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