Classification of African violets according to the shape and size of the rosette

African violets are classified according to:

1. Rosette;

2. Leaves;

3. Floral peduncles;

4. Flowers.

African violets belong to the category of plants with one or more rosettes.
According to the shape and size of the rosette, African violets are divided into two large categories:

1. African violets with a single rosette;

2. African violets trailer.

Usually in a plant with a rosette an important role is played by symmetry - a uniform development and growth of the leaves around the stem.

The young violets that grow and develop between the axils will be removed in time for a symmetrical development of the rosette.

African violets with a single rosette are classified into the following categories depending on the diameter of the rosette:

Varieties of violets, whose rosette slightly exceeds the diameter of 20 cm, they are also called compact standard or small standard varieties.

African trailer violets differ from other violets by the simple fact that they have more growth points or rosettes and a longer stem. Around 500 such varieties are known.

In specialized literature, trailer violets are divided into two large groups:

– trailer violets in the form of a shrub;

– violet trailer in miniature.

Between the axils of the leaves of trailer violets in the form of a shrub, a large number of chicks are formed, which in turn develop and give birth to other young. In the end, the result is an African violet in the shape of a ball that has extended far beyond the edges of the pot.

Miniature trailer violets have longer stems. Two or more shoots develop simultaneously along the stem and hang over the edges of the pot. The shoots are quite long and for this reason this type of African violet is good to grow and maintain in hanging pots or on specially designed shelves.

Because African trailer violets have multiple rosettes, classifying them according to the dimensions of the rosette is quite complicated. As a result, this type of violets will be classified according to the size of the leaves: