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African Violet 'Rob's Love Bite'

Saintpaulia

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Gesneriaceae (ges-ner-ee-AY-see-ee)
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Saintpaulia (saint-PAWL-ee-a)
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under 6 in. (15 cm)
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Soil pH requirements
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
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Flower Characteristics
Red
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Propagation
By dividing the rootball
By scoring the base of the bulb to promote new bulblets
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N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
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Taft, TX (Zone 9a) | August 2007 | neutral

Rob's Love Bite (9039) 05/31/2001 (R. Robinson) Semidouble black-red pansy. Crown variegated dark green, cream and beige/red back. Miniature

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