African violets

[nicoleann2214]

Are African violets okay in a sulcata enclosure ?

-Thanks, Nicole.

 

[TisMary]

Are African violets okay in a sulcata enclosure ?

-Thanks, Nicole.

Hi @nicoleann2214. Should be fine although you won't be able to leave it outside all year. It's Safe to Feed according to The Tortoise Table Plant database. I have one in my Hermann's enclosure (he hasn't found it yet, but it's only a matter of time! ?)

Fun fact: these are not violets at all! African Violet is a Saintpulia - a member (in good standing ?) of the Gesneriaceae Family; violets/violas/pansies belong to the Violaceae Family. Both plants have 5-petaled "irregular" flowers (not all the petals are the same size); but with the Violet, each flower grows on its own stem. Saintpaulia flowers grow in clusters of 3–10 or more on slender stalks called peduncles.

Violet/viola

image courtesy of A to Z Flowers

closeup of my African Violet to show the flower clusters:

 

[nicoleann2214]

Hi @nicoleann2214. Should be fine although you won't be able to leave it outside all year. It's Safe to Feed according to The Tortoise Table Plant database. I have one in my Hermann's enclosure (he hasn't found it yet, but it's only a matter of time! ?)

Fun fact: these are not violets at all! African Violet is a Saintpulia - a member (in good standing ?) of the Gesneriaceae Family; violets/violas/pansies belong to the Violaceae Family. Both plants have 5-petaled "irregular" flowers (not all the petals are the same size); but with the Violet, each flower grows on its own stem. Saintpaulia flowers grow in clusters of 3–10 or more on slender stalks called peduncles.

Violet/viola
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image courtesy of A to Z Flowers

closeup of my African Violet to show the flower clusters:
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Thank you! I plan on putting it in her indoor enclosure !