Saintpaulia Ancestry Project Update
Anderson, Baker, Bann, Brownlie, Bryant, Burdick, Clements, Darrow, Dates, Dornbusch, Elkin, Eros, Eyerdom, Fredette, Hajner, Hancock, Harrington, Hill, Holtzman, Hoover, Jackson, Khoe, Ko, Kurzynski, Lambert, Lebetskaia, McDonald, Miemietz, Munk, Nadeau, Nagy, Ness, Norton, Pilon, Pittman, Repkina, Robinson, Robinson, Rollins, Senk, Smith, Stork, Stromborg, Tinari, and Toth are the hybridizers on the Saintpaulia Ancestry Project.
The project started in 1990 as a place to list parentage information of African violets. It is quite a historical read to know your plant ancestry. It can also enlighten practical information, as some growers will agree that plants with similar ancestry require similar growing conditions. On another aspect, ancestry information can offer genetic information for hybridizers to create exiting new varieties.
It is now 2015. Thanks to AVSA, local affiliate plant clubs, social media, and the Internet, the project is today a reality with a large number of hybridizers. Spread the word and contact your favorite hybridizer. Success stories come when people like you that have read about the project contact hybridizers that are members at local plant clubs or live nearby. To name a few, Tina Moreno facilitated a document from the late Jim Dates, Darryl Hoover contacted Hortense Pittman, and Patt Matson contacted Ruth Bann and Jean Ness, and the list goes on.
Take a look at the new website for the Saintpaulia Ancestry Project https://saintpauliaancestry.wordpress.com
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