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African Violets

Are there any really BLUE African Violets?

11 years ago

I'm actually looking for a really true-BLUE African Violet. What I'm finding is mostly blue-violets, or blue-purple's.

Does anyone know of any really Blue African Violets?

Thanks.

Comments (6)

GCTBA
11 years ago
Wikipedia lists 58 different shades of Blue.
Which one did you have in mind?
snappyguy
11 years ago
There are no true blue violets. All the 'blue' ones are at least somewhat purple. The closest to blue that I've seen is Rodeo Country.
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aegis1000
11 years ago
I like L'heure Bleu, Ruffled Skies, and Faded Denim.

They're close ...

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Ruffled Skies
aegis1000
11 years ago
I also like Anastasia, Caribbean Blue, Hiroshige, and Taffeta Blue.

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Anastasia

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Caribbean Blue

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Taffeta Blue
eahamel
11 years ago
Very few plants have a gene for blue. I think delphiniums do but can't think of any others, though I'm sure there are.
korina
11 years ago
No; Saintpaulia doesn't have the gene to produce blue pigments. Although I'm sure *someone* is working on splicing one in.

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