Optimara Violet Sapphire (7357) 04/11/1990 (Holtkamp) Single purple-blue star. Light green, pointed, hairy, glossy, serrated. Miniature

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VIOLET SAPPHIRE

Karen's plant looks much truer than mine.

I wish I could locate one that looks like the Optimara picture. If you look at the picture from Optimara (see link above) you will see long, narrow petals and a group of pollen sacks in the center. I love that look and can't find it anywhere!!!!!

 

Photos by Candy Templeton

  I am growing out several baby plants to see if I can come closer to original Optimara, but I have had no luck. This plant was sold by a vendor as Optimara Violet Sapphire, so it either sported, or is a poor example, or was at some point mislabeled---no idea. Since this pictures is in FirstClass 2 I also feel obligated to correct this sistuation.

What's going on!?!?!?!?!?!


See the cute little plant blooming at the top of the page? I set leaves and this is what I got! BELLS, and two different colors. On the left, the same color as the parent but the flower refuses to open all the way. On the right, white with purple-red centers, also bells. It blooms this way every time. It's not Violet Sapphire! I love the bells but I want a Violet Sapphire pleeeeeese!!
Here is the Violet Sapphire flower shape:

See a photo of a true blooming Optimara Violet Sapphire
See another true Opt. Violet Sapphire