Those are some extremely nice looking plants! Do you have any experience showing?

Thank you for the nice compliment, I have grown plants for many years, but do not show them - gesneriads are a hobby of mine, a good amount of the plants that I grow are taken to a local market where they are sold.
I had a grandmother that was president of the African Violet Club in Cleveland Ohio during the 1970's and somewhere there is a box in the basement with her ribbons and awards she received showing her african violets. I don't show because the rules would probably consider me a professional, and the gesneriads are more for fun and enjoyment for me than anything else.
Again if anyone knows the real 'dirt' on Prudence Risley, I would greatly appreciate hearing it. Thanks!

A question like yours might get a speedier and more detailed answer if you posted your question on Gphiles. Here's the url if you do not belong.
-C

Here is a link that might be useful: Gphiles

Thank you.

Hey I would love a rhizome cutting or tuber from your Prudence plant if you can ever spare a piece. I've been wanting one for awhile. Would reimburse shipping or trade something got it. Please email me.

Kartuz.com has them

Great show/grow/bloom plant.

irina

'Prudence Risley' is an awesome Sinningia variety. I bought mine when I visited Longwood Gardens and fell for her charms.

Here is some color from my 'Prudence Risley' I have growing at work in my office cubicle windowsill.

I don't know the exact parentage but 'Prudence Risley' did NOT come from a packet of mixed seed. It resulted from a controlled cross by a very talented gesneriad hybridizer, Jim Steuerlein.

Prudence Risley is a beauty.Thank you all for sharing pictures of your gessies.I love seeing what others are growing..

Jan

Hi Jan, I love this one. It grows and flowers with little input from me and I get piles of flowers from it. It's awesome!

- Glad that everyone enjoyed the post, I did find the parentage of Prudence Risley on the Gphiles site, the talented hybridizer that created this plant also has a sister to Prudence - Prusis - but I don't think it has gotten into circulation yet. It is a beauty too!
Here is a picture of Prusis.

I re-checked and the OP was partially right. The PARENTS of 'Prudence Risley' both came from mixed seeds. One parent was a lavender S. speciosa hybrid and the other was an 'Apricot Bouquet'-like plant. Jim crossed those two plants and got 'Prudence Risley'.