Violet Overcomes Fusty Stereotype; New Varieties and Bloggers' Buzz Give Granny Plant a Boost

The Washington Post | January 25, 2007| | Copyright

Judged on its merits, the homely African violet is a pretty sweet houseplant.

With a modest amount of care, it will bloom continuously in a house or apartment. The foliage is tidy and attractive. Good varieties are cheap to buy, and, if you stick a cut leaf in a pot, it will produce a fresh plant in a month. So why haven't we got African violets lined up on every windowsill in our house?

It labors, of course, under the stereotype of being the granny plant. Sitting on the sill, it surrounds itself in old lace, if not arsenic. We should point out that we love grannies, but we find ourselves ...

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