African Violet named Bluebird

#This new African Violet variety originated as a seedling of unknown parentage growing among a field of plants in one of my greenhouses at Hanover, West Germany. This plant was discovered by me in 1975 and was selected for testing because of its profuse production of zygomorphic flowers of a dark violet color borne as in a bouquet above the plant foliage. This new plant was reproduced by me, by means of cuttings from the parent, in my greenhouse at Hanover with very satisfactory results and subsequently, this plant was propagated through a series of generations, by means of cuttings, and it was found that the novel characteristics of this plant would hold true from generation to generation and appeared to be firmly fixed.

#This plant is now being propagated on a commercial scale at West Chicago, Ill., and at Parrish, Fla., U.S.A., by means of leaf cuttings.

#This new violet plant is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, of which sheet 1 is a full color photographic view of a potted plant in full bloom, and sheets 2 and 3 are prints of machine copies of the front and back sides, respectively, of typical leaves of this plant.

#The following is a detailed description of the new African Violet plant based upon observations made in greenhouse at West Chicago, Ill., U.S.A., the color designations being according to The R.H.S. Colour Chart published by The Royal Horticultural Society of London, England.

#Origin: Seedling.

#Parentage: Unknown.