See Little Sioux Girl . Flowers are blue stars with a white edge. Available in the U.S. as Dominica . An item used by commercial growers to protect African Violets during shipping. Usually made of either paper or plastic.
Sleeves look like a kind of funnel with a hole at the bottom large enough to fit a pot.
Sleeves are often printed with the grower's name and other information such as care instructions. Describes a fertilizer in which all the elements are not immediately available to the plant. This type of fertilizer is usually formulated into coated granules called prill . While slow-release fertilizers are designed to reduce the frequency of application, they make it easy to overfertilize, especially for those who do not have a lot of experience with them. In addition, because the release of nutrients is influenced by various environmental factors, the results of these types of fertilizers can sometimes be unpredictable.