The beautifully colorful fringed or ruffled flowers and quilt-like feel of the leaves of the African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha) make it an excellent choice for many windowsills. These plants are ...

African violets (Saintpaulia ionantha) need well-draining potting mixes that also provide good aeration. In my experience, they hate sitting in waterlogged soil, which leaves them vulnerable to root ...

An evergreen, epiphytic perennial to 12cm tall and wide. Its linear, arching incurved leaves, to 6cm long, are grey-silver to green in colour with the inner leaves turning red when the plant is ...