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African Violet Color Variation: Requires Hybridization, Not Cuttings

Kelly has propagated African violets for 10 years via stem cuttings (clones = same color). Asks how to get color variations and control outcomes.

Will Creed: Rare "sports" (mutations) can differ, but unreliable. For new colors, must hybridize by cross-pollinating different colors—complex, involves tiny seeds, many hybrids sterile. Seek African violet hybridizer resources.

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