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Streptocarpus ionanthus
African Violet
Origin: Saintpaulia (Streptocarpus) was named after Baron Walter von Saint Paul-Illaire (1860–1940), who was the district commissioner of Tanga province who discovered the plant in Tanganyika which is now known as Tanzania in Africa in 1892.
| Family |
| Gesneriaceae |
| Genus |
| Streptocarpus |
| Species |
| ionanthus |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Saintpaulia ionanthus (Name changed to Streptocarpus ionanthus in 2019) |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold protection under glass. |
| Height |
| 10 cm |
| Spread |
| 25 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Slow |
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