In the article we will present to your attention the TOP 10 varieties of blue violets, as well as a photo selection of about 120 more blue varieties with names.
Violets are beautiful flowers , their charm drives many people crazy who become flower growers and connect their lives with entire collections.
But the collection of violets will be incomplete and even meager without the presence of a couple of varieties of heavenly colors.
Important! When choosing such a beauty, it is important to know all the intricacies of caring for her and weigh all the external data so that she complements the ensemble of flowers on the shelf or windowsill, and does not spoil it.
Selection of Elena Lebedskaya
Lebetskaya’s violets appeared by chance; the woman collected various types of flowers. Soon she began seriously creating new varieties based on standard varieties. This group now includes varieties with different shapes, sizes and structure of leaves, as well as many colors of buds. Already known all over the world.
Double and colorful Le violets bred by one breeder
Brief biography of the breeder
Elena Anatolyevna Lebetskaya was born and currently lives in the Ukrainian city of Vinnitsa. She has her own country house on the outskirts, which is convenient for her type of activity. The woman began collecting violets and sectioning them seriously in 2000. By 2022, there are already more than 400 varieties of Le violets.
Advances in breeding
At the moment, all the flowers selected by Elena Lebetskaya are extremely popular all over the world. A well-known variety is Lyon's Early Spring, whose distinctive feature is large snow-white buds. This flower is the only white violet in the world.
Over the course of her 20-year career, Lebetskaya has received many awards and prizes not only within the CIS countries, but also at international festivals and exhibitions. The breeder actively cooperates with the Moscow House of Violets and continues to create new varieties.
Descriptions and characteristics of species and varieties
Violet Ek - description, varieties and characteristics of varieties
There are about 400 varieties of violets or senplolias created by Elena Lebetskaya. In addition to the varieties listed below, other equally beautiful Le violets are noted: Galatea, Daisy, Casablanca, Suzanne, Melania, Marilyn, Praline, Rainbow, English Rose, Twilight.
Le Lena has buds in the shape of water lilies
Le Lena
The Le Lena violet has variegated leaf blades that have a velvety surface. Its greenish-hued flowers are shaped like water lilies, with a clear blue hue in the middle. Terry petals have a slight point at the ends.
Le Rimma
A young variety released in 2022. Rimma violet is characterized by variegated foliage in rich green and silver shades. Large buds have a soft pink color. The edges of the petals are corrugated and have small fuchsia specks.
Le Roman
The Roman variety is famous for the warm colors of its buds, which consist of soft pink, honey, brown and greenish shades. Towards the edges the petals have a light color, closer to the base the color palette becomes thicker and brighter. The rosette of the bush is even and painted in bright green.
Note! Le Roman is a difficult variety to breed.
Le Liliana
Violet Liliana has deep pink flowers. The edges of the petals are corrugated with bright crimson fringe. The leaf blades are also wavy at the edges and colored bright green.
Le Christina
Violet Le Christina is characterized by the presence of snow-white terry buds in the shape of stars. They have a noticeable blue tint and variegated foliage in an even rosette. It was released in 2022.
Le Ilona
Le Ilona violet has half-double, bright pink buds. The edges of the petals have a corrugated shape and a border of lilac specks.
Le Marfa
The description of the stem rosette of the Marfa variety differs from other violets. The plant has a light shade, and not the rich green like other bushes. Large star-shaped flowers are painted in white and blue shades, their edges are green. There are double and semi-double flowers of this variety.
Hemp - violet with bright pink buds
Le Konopushka
Conopushka has double flowers that are pink or dark ruby speckled. The wavy edges of the petals are painted in a single burgundy or crimson color. The young variety was bred by Lebetskaya in 2018.
Le Alice
Alice's large snow-white buds are decorated with pink-red spots. The variegated foliage has a velvety surface.
Le Beatrice
The rosette of the variety has pinkish tints on a green background. Beatrice flowers are bright red, each with a white border around the edge.
Le Valeria
Young Le violet with creamy blue flowers streaked with blue. The edges of each petal are corrugated, which gives the buds splendor and tenderness.
Le Inga
Inga has a variegated rosette with dense velvety leaves. Large buds are painted in a pure white shade, in the center of which there is a lilac eye.
Le Irulya
Violet Le Iroual is characterized by the presence of variegated foliage in dark and light green shades. The buds are large with red velvet pointed petals.
Le Alena
It has simple white buds with a red eye in the middle. The leaf rosette is painted white and green.
Le Bogdana - a young variety with a variegated rosette
Le Bogdana
The young Bogdan variety was released in 2022. Its star-shaped cream flowers have a purple eye. The rosette of the bush is green, turning into variegated foliage.
Le Vera
Le Vera has a beautiful bud color: a soft peach background with red specks along the edges of the petals.
Le Noir
Le Noir rightfully deserves a mystical and dark name. Its flowers have a dark purple color and a velvety surface. The edges of each petal are wavy, which gives the buds fullness. The 2019 variety is not well known, but due to its decorative nature it is quickly gaining popularity.
Le Jasmine
There are semi-double dense petals with a corrugated surface. The flowers are spherical in shape and located on erect peduncles. The wavy leaves at the base form a bright light green rosette.
Le Alina
This variety of Le violets is characterized by the presence of bell-like flowers. They are pink at the base and yellow wavy at the very end. The foliage is variegated in various green colors.
Growing flowers requires soft, indirect light.
Domestic selection. Lebetskaya varieties
- Foreign selection
- Domestic selection
- Miniatures and semi-miniatures
- Streptocarpus
- AB-Autumn Forest - KZ-Walk in the Sun
- LE-... (Lebetskaya variety)
- LiK-White Angel - NiL-Shamakha Queen
- PT-… (Pugacheva variety)
- RM-… (Skornyakova variety)
- RS-… (Repkina varieties)
- Holy Naivety - YAN-Dressy
For fans of domestic selection, the catalog includes beautiful and very interesting varieties from the most popular breeders of Russia and Ukraine.
The following symbols are used in the catalog:
- N – new selections from 2013 – 2014;
- Nk – new items in this catalogue;
- L – varieties that will be sold in the summer after mandatory prior approval (will be grown only by summer);
| 71 | LE-Isadora (Lebetskaya) | Large single and semi-double white stars with pink prints, studded with fuchsia fantasy touches. Green smooth leaves. Abundant flowering, unusual coloring. | 80 |
| 72 N | LE-Alchemy (Lebetskaya) | Large dark blue semi-large stars with wavy and slightly corrugated edges of the petals. During flowering, the flower changes color. At first the blue becomes lilac and raspberry-pinkish edges appear. Smooth dark green and white variegated foliage. | 150 |
| 73 | LE-Angelina (Lebetskaya) | Medium semi-double and double lush coral flowers with variable white shades and ruffled edges. Smooth rounded variegated foliage. Neat variegated rosette. | 80 L |
| 74 | LE-English Rose (Lebetskaya) | White, densely double stars with corrugated edges and a pink eye. The flower is similar in shape to the English rose. Variegated leaf. | 80 |
| 75 | LE-Arabesque (Lebetskaya) | Bright pink corrugated large semi-double stars dotted with touches of blue fantasy. Interestingly shaped corrugated edges of the petals. | 80 |
| 76 | LE-Aramis (Lebetskaya) | Large semi-double dark blue stars with elongated petals. An even rosette of medium green leaves. | 80 |
| 78 N | LE-Art De Vie (Lebetskaya) | Medium soft lilac semi-double violet flowers with dark lilac fantasy and ruffled edges. A beautiful dark green, white and pink even variegated rosette. | 150 L |
| 79 | LE-Ascalon (Lebetskaya) | Large semi-double sky-blue stars with petals slightly tucked inward. Variegated smooth dark olive green with white and pink shagreen foliage. Neat, even socket. | 80 |
| 80 | LE-Astrea (Lebetskaya) | Large semi-double juicy bright coral stars are strewn with blue contrasting fantasy. A symmetrical, neat rosette of beautiful white-green leaves. The most beautiful variety! | 80 |
| 81 | LE-Ball Dress (Lebetskaya) | Large white stars with a blue-pink wavy corrugated border. Very similar to LE-Tristan. Variegated leaf. | 80 |
| 82 | LE-White Camellia (Lebetskaya) | Large semi-double and double snow-white stars with beautifully curved petals. Constant and abundant flowering. Smooth white-green leaves. | 100 |
| 83 N | LE-White Peony (Lebetskaya) | Large double white stars with green edges of the petals. Smooth variegated rosette. | 100 |
| 85 | LE-Betelgeuse (Lebetskaya) | Very large pure red double stars of a dense structure with wavy edges and abundant flowering above neat dark green foliage. Fantastic beauty! | 80 |
| 86 | LE-Blondie (Lebetskaya) | Semi-double and double wavy white-yellow stars. Shagreen slightly wavy green and white foliage. The variety is very delicate and elegant. | 80 |
| 171 | LE-Vega (Lebetskaya) | Very large semi-double and double black-cherry-red stars on strong peduncles. Dark green, slightly elongated foliage. Smooth socket. | L |
| 87 | LE-Whipped Cream (Lebetskaya) | Large white double flowers with a thin pink-crimson fringed border along the edges of the petals. The leaves are green, slightly wavy. Flowering is abundant and luxurious. | 80 L |
| 88 | LE-Whipped Cream sport (Lebetskaya) | Large white double flowers with a bright cherry border around the edges of the petals. The leaves are green, slightly wavy. Flowering is abundant and luxurious. | 150 |
| 89 N | LE-Vega (Lebetskaya) | Very large p/m and double black-cherry-red stars on strong peduncles, dark green, slightly elongated foliage. Flat socket | 150 |
| 91 | LE-Blue Lotus (Lebetskaya) | Blue semi-double stars with greenish highlights and edges in the shape of half-opened cones. Variegated leaf. | 80 |
| 92 | LE-Count Cagliostro (Lebetskaya) | Large bright blue lace semi-double stars with a white variable border. Dark, white and pink, even variegated rosette. | 80 |
| 93 N | LE-Dreams of the Sultan (Lebetskaya) | Large, deep violet-lilac flowers with translucent veins and a lightened border. Variegated leaf. | 150 L |
| 94 N | LE-Greenland (Lebetskaya) | White semi-double cup-shaped stars with green edges. Abundant flowering. Smooth dark green with white and pink foliage. | 150 L |
| 95 | LE-Danko (Lebetskaya) | Velvet-red, large, densely textured flowers above a perfectly even display rosette. Long lasting and abundant flowering. | 80 |
| 96 | LE-Darth Vader (Lebetskaya) | Huge deep blue flowers on a compact rosette. | 80 |
| 97 | LE-Dandy (Lebetskaya) | Large, voluminous white and pink, sometimes with a rich fuchsia center, exquisite flowers with green fringe. Light green fringed leaves. | 80 |
| 98 | LE-Dandy Pink (Lebetskaya) | Large voluminous soft pink flowers with abundant green fringe. Light wavy foliage. Pink version of the flowering variety LE-Dandy. | 80 |
| 99 | LE-Don Corleone (Lebetskaya) | Dark purple terry stars with a cherry tint with a wide white border. Smooth green foliage. Very often it gives a light sport, which is also very beautiful. | 80 |
| 101 | LE-Giselle (Lebetskaya) | Very large semi-double and double snow-white sparkling stars with corrugated edges of the petals. Dark exhibition flat rosette. Great variety! One of the best whites. | 80 L |
| 102 | LE-Riddle (in 2014 LE-Snow Lace sport) (Lebetskaya) | Semi-double and double bright pink flowers with fantasy blue. The edge of the petal is ruffled with a bright pink outline and a small green edge along the edge of the petal. Good green ruffles most often occur in cool conditions. | 80 |
| 103 | LE-Golden Lily (Lebetskaya) | Large semi-double and double white cup-shaped stars with yellow veins and centers. When fully bloomed, a tint of orange appears in the center of the flower. Smooth, neat, medium green rosette. | 80 |
| 104 N | LE-Golden Rose (Lebetskaya) | Large terry white stars with corrugated edges and yellow impregnation. Smooth medium green foliage. Neat outlet. | 150 |
| 105 N | LE-Golden Lion (Lebetskaya) | White-yellow semi-double corrugated flowers on tall, strong peduncles. Light green neat rosette. | 150 |
| 107 | LE-Isolde (Lebetskaya) | White, abundantly double flowers with pink edges and a strongly ruffled greenish edge. Variegated leaf. | 80 |
| 108 | LE-Irish Winter (Lebetskaya) | White semi-double and double flowers-heads with a bright green ruffle. Beautiful fringed, jagged, variegated foliage. | 80 |
| 110 | LE-Cassiopeia (Lebetskaya) | Soft pink terry stars with blue fantasy and green fringe. Slightly wavy dark green leaves. | 80 |
| 111 N | LE-Coco Chanel (Lebetskaya) | Exquisite semi-double white pansies with a raspberry-pink wavy clear border form a lush bouquet. Strong flower stems. Light emerald green foliage. Neat outlet. | 150 L |
| 113 | LE-Space Extravaganza (Lebetskaya) | Single and semi-double dark blue-violet velvet stars with bright fantasy pink polka dots. Smooth white-green, very variegated foliage. | 80 |
| 114 N | LE-Die Hard (Lebetskaya) | Large, simple purple stars with a slightly wavy edge and a small white eye. Elegant bouquet. Smooth light green rosette. | 150 |
| 115 N | LE-Côte d'Azur (Lebetskaya) | Large simple and semi-blue stars with a crimson border. Dark neat outlet. | 150 |
| 117 N | LE-Lesha (Lebetskaya) | Large simple and semi-blue white flowers with a venous pattern and a corrugated white border lightened towards the edges of the petals. Wavy foliage. | 150 |
| 118 | LE-Moonlight Sonata (Lebetskaya) | Very large double white flowers with a ruffled border look great against the backdrop of a compact dark green rosette. | 80 L |
| 120 N | LE-Madame Clicquot (Lebetskaya) | Large yellow p/m and terry corrugated stars on tall, strong peduncles. Emerald green wavy foliage. | 150 |
| 121 | LE-Madame Pompadour (Lebetskaya) | Very large, densely terry pink pompoms lie royally on a beautiful, even white-green variegated rosette. | 80 |
| 122 | LE-Magenta (Lebetskaya) | Rich red terry stars with a wide white border above a neat display rosette. Shows coolness. | 80 |
| 123 | LE-Malachite Rose (Lebetskaya) | Exquisite ash pink cupped stars are single and semi-double with a wide green edge. When grown cool, the flower resembles a pink and green chimera. Green, slightly wavy standard leaves. | 80 |
| 124 | LE-Margarita (Lebetskaya) | Simple white cupped stars with dark cherry prints. Smooth, neat socket. Variegated dark green leaves with white and pink variegation. | 80 L |
| 125 | LE-Macho (Lebetskaya) | Very large semi-double burgundy-violet-black stars with a clear white wavy border. Lush abundant flowering on good peduncles above a green exhibition rosette. | 80 |
| 126 | LE-Copper Horseman (Lebetskaya) | Large, dense structure, waxy copper-pink with a wide border of green and a corrugated golden-green edge. Dark wavy leaves. | 80 |
| 130 | LE-Mont Saint Michel (Lebetskaya) | A large white pansy with pink prints and a ruffled burgundy-fuchsia border (analogous to the Champs Elysees) of a violet shape. | 80 |
| 131 | LE-Moscow Style (Lebetskaya) | Very large white double flowers. Lingonberry border around the edge of the petals. Beautiful variegated rosette. Sports from LE-Amelie. | 80 |
| 132 Nk | LE-Moscow Sky (Lebetskaya) | Large single and semi-double delicate sky blue stars with slightly corrugated edges. Medium green, even foliage. Neat compact socket. | 80 |
| 133 | LE-Nastya (Lebetskaya) | Large single and semi-double white stars with a wide bright pink border and bright blue fantasy along it. Variegated leaf. The variety is constantly in bloom. The rosette is smooth and large. | 80 |
| 134 | LE-Natalie (Lebetskaya) | Large semi-double white stars with ruffled edges of the petals, all in brushstrokes of pink and blue fantasy. Neat display rosette, slightly wavy leaf edges. | 80 |
| 135 | LE-Nymphea (Lebetskaya) | White large semi-double stars, half-bells with wide green edges. A neat, even variegated rosette. | 80 |
| 136 | LE-Fire Flower (Lebetskaya) | Very large velvety dark red semi-double and double stars with corrugated edges of the petals. Dark green, slightly wavy leaves. | 80 |
| 137 | LE-Odalisque (Lebetskaya) | Large semi-double coral fluffy stars with a darker eye on excellent peduncles form a lush bouquet above a neat variegated rosette. | 80 |
| 138 N | LE-Oksana (Lebetskaya) | Large double red-burgundy stars with a white wavy border. Variegated leaf with oval-elongated foliage and snow-white leaf edges. | 150 L |
| 139 | LE-Oscar (Lebetskaya) | Delicate yellow semi-double and double corrugated stars. Neat light green rosette. The leaves are slightly wavy. | 80 |
| 140 N | LE-Parnassian Rose (Lebetskaya) | Densely double white heads with pink streaks along the petals, with a small green ruffle along the edge of the petals. | 100 |
| 142 | LE-Pauline Viardot (Lebetskaya) | Large, simple to double, fringed burgundy stars with a thin white edge. Nice strong flower stems. Beautiful white and green rosette. A very elegant and refined variety. | 100 |
| 143 N | LE-Kiss of Fire (Lebetskaya) | Very large, bright fiery coral-red stars with corrugated edges. Dark wavy leaves. | 150 |
| 144 | LE-Birth of the Galaxy (Lebetskaya) | Large simple stars with soft lilac areolas on the petals, separated from the white color by dark borders and strewn with white fantasy polka dots. Medium green smooth rosette. | 80 |
| 146 | LE-Pink Zephyr (Lebetskaya) | Large bright pink double and semi-double stars form a lush cap above the neat, even variegated foliage. | 80 |
| 147 N | LE-Rose Quartz (Lebetskaya) | Delicate pink double voluminous flowers. Beautiful variegated rosette. | 150 |
| 149 | LE-Northern Rose (Lebetskaya) | Large white double and semi-double stars with a wavy thin blue border. | 100 L |
| 150 | LE-Grey-haired Count (Lebetskaya) | Very unusual lilac-fawn semi-double flowers with a wide green edge and impregnation, under the edge of the petals the lilac turns into dark purple, impregnated with green, and it is all crowned with green fringe. Variegated leaf. | 80 |
| 151 N | LE-Lilac Rain (Lebetskaya) | Large soft lilac terry stars with dark lilac fantasy touches. Variegated leaf. | 150 |
| 152 | LE-Sirius (Lebetskaya) | Very large sky-blue disk stars with corrugated edges of the petals. Dark green smooth leaves. | 80 |
| 153 N | LE-chintz of the Summer Sky (Lebetskaya) | Very large white stars with blue fantasy touches and slightly corrugated edges. Emerald green smooth foliage. | 150 |
| 155 | LE-Sulamith (Lebetskaya) | White semi-double stars with wavy petals and soft pink spots strewn with fantasy blue. Lightly quilted green leaf. | 80 |
| 156 | LE-Disco Dancer (Lebetskaya) | Large white disk stars with pink cheeks and a bright raspberry-fuchsia slightly gathered border at the edges of the petals. Smooth olive green foliage. | 80 |
| 157 | LE-Tanya (Lebetskaya) | Bright raspberry-pink semi-double stars with blue and fuchsia fantasy and a red-fuchsia edge. Medium green smooth rosette. | 80 |
| 159 | LE-Tristan (Lebetskaya) | Gorgeous large white stars of a completely unusual color. Along the wide edge of the heavily ruffled petals are strokes of pink and dark blue fantasy. | 100 |
| 160 | LE-Usi-Pusi (Lebetskaya) | White flowers with a strongly corrugated greenish edge with pink shadows. Wavy light foliage. | 80 |
| 164 N | LE-Freya (Lebetskaya) | Large double white stars with blue-blue strokes. Variegated leaf. | 150 |
| 166 | LE-Chantal (Lebetskaya) | Large semi-double bright wine-raspberry flowers with strongly corrugated edges and a white eye in the center on tall, strong peduncles. Slightly wavy dark foliage. When kept cool, the white eye is more pronounced and the ruffle becomes green. Super! | 80 |
| 168 | LE-Electra (Lebetskaya) | Large pale blue single and semi-double large stars. Smooth white-pink-green foliage. | 80 |
| 169 | LE-Elf Garden (Lebetskaya) | Large soft blue semi-double stars with a white border. Slightly corrugated edges of the petals. Abundant flowering. Perfectly straight exhibition rosette. Dark green leaves. | 80 |
| 170 | LE-Southern Night (Lebetskaya) | Dark blue simple stars with a thin white edge and bright crimson fantasy polka dots. Variegated dark green and pink even rosette. | 80 |
- LiK-White Angel - NiL-Shamakha Queen
- PT-… (Pugacheva variety)
- RM-… (Skornyakova variety)
- RS-… (Repkina varieties)
- Holy Naivety - YAN-Dressy
Recommendations for planting and care
The great advantage of Lebetskaya violets is their unpretentiousness in flower care. If the bush is grown correctly, problems may not arise at all.
What type of soil does he like, lighting, degree of moisture, planting container?
Violet Summer Twilight - description and characteristics of the variety
To properly grow violets, it is necessary to create favorable conditions indoors, as well as plant the flower in nutritious soil. The optimal temperature for keeping is 20-26 ℃. You should beware of drafts, as the plant does not respond well to temperature fluctuations.
For maintenance, it is necessary to select places with diffused light so that the plant does not get burned. With a lack of light, flowering will not be abundant. The soil is regularly fed with mineral fertilizers. To do this, use superphosphate and carry out the procedure twice a month.
Water the bush once a week so as not to flood it, otherwise the soil will compact and become unusable. After watering, the soil is loosened to a depth of 3-4 centimeters.
Important! To grow, you need to select neutral soil; in acidic soil, the flowers of the bush will begin to dry out and turn pale.
The main difficulties in caring for a plant
There are no serious difficulties in growing. The main thing is not to flood the bush and monitor the lighting. When water stagnates in the soil, pests and infectious diseases can appear.
Features of reproduction at home
Violet Frosty cherry - description and characteristics of the variety
Violet Le is propagated at home by seeds and cuttings, but the first method is rarely used. The seed method is relevant only for breeders when creating new varieties.
Description of types of reproduction
To propagate a flower by cuttings, a leaf is cut from an adult bush. Then place it in a glass of clean and warm water and place it in a place with good lighting. After 2 weeks, roots will appear, which can be planted in the substrate. After planting in the ground, moisten with a spray bottle. Cover the top with film and place it in a place with good lighting.
Transplantation after purchase and during reproduction
Saintpaulias are replanted annually in the spring. The container for transplantation in the first years of life should be slightly larger than the old volume. You need to fill a third of the container with soil mixture and place the roots of the bush. Place the remaining substrate on top, leaving no empty spaces. Water the bush and place the container in a moderately lit place.
Violet Le has good immunity to diseases
Violet NL-Princess Olga
Like the previous variety NL-Princess Olga belongs to the Hybrid Saintpaulias of the Gesneriev family. Bred by breeder N. Lyuta in our time.
Violet NL-Princess Olga.
The socket is miniature, very compact and neat. The leaves are slightly pointed and elongated , slightly spoon-shaped, with clear teeth along the edge. The color is dark green at the base and has white-pink, dotted, bordering variegation. The cuttings are short and thin, slightly lifting the leaves upward.
The flowers are double and semi-double, with a beautiful ruffle along the edge. The color is soft pink , with a light green border and the same buds, the petals on the inside are also slightly light green. As for a miniature, the size of the flowers is quite large, they are lush and all the blooms are abundant.
No sports were recorded.
Features of flowering, growth and reproduction
At home it grows well, it takes 9-10 months to mature , and the first flowering can be seen already at 7-8.
Propagation can be carried out by any method, but the leaf cuttings are quite small and therefore must be rooted very carefully. In this case, the stepchildren are pruned when they are already grown, to increase the chance of rooting.
Only propagation by peduncles may be ineffective, since it does not always convey the variegation of the leaves.
The peduncles are strong, thick, with 1-3 flowers formed on each. Flowering is long, and each bud can last up to a week and a half, and flowering in general can last up to several months. Cap flowering is rare for this variety, but it can be observed with good care and a favorable season.
Important! Depending on the temperature in the room, the width of the light green border and its corrugation may increase or decrease. In hot weather it is thin and barely noticeable, but in cool weather it is wide, bright with a beautiful corrugation.
Reviews
Marina. “I was very impressed by the violet at the exhibition, and I bought a leaf. Two babies appeared on it at once, and they survived perfectly after transplantation, and I cut off the leaf and then got another baby. They grew up quite quickly for me, they became adults at 10 months, and bloomed for the first time at 7 and 8 months. It blooms beautifully, with a small cap and very beautiful, delicate flowers. I keep it cool to get the most beautiful ruffle.”
Violet NL-Princess Olga attracts attention with its fluffy flowers.
Olga. “A friend gave this miniature for some holiday; it was already blooming, but it was almost pure pink, without ruffles, but only with a thin light green border, and almost without variegation. I read about it and placed it on the north window at home, where there is less light and it is cooler. The next leaves became more variegated, and the real beauty appeared during the next flowering. The flowers became incredibly beautiful, this was her second bloom, and they became larger, and taking into account the changes in the content, the color changed, the border became brighter and a beautiful, curly ruffle.”
Possible problems in growing Le violets
Violet does not often suffer from diseases and pests, and with proper care this problem can be avoided altogether.
Diseases
Diseases include powdery mildew and leaf spot. Due to powdery mildew, violet leaves become covered with a white coating, and when spotted, brown spots appear. Dew can be cured by washing the flower with soapy water in the shower, and spotting can be treated with fungicides.
Pests
Among the pests that most trouble Saintpaulia are thrips and aphids. Thrips can be transferred from outdoor trees when ventilating a room. They are destroyed with insecticides Akarin or Dantop. Aphids are located on the back of the leaves and are treated by treating them with tobacco infusion or soap solution.
Other problems
Sometimes there may be problems with drying and falling leaves, as well as lack of flowering. At the same time, it is necessary to reconsider existing care measures.
Le violets are beautiful, and every year their varietal number increases, thanks to the work of Elena Lebetskaya. Bright flowers look beautiful in the interior and do not require complex care.
Violet RS-Princess Olga
Indoor violet RS-Princess Olga belongs to the genus of hybrid Saintpaulias , from the Gesneriev family. This variety was bred in our time by breeder S. Repkina, as evidenced by the prefix RS at the beginning of the name.
Violet RS-Princess Olga.
The rosette is large, even huge, in 9 it grows up to 45-50 cm. Sheets :
- Large;
- Slightly quilted;
- Dark green color.
You can see a photo of the violet RS-Princess Olga above.
There are few teeth along the edge of the leaf, and the shape is slightly heart-shaped , they have thick, medium-sized cuttings. The rosette forms itself and does not require much light.
The flowers are large, simple stars, slightly wavy along the edge, the first ones are up to 8 cm, and then they decrease a little, but the minimum is 6.5 cm. The color of the flowers is composed of two colors :
- Basic white;
- Complete with bright fuchsia prints that sometimes take up most of the petal.
Flowering depends on temperature and ranges from white petals with a chimera-like stripe to fuchsia with a white edge.
Sports are rare for this variety , but sometimes you come across children with a purely fuchsia flower or with a chimeric color.
Attention! Sometimes a chimeric flowering resulting from care or failure is specially propagated by a peduncle to produce a chimeric baby, but this does not always work out.
Features of flowering, growth and reproduction
At home, the variety grows very well and does not require additional light, while the rosette is perfectly formed . A mature rosette can be grown in 11-12 months and blooms earlier, but the first bloom does not produce full size flowers.
This variety is propagated in any of the convenient ways :
- Sheets;
- Stepchildren;
- Peduncles (especially for securing special flowering, for example, chimera).
The variety is quite prolific , produces 2-4 children per leaf, and is often divided by stepsons.
The variety blooms profusely - in a bouquet, large flowers cover the rosette almost completely, but their shape and size do not allow calling this flowering cap. Peduncles :
- Middle length;
- Sturdy;
- They carry 2-4 buds.
Flowering lasts a long time, and each flower lasts up to a week . The color varies greatly depending on the temperature, the hotter it is, the darker the flowers - in a cool room it can bloom like a chimera, with a rather thin fuchsia stripe, but in the heat the white part almost disappears, leaving a thin border around the edge.
Reviews
Irina. “Very large outlet. Before the exhibition, it grew to 50 cm in a 9-ke pot, but in the process, the lower leaves were cut off and 45 remained. The flowers are simply incomparable, very large and beautiful, despite their simplicity, they attract everyone to them with a special magic. Gives a lot of children on the sheets, but only moderate number of stepchildren. When propagated, all cuttings take root well and very rarely disappear or fail to take root.”
Violet RS-Princess Olga attracts flower growers with its large flowers.
Lyudmila. “I bought a grown-up baby RS-Princess Olga, the first flowering was beautiful, but the flowers are not very large. Maybe because of the conditions in the house or something else, it bloomed like a chimera and I immediately rooted the flower stalks. Subsequent flowering took place according to the variety. It produces a lot of children from leaf cuttings and the stepsons are doing well. From those 5 peduncles from the first flowering, 3 have taken root, two of them are blooming as chimeras, and one has grown according to its variety. It’s unpretentious in its contents and grows beautifully on my windowsill.”
