| Length of adult plant leaf in centimeters. Typical size of the mature plant |
8-15 Very compact |
| Optimal number of rosettes for mature plant |
1 |
| Phase change. Quickness of transition to flowering phase |
Tendency to exhaustion Tendency to exhaustion |
| Salt-sensitivity |
Standard Can grow in undiluted peat moss-based soil |
| The optimum and maximum pot size for two-year-old plant in centimeters |
6-8 |
| Intensity of transpiration |
Standard type Standard type found in most hybrids |
| Leaf chlorophyll concentration |
Standard foliage Standard foliage has rich green color, requires a lot of filtered light; 2-3 times greater than African Violets |
| Leaves thickness |
Thick |
| Stiffness of the leaves |
Average Average |
| Ratio of length to width of the leaf. Leaves’ forms |
Wide The length of the leaf 2-3 times the width |
| Stem |
typical rosette Plant has typical rosette |
| Length of the flower stalk (peduncle) |
Average peduncles There is a 5-9 cm gap between flowers and foliage |
| Peduncles’ stiffness. The thickness of the flower stalks elasticity, resistance |
Strong Strong, sturdy stalks |
| The average number of flowers on the peduncles |
1-2 |
| Size of flowers in cm |
7-9+cm Large, 7-9+cm |
| Type flower |
Fancy Fancy flower shape |
| Density and thickness of the petals |
Average density petals Average |
| Resistance to falling |
Resist falling off Flowers stay 10 to 45 days, could fall off after wilting |
| Resistance to transportation |
Average Flowering plants normally tolerate transportation with good packing and fixing flower stalks |
| Flowers color pigments’ resistance to fading and low temperature requirement |
Stable pigment Pigment is stable , not fading with age and does not require shading |
| Possibility of forming a Bouquet (Hat) of flowers. Presentability |
Exclusive Sort is valuable because of exclusive properties |
| Pistil is deformed and sterile like in Streprocarpus Silvia. Female sterility |
Yes |
| Doublefloweredness |
Hyper-double-floweredness Amount of additional good-sized petals more than five even in young plant |
| Fantasy and percentage of sports in vegetative reproduction |
Non fantasy hybrid Less than 10% of the baby plants are fantasy |
| Leaf's Edge |
Fringed Fringed petal edges |
| Fragrant flowers. The ability to change color |
no fragrance Flowers has no fragrance |
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