Richter's Tipt in bloom!

I just had to share this picture I took today of Tipt in bloom! The flowers are so big and heavy they tend to droop, but they are so pretty, who cares.

Flowers Close-up

(5b. cl.) grotei "Silvert" on left, and for a size comparison, a (5c.1. cl.) ionantha bloom on the right

(3. cl.) sumensis Mather EE

(8. cl.) rupicola Mather Number 5

(6. cl.) brevipilosa

Species photos

S. brevipilosa in full bloom

S. orbicularis var. purpurea with drifts of flowers!!!! And I had forgotten it in a north window, remembered to water it (it was dry) and found all these flowers.

Vintage Blooms

I was blessed to receive leaves and plantlets I probably never would have bought. In fact I wasn't even sure if I wanted to make room to grow them. But I did, and I'm glad.

Amethyst (12) 11/26/1957 (Armacost & Royston) Single red-orchid. Heart-shaped, quilted, glossy. Standard

I'll try to get better pictures after more blooms open.

This picture compares the S. ionantha bloom and the mauve House of Amani bloom.

S. ionantha 5c.1. cl. House of Amani - Single pale mauve to deep blue-purple, rarely white, 4-12 per peduncle. Leaves oval to elliptical, medium to dark green above, pale green to purple beneath, edges smooth or slightly wavy, upper surface with short erect hairs, veins sometimes paler color than rest of leaf. Standard rosette. Saintpaulia species

Some of my newest blooms

Senk's Try the Decaf (9872) 01/30/2008 (R. Follett/D. Senk) Single blue ruffled star/darker veins. Variegated dark green, white and pink, longifolia, ruffled/red back. Standard trailer

S. rupicola clone Mather No. 5 in bloom

More Richter's Blooms

At long last my newest Richter's violets are blooming! The plants are still babies and are in need of transplanting. Soon I will disbud them, pot them up, and let them grow up. It's really nice to see the blooms, though! I am still waiting for Bambino to open.

My babies lined up

Richter's Pearly Shells (1607) 03/30/1966 (F. Richter) Double medium pink. Ovate, quilted. Large (I accidentally snapped the flower off while trying to maneuver it into a better position, so I just propped it up)

Richter's Charm Song (1137) 08/19/1959 (A. Richter) Double light blue. Ovate. Standard

Softique (1957) 07/09/1969 (A. Richter) Double pale pink. Ovate, quilted, fluted. Standard

More blooms!

Sherbert (Richter)

Optimara Little Coral