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Welcome to African Violets blog

Hi, my name is Maria Skatova. I grow and collect African Violets since I was a school girl. I am especially fond of miniature varieties.

When I moved to New Zealand from Russia a couple of years ago, I found that minis are not available in my new home country. Bringing plants to New Zealand is costly and challenging. The only way to get lots of different miniatures is to hybridize them myself.

About the project

How to wash an African violet

What is a ‘dropper’ African violet?

Personal experience: growing African Violets seedlings in a crowded environment

Why I quarantine new African Violets and you should, too

What I learnt from growing African Violets from seeds: don’t bite off more than you can chew

What I learnt from growing African Violets from seeds: the right start matters

My collection

I have a nice collection of commercial cultivars of standard size and hundreds of miniature seedlings. I hope they will get married and start a family one day.

See the collection