Saintpaulia Ancestry Project

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“SAP is a phenomenal, future-thinking project. All the knowledge the world has lost because no one collected it, indexed it, saved it. As a retired tech writer (from an ‘alphabet’ organization) I cannot express how precious your SAP is. The cost of lost knowledge is immeasurable. This won’t be lost 😸” 

“I love your ancestry project. You’ve done a great job and I’m fascinated with it. Just recently, I printed out the lists from Belinda, Pat and Ken, my three favorite hybridizers. I love knowing who the parents are of my favorite show varieties. Thank you for doing this! Keep up the good work, my friend. This is an important project and will be your legacy long after we’re both gone.”

“ What is it”

  • “I really enjoy learning about the genetics and ancestry behind different African Violet varieties. Great job with the Saintpaulia Ancestry Project!”

“I think I can learn a lot of good things from this project.“

“I think the project got off on a good start, but it leaves me hungry for more updated information.“
  • “It would be great to know my African Violet’s family tree.“
“Invaluable to anyone who want/is a hybridizer and is interested in the background of a possible parent, that could be listed in the database.“

“It’s fun and interesting to see the connections between different varieties. I have noticed that certain exceptional varieties tend to produce offspring that I also like!“

“I just took a peek at the Project’s listings for Hunter’s, it seems you have been working hard to keep the list current. Kudos!!! Thank you.👍
P.S. Thank you Ken Muzalewski.

Thank you so much! This is a lot of work & you are very dedicated. It is nice to be able to see the parentage of the plants that I would like to use in my crosses. 🙂

“I really appreciate your work on this project. I feel knowing the parentage of potential parents is critical to a breeding program. Thanks too to the hybridizers who have shared their breeding records with us through your work.“

“Very interesting. I need to bookmark i this time so I can find it again.“

“Extremely interesting for passionate growers. I could spend hours looking at the parents of my favourite violets.“

“Excellent work,very interesting and ideal for those wanting to follow up the parent plant of different varieties.“

“It is a great project that I admire. Really helpfull to know possible treats and determination of the goal. I wish to to see more parenting info there. 💓“

“AVSA is enriched by this project which has captured so much of the rich, beautiful history of our beloved plants! Thanks to individuals like Hector Wong through his Saintpaulia ancestry project, valuable & irreplaceable information has been captured & recorded for future generat