There's no doubt about it. African violets are stars in homes throughout Tulsa. They're vibrant foreigners, and they have a loyal fan base. Every fall, Tulsans flock to the annual African Violet ...

close up of an African violet plant with many blooms - Gladassfanny/Getty Images With soft green leaves and delicate purple blooms, African violets (Saintpaulia ionantha) add a splash of ...

Many years ago my daughter gave me an African violet. We were at a Friends of Manito sale and she, then about 5 or 6, bummed a dollar from my friend – fresh out of allowance, again. It had deep purple ...

Violet Saintpaulias flowers, commonly known as African violets. It has been 25 years since a group of my students presented me with a plant that I recognized as an African violet. The plant had dark ...

Although the earliest cave dwellers might not have had a pot of African violets (Saintpaulia spp.) inside their stone abodes, the compact colorful flowering plant has to be one of our oldest ...

QUESTION: A few months ago I purchased a purple African violet with an abundance of blooms. It lost its blooms within a few weeks, and shows no signs of reblooming. The leaves seem healthy, how can I ...

Imagine a house plant that blooms all the time and can do so for years – up to half a century or more by some accounts. In fact, if two months go by without any flowers, it means you need to make some ...

African violets are a popular house plant that can brighten up your home when there is not much else blooming. I know people that have successfully grown beautiful African violets without much effort ...

How lovely would it be to give or receive a sweet flowering plant that will be around long after Valentine’s Day? African violets are just the right gift for Valentine’s Day since their language of ...