Persian Violet
Botanical Name: Exacum affine
Typically called Persian Violet, this beautiful flowering house plant isn't a true violet at all. It's in the Gentianaceae family, along with geraniums.
Persian Violet
Gentianaceae
Exacum affine, or Persian Violet, is a small herbaceous biennial plant native to the , a Yemen archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Leaves are dark green, ovate to 1½ inches (4 cm) long.
Wild Persian Violet Cyclamen
"Illusions are children who go out
to find cyclamen in the field
& do not come back" -Yehuda Amichai
(1924-2000) ...
Little Persian Violet
Exacum tetragonum
Exacum tetragonum var. stylosa, Exacum perottetii, Exacum bicolor ...
Exacum (Persian Violet)
Fatshedera (Aralia ivy, Botanical wonder, Tree-ivy)
Fatsia (Castor Oil Plant, Aralia) ...
Blue Gem Persian Violet ( Exacum affine )
Blue Giant Lily of the Nile ( Agapanthus )
Blue Girl Meserve Holly ( Ilex meserveae ) ...
Exacum affine (Persian Violet, German Violet)
Limonium sinuatum (Statice, Sea-Pink, Sea-Lavender)
Lunaria annua (Honesty, Money Plant) ...
Exacum affine, or Persian Violet, is a small herbaceous biennial plant. Leaves are dark green, ovate to 1 to 5 inches long. Plants with great age will reach 2 foot tall.
Persian Violet (Exacum affine)
Persian Walnut (Juglans regia)
Peruvian Daffodil (Hymenocallis narcissiflora)
Peruvian Feather Grass (Stipa ichu)
Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria aurantiaca)
Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria 'Fred Meyer') ...
The common name, sowbread, indicates that pigs like to dig and eat the tubers, although Persian violet is misleading because cyclamen are neither violets, nor are they originally from Persia.
Persian Violet [English]: Exacum affine
Persian Walnut [English]: Juglans regia
Persian Walnut [English]: Juglans regia var. Carpathian
Persian Walnut [English]: Juglans regia 'Purpurea'
Persian Walnut [English]: Juglans regia 'Allegheny' ...
 See also: Orchid, Primrose, Holly, Lavender, Salvia
  
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