A common species of Scale Insect known to feed on African Violets. See Scale . On African Violets, the collar is that part of the plant just below the leaf stems which connects to the roots. Improved 1988 and 1990. More information .
Flowers are purple and white.
More information . Optimara miniature variety. See Little Comanche Girl . Early African Violet cultivar from which many of today's varieties have been developed. One of the first 10 commercial hybrids introduced in 1927, all of which had blue flowers.