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Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts) Thu Apr 4, 2013, 02:38 AM Apr 2013

Where can I buy a Persian violet plant?

They used to be common.
I've gone in a couple of large independent nurseries in Houston and they looked at me like I was nuts.
Some websites call a lavender cyclamen a Persian violet which is incorrect.

A Persian violet is a very small bush with violet flowers.

THIS is a Persian violet:

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Where can I buy a Persian violet plant? (Original Post) Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 OP

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You might want to search for the scientific name Curmudgeoness Apr 2013 #2

Viva_La_Revolution

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Thu Apr 4, 2013, 12:07 PM

Apr 2013

http://www.whitenerflorist.com/PlantsAndDishgardens.html

Exacum affine, also known as German violet
all I did was search google for images of Persian Violet, then picked a correctly labeled one from a florist's site. You might try adding your city to the search to find someplace local.

good luck, they are beautiful.

Curmudgeoness

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2. You might want to search for the scientific name

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Thu Apr 4, 2013, 06:51 PM

Apr 2013

Exacum affine

I found a lot of info about it. I have never heard of this site, but it shows the plant with a list of florists who "may" have it available. Tons of florists in Houston, but who knows if any offer this plant.

http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/flower-pictures/pl02902/exacum-flowering-plant/

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