非洲堇(Saintpaulia ionantha Wendl)又名非洲紫罗兰,为苦苣苔科多年生常绿草本植物。叶片卵形,叶柄粗壮肉质,全株有毛。栽培品种繁多,有大花、单瓣、半重瓣、重瓣、斑叶等,花色有紫红、白、蓝、粉红和双色等;花、叶均可观赏。在我国南北方均有栽培,南方可室外越冬,中亚热带以北地区需在加温的室内越冬。非洲堇习性:喜温暖气候,忌强光高温,仅能忍受短期冬季5℃以上低温,较耐阴,适宜在散射光下生长。喜疏松肥沃的中性或微酸性壤土。非洲堇的养护要点春季养护要点:12月~下年3月,是非洲堇的开花时间,也是最佳观赏期。需保证夜晚温度保持在最低7℃以上,要保证非洲 Saintpaulia ionantha Wendl, also known as African violets, is a perennial evergreen Herbaceous herb. Leaf blade ovate, petiole stout fleshy, whole plant hairy. There are many varieties of cultivars, such as large flowers, single flowers, semi-double flowers, double flowers, variegated leaves, and the like. The flowers are mauve, white, blue, pink and double color. Flowers and leaves can be admired. Cultivation is carried out in both north and south of our country. The south can winter outdoors, and the area north of the subtropics needs to winter in the heated indoor. African pestilent habit: Hi warm climate, bogey glare high temperature, can only tolerate the short-term winter above 5 ℃ low temperature, more shade-tolerant, suitable for growth in the scattered light. Loose loose fertile neutral or slightly acidic loam. African pansy conservation points Spring conservation points: December ~ next March, is the flowering time of the pansy, but also the best viewing period. To ensure that the night temperature is kept at least 7 ℃ above, to ensure that Africa