Perhaps the relative of the African violet that most looks like one.  This genus of native to the mountains of Southeast Asia.  Many are very new to cultivation

Nearly all have very well behaved foliage that grows in a perfect rosette.  Most have soft, velvety, leaves.  All will bloom easily.  Same care as for violets.  Try to avoid extreme heat (they love it cool)--though they'e  tough, tolerant plants.

Shown at left:  Petrocosmea flaccida

Price: $5.00 each  unless noted otherwise

Plants shipped in 2" pots, sometimes in bloom or bud. 
All those listed here are small growers, use no larger than 3" pot even when fully mature.

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barbata.  Cute little 'wasp' shaped, powder-blue blooms with bright yellow center.  Round, crinkle, soft and fuzzy foliage.  Adorable plant, a dependable bloomer.  $5.00 

begoniifolia.  Very dark, almost black, very glossy and pebbled leaves make this different.  Very flat, round, symmetrical grower.  Nearly white blooms.  Easy grower if not grown in excessive heat.  $8.00  Out of stock

flaccida.  Adorable deep blue-purple flowers are freely produced over very flat, symmetrical foliage.  Leaves are medium green and covered with fine, silver hairs, especially in center of plant.  Easy grower that blooms nearly all the time.  See photo at top of page.  $5.00  

floribunda.  Wonderful plant.  Very pale lilac blooms with lighter face.  Fuzzy, quilted, leaves make a nice rosette.  Aptly named--blooms sporadically, but very heavily.  $8.00  See photo at left.

HT2.  Very cuddly.  Soft, round, thick foliage in perfect rosette.  Baby blue blooms.  $5.00  .Very limited supply of small plants.

forrestii.  Very pale, silver-lavender blooms w/bright yellow lower throat.  Tiny foliage grows in the most perfect rosette, many grow this plant just for the leaf pattern.  A regular, sometimes heavy, bloomer.  $5.00 

menglingensis.  Pointed, very pebbly, glossy, tiny leaves that form in a perfect rosette.  Tiny, pale lilac blooms.  $6.00

momo.  Very similar to flaccida, but blooms are larger and a lighter shade of blue.  Leaves are round and covered in a coat of fine, silver, hairs.  A very easy grower, and dependable bloomer.  $5.00 

rosettiifolia.  Tiny, pointed, glossy, very pointed leaves forming perfect rosette.  Tiny blooms of light lavender blue, lighter and smaller upper petals, touch of yellow in throat.  $6.00  Out of stock.

sericea.  A lovely plant, with succulent very soft and fuzzy round leaves forming a perfect rosette.  Lavender blooms.  Not as profuse a bloomer, but one of the cuddliest, prettiest foliage plants.  $6.00  Out of stock.

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