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There’s something irresistibly nostalgic about African violets. Maybe it’s the fuzzy ... created thousands of named varieties in shades of purple, pink, white, blue, red, and even green. Their flowers ...

Bright purple ... in gardening and flower arranging.” Schmidt said he moved to Richmond in 1984 with his wife and children. At that time the Richmond African Violet Society (RAVS) was having ...