African Violet
Saintpaulia 'Optimara Maine'

<h1>African Violet<br><i>Saintpaulia</i> 'Optimara Maine'</h1>

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                            <b>Family: Gesneriaceae</b>
                                    (ges-ner-ee-AY-see-ee)<br>
                                                        <b>Genus: <i>Saintpaulia</i></b>
                                    (saint-PAWL-ee-a)<br>
                                        
            
                            <b>Cultivar: Optimara Maine</b><br>
            
                        
                            Hybridized by Holtkamp
                        
                            1987<br>
                        
            
                        
                        
                        
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                                                        <P><B>Height</B></P>
                                                                        6-12 in. (15-30 cm)<BR>
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                                                        <P><B>Bloom Color</B></P>
                                                                        White/Near White<BR>
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                                                        <P><B>Other details</B></P>
                                                                        Unknown
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                                                        <P><B>Soil pH requirements</B></P>
                                                                        6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)<BR>
                                                                                                6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)<BR>
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                                                        <P><B>Patent Information</B></P>
                                                                        Unknown
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                                                        <P><B>Size/Type</B></P>
                                                                        Standard<BR>
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                                                                                            <P><B>Flower Characteristics</B></P>
                                                                        Single<BR>
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Leaf Shape/Type</B></P>
                                                                        Unknown
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Leaf Texture</B></P>
                                                                        Unknown
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Leaf Color</B></P>
                                                                        Unknown
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Propagation</B></P>
                                                                        May be propagated by cuttings (leaf, sucker, or bloom stalk)<BR>
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Foliage Color</B></P>
                                                                        Unknown
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Bloom Characteristics</B></P>
                                                                        Unknown
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Water Requirements</B></P>
                                                                        Average Water Needs;  Water regularly; do not overwater<BR>
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Where to Grow</B></P>
                                                                        Can be grown as an annual<BR>
                                                                                                Suitable for growing in containers<BR>
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