Many of the following mail order nurseries offer a selection of other gesneriads in addition to African violets, as well as terrarium plants, companion plants and other house plants.
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- Belisle’s Violet House - Specializing in vintage, rare and unusual African violet varieties, Belisle’s is a highly recommended source for gesneriads, companion plants such as hoya and begonias, and terrarium plants.
- Violet Venture - Fay Wagman carries a wide selection of vintage and current miniatures, semi-miniatures and standards, packed with care and shipped bare root and ready for your own pots. Highly recommended, reputable grower.
- Bloomlovers - Tina has been growing and selling African violet plugs, leaves and plants for years and almost always has a number of auctions active on ebay. She carries many hard-to-find varieties, lots of chimeras, minis, semi-minis, standards, trailers and episcias, and her shipments are packed with great care.
- Bluebird Greenhouse - Specializing in African violets, orchids, gesneriads and growing supplies. Carries many of the newly available Russian hybrids.
- Violet Gallery - Large selection of standards, miniatures and trailers as well as growing supplies like Pro-Mix and Oyama pots.
- Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses - In business since 1954, Lyndon Lyon carries a full line of African violets in addition to companion plants (streptocarpus, orchids, Rex begonias) and miscellaneous terrarium plants.
- Violet Showcase - Shipping out of Colorado, Violet Showcase is a good source for unique and unusual African violet growing supplies as well as starter plants. (If you live at a high altitude and have trouble growing African violets you might want to give Violet Showcase a try.)
- Reed’s Greenhouse - African Violet photos, growing tips, photos of leaf problems, message forums and more, including a nice list of micro miniature African violets.