Kinds of violets, of which you may not have heard: mikromini, trailers and chimeras

Saintpaulia (aka violets in the world - simply violet) - a popular houseplant with so many varieties that it can not be counted. Only registered all over the world there are 8500! And how many of violets in your home?

In this publication, I will describe not rare varieties, and unique in size, shape and pattern types of genetic senpolii. This, of course, the same "good old violets", but with curious differences. Hopefully, it will be interesting and you learn something new. I have fun reading! You may want to fill up the collection?

Small spool but precious

Fans of violets - interesting people. Breeders of other ornamental plants are taking a course on the large-cap flowers, violets and breeders to command respect persistence try to bring violets as small as possible.

The very essence of Saintpaulia, given to her by nature, makes this a fertile basis for the work. The root system of violets can be very small and it does not affect negatively on the growth and flowering. On the contrary, in close pot plant blooms more likely. I do not remember who of famous breeders (I think Makoun) successfully raised for the sake of the experiment a complete outlet in a matchbox.

The first time I saw a miniature violet, she was delighted. It seemed much much less! And there is much. This brilliant collection - Saintpaulia mikromini. According to the official classification of the size of AVSA:

mM - Microminiature (Microminiature) - outlet diameter of 6 cm

For obvious reasons, propagation and care of violets-Thumbelina at times harder than conventional plants. But such microminiature have a special charm!

"Ampelnye" violet - why not?

Trailers, which are sometimes referred to as the hang-downing violets, violate all the laws of "decent plants":

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• They put a few pieces in a bowl;
• Welcomed a large amount of the pot;
• Instead of a flat rosette forming bush prischipyvaya points growth and stimulating the formation of laterals.

It looks like this, you see, it is very nice. Dimensions of the flower in the trailers are usually smaller than standard violets, but then, growers rely on the form. And do not lose!

Chimera - Subtle Beauty

Saintpaulia chimera - a coveted plant for all collectors of violets. Her grades are different radial stripes on the petals. This is the result of a genetic mutation, it is hard fastened.

Talk about fixing the radial strips can be used only if it is kept for 3 generations of plants. But here, there is no guarantee that subsequent babies necessarily repeat chimeric.

The complexity of breeding chimeras lies in the fact that the genetic mutation is not conserved in the expansion list. Only when rooting peduncle or stepchildren. To get the latest, the plant "demolish the head", but from the stump of the neck and then grow stepchildren.

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