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    How a Mild Obsession With African Violets Led to the Fantastic

    Pink African Violet, How a Mild Obsession With African Violets Led to the Fantastic, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2019/07/15/african-violets/ #AfricanViolets #houseplants #plants #gardening #indoorplants #pinkAfricanViolet #books #bookssetinParis #Paris #flowers #TheForgettingFlower

    I’ve grown African violets as houseplants for years. I love them because they like indirect light and don’t mind drying out between waterings. They bloom in lovely little pops of color and aren’t fussy about soil (lighter is better). So, it’s not too much of a surprise that as growers have diversified the plants via its flowers, I’ve acquired those new introductions. As a plant geek, you have to have all of the cultivars, you don’t know why. And you don’t question it. It just is. The good news though…