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African Violet

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual or Biennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Fruit

Origin

Eastern Africa
Africa

Types

Perennial
Earlibrew, Honey King, Moonshine, Brilliance,Honey Chow

Number of Varieties

400005
0 40000
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Habitat

gardens, Tropical regions, Woods
Semi arid regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-4

Sunset Zone

21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.10 cm20.30 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

20.30 cm150.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Blue
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
White, Yellow, Salmon

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Requires a lot of watering, Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

Requires extensive pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cucumber beetles, Downy mildew, Southern Bacterial Wilt, Spider mites

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single, Semi-Double
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
-

Allergy

-
breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Potassium, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Fruits, Leaves, Root, Seeds

Other Uses

-
Added to salads, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes, Used to flavour soups

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Tropical
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SAINTPAULIA 'Martinique'
CUCUMIS melo 'Honey I Dew'

Common Name

African violet
Honey I Dew Honeydew, Honeydew

In Hindi

अफ्रीकी वायलेट
खरबूज़ा [kharabooza]

In German

African Violet
Honigtau

In French

African Violet
Miellat

In Spanish

Violeta africana
Gotas de miel

In Greek

African Violet
πεπόνι μελιτώματος [pepóni melitómatos]

In Portuguese

Violet africano
melão de Honeydew

In Polish

African Violet
melon spadzi

In Latin

African Violet
honeydew

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales
Cucurbitales

Family

Gesnariaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

-
Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Cyrtandroideae
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Number of Species

211
1 27800
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Difference Between African Violet and Honeydew

If you are confused whether African Violet or Honeydew are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see African Violet and Honeydew Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of African Violet are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Honeydew fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between African Violet and Honeydew if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of African Violet and Honeydew

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of African Violet and Honeydew. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare African Violet and Honeydew as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of African Violet is whereas of Honeydew is Potassium and Vitamin C. African Violet has beauty benefits as follows: while Honeydew has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of African Violet vs Honeydew

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of African Violet vs Honeydew and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of African Violet are whereas of Honeydew have breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching and wheezing respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. African Violet has no showy fruits and Honeydew has showy fruits. Also African Violet is not flowering and Honeydew is not flowering . You can compare African Violet and Honeydew facts and facts of other plants too.