Violets, or saintpaulias, are adored by lovers of indoor plants. Perhaps every housewife is familiar with this flower. These charming violets are sometimes whimsical, sometimes changeable and mysterious. Breeders are very fond of developing new wonderful varieties of Saintpaulia. Even ordinary people, in love with flowers and far from botany, were able to create modern varieties of indoor violets. Their account is already running into tens of thousands today.
Thus, the violet Rosie Ruffles was bred by a foreign specialist Harinkton. We provide a description and photo of this delicate flower with an unusually beautiful color in our article. You will be charmed by this "beauty".
Description of violet Rosie Ruffles
This Saintpaulia can be plain or semi-double. Differs in light fuchsia, almost pink flowers-stars, decorated with a corrugated edge. Samothe name "rosie raffles" is translated as "pink flounces or ruffles". On the edge of the petals have a white-green border. This cultivar served as the breeding ground for the Rosie Ruffles chimera violet. It features even more filled terry petals.
Rosie Raffles has medium green quilted, wavy, hairy, heart-shaped foliage. Sometimes it can go into sports, then pink flowers become mixed with white and light green flowers. Fuchsia stars and light fringe are considered the correct option.
If the flower is in a cool place, then a greenish border is added to the light edge. The petals are unevenly colored, several shades of pink can vary on them. Photos of Rosie Ruffles violets prove it to you. The Rosie Raffles variety is very unpredictable and blooms in a new way every time. Sometimes the petals can be light pink, and sometimes fuchsia. Each rosette gives flower stalks with a special color.
Features of Rosie Raffles flowers
The flowers of this saintpaulia are quite large, up to 6 cm in diameter. Pink stars have several rows of petals. The corrugated openwork edge of the petals is the main highlight of the variety.
Adult plant produces peduncles with 5-6 flowers. They resemble a lush inflorescence. The plant blooms for a long time. For more than a month, the flowers retain their freshness and attractiveness. From the first time there will not be many peduncles. But during the third flowering, the bush will look like a shaggy pink hat. Or rather, it's not even a hat, but a mountain of foam from flowers.
Sometimes up to 12 buds are collected in a bouquet, which is very significant. Peduncles are characterized by flexibility due to the thinness of the stems, so each flower is directed in a different direction. Unusual pink pansies, or stars, make Rosie Raffles the beauty of beauties. Many growers love this variety for its ruffles and continuous flowering.
Shaping a rosette
Pink ruffles give a fairly large even rosette. The formation of the bush is quick and easy. The rosette is overgrown with wavy dark green leaves. If the plant is transplanted, then they can become simple, the waves at the edges will disappear. But the young leaves will again acquire a wavy shape. The bush can reach a diameter of 30 cm. This is the standard size for Saintpaulia. The foliage of the plant is slightly pubescent.
Saintpaulia reproduction
It should be noted that this species is a very old variety of violets. Rosie Ruffles often produce stepchildren in the leaf axils (new rosettes). There are a lot of children, the variety is prolific. It makes no sense to propagate with leaves, because there are enough young rosettes for transplantation. The variety allows you to multiply it to the maximum. Many present pots with Rosie Raffles as a gift. Who wouldn't love a pink furry wonder?
It should be noted that Rosie Ruffles-chimera was bred on the basis of this variety. This is by far the most expensive and rare Saintpaulia variety. It can be called a gift of nature, obtained as a result of a variety mutation. It differs from the usual variety in that rose petals appearcontrasting crimson stripes radiating from the center of the stars. It is like a spoked wheel. These stains are not necessarily monochromatic, they can consist of spots with different color intensities. Terry chimeras look especially beautiful. This fantasy coloring appears already on the second or third flowering.
If you decide to propagate this saintpaulia with a leaf, then cut it off from a flowering plant. Do not take the old lower leaves, but choose from the middle. Very young ones may also not take root.
Plant care
Saintpaulia Rosie Raffles is very unpretentious. She easily tolerates wick watering, is not afraid of heat. The best place for her would be a window sill with daylight. Pink ruffles are classic varietal violets that tolerate transportation, temperature fluctuations well.
This variety is very disease resistant. Therefore, many florists want to have it in their collection of saintpaulias. It is Rosie Raffles that is recommended for beginners. You can learn how to grow violets on it. Under good conditions, neat rosettes will definitely form, strong flower stalks will appear, pleasing with a plentiful pink bouquet.
