuh

3. COMMON NAME
African Violet

5. FAMILY
Gesneriaceae

6. CLASSIFICATION
House Plant

7. ARRANGEMENT
Alternate

8. COMPOSITION
Simple

9. MARGIN
Entire

10. VEINS
Crenate

11. LEAF
Length 2” - 3”
Width 1 1/2” - 2”

12. PLANT
Height 3” - 6”
Width 6” - 10”

13. TEXTURE
Medium

14. FLOWER
Winter
Single and double

17. FRUIT
Insignificant

18. EXPOSURE
Low light
1,000 foot candles or less

19. GROWTH
Slow

20. USE
House Plant

21. DESCRIPTION
Leaf and stem are pubescent
Dwarf cultivars available

22. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Water with tepid water

23. PROBLEMS

24. ZONES

25. NATIVE OF:
Tanganyika, Africa

26. REFERENCES
Exotica