Description 

Saintpaulia ionantha, commonly called African violet, is one of the most satisfactory flowering houseplants. It is a low, compact plant with attractive dark green, thick, hairy leaves. The violet-like flowers are borne in small panicles just above the foliage. Besides various shades of blue-violet, there are also pink, fuchsia, and white cultivars. Newer violets include not only cultivars with single flowers, but also those with semi-double or double rows of petals. Bicolored flowers and those with a contrasting border are popular. Trailing cultivars and miniatures are also available. Plants kept in good growing condition flower almost continuously.

Growth Form it is a herbaceous plant with a low, compact growth form.

Foliage its succulent leaves are round to oval, dark-green, covered with whitish hairs. Flowers its flowers are violet-like, coming in various shades of purple, red and white, etc. depending on the cultivar. Cultivation African violets need porous soils with good drainage, under partial shade or bright filtered sunlight.