African violet

Purple windowsill bloom

African violet is a popular houseplant with fuzzy leaves and clusters of small flowers, typically purple but also pink, white, or blue.

Native to East Africa, it thrives indoors in indirect light and blooms repeatedly with minimal care: The windowsill was lined with African violets.

Despite the name, it's not related to true violets.

Related

houseplant · window sill · indirect light · ornamental plants · Tanzania · crown rot · rhizomatous · indoor · potting soil · terrarium · leaves · pink · delicate · flowering · bloom · petals · velvet · windowsill

Categories
Opposites
indoor vs. outdoor cultivation

African violetgarden rose

Ornamental flowering shrub

lawn grass · oak tree · field crop · wildflower · street tree

delicate vs. hardy plants

African violetcactus

Spiny desert plant

succulent · dandelion · weed · snake plant · daylily

tropical/tender vs. cold-hardy origin

African violetedelweiss

White alpine wildflower

alpine plant · snowdrop · crocus · hellebore

Family

violate, violet, African, violable

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G