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Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia 'Hovariagata'

Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia 'Hovariagata' is a beautiful; variegated hybrid. its flowers are deep pink and it grows beautifully coloured foliage - dark grey-green with splashes of pink variegation, especially around the leaf margins. Commonly called African violets (although they are not closely related to true violets), they are very 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. Plants kept in good growing condition flower almost continuously.

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The genus name: Streptocarpus ("twisted fruit" from Greek στρεπτός (streptos) "twisted" and καρπός (carpos) "fruit")

Section name: Saintpaulia is named in honour of Walter, Freiherr (baron) von Saint Paul-Illaire, a German colonial official who is credited with their discovery by Europeans in German East Africa (now Tanzania) in 1892.

Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia 'Hovariagata'

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  • Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia 'Hovariagata' comes in 12 cm pot and is ca. 20 cm tall.