| | Welcome to my African Violet website. I am a hobby grower and collector of the Optimara Little Jewels, species and vintage violets. I have been growing violets since the 1970's, although most of my plants are recent additions. I am looking for violets hybridized by Forrest and Alice Richter.  | Vintage violets are special because they have been around for a long time. Some of them are rare, and many have been lost forever. See my Vintage Violets page to learn more about the violets I am collecting. To see a list of the violets hybridized by the Richter's, click here. | | | |
| Some people say all the species violets look the same, but if you look closer you will see a great amount of diversity. Although it's true that many have single blue blooms, there are a few with deep purple or even nearly white flowers. Species grow in a variety of sizes and types. See my species page to learn more about wild African Violets. |  | | | |
 | The Optimara Little Jewels are a series of miniature violets hybridized by Holtkamp between 1988 and 1993. It has been a challenge to find some of them. See my list of Jewels and other miniatures and semiminiature violets here. |
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