I’ve been searching also. I thought maybe Goldeneye might be the one. Started out so promising and then opened to mostly white. :/
stumblefive
Sorry, no.
fuzzyfuzzyclickclack
As far as I am aware a fully yellow violet does not exist yet, because African violets do not genetically produce yellow pigment compounds or precursors. My current understanding is that because petals are specialized anthers, current yellow hybrids have been distorted to retain some of their yellow anther color, but it’s a tradeoff between retaining the yellow of the anther and *not actually having a flower petal* which makes having a fully butter-yellow petaled violet currently implausible. There have been recent genetic engineering experiments focused on introducing yellow producing genes into violets, but when if ever these plants will come into the hands of hybridizers (and subsequently the general market) remains an open question.
A few ‘yellow’ cultivars include: RS Golden Dragon, Sun’s Warmth (likely bottom left), Honey Bee, and Warm Sunshine.
Having grown several of these anemic plants my current personal opinion is that if you command a dog to speak you should expect it to bark, not recite Shakespeare.
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I’ve been searching also. I thought maybe Goldeneye might be the one. Started out so promising and then opened to mostly white. :/
Sorry, no.
As far as I am aware a fully yellow violet does not exist yet, because African violets do not genetically produce yellow pigment compounds or precursors. My current understanding is that because petals are specialized anthers, current yellow hybrids have been distorted to retain some of their yellow anther color, but it’s a tradeoff between retaining the yellow of the anther and *not actually having a flower petal* which makes having a fully butter-yellow petaled violet currently implausible. There have been recent genetic engineering experiments focused on introducing yellow producing genes into violets, but when if ever these plants will come into the hands of hybridizers (and subsequently the general market) remains an open question.
A few ‘yellow’ cultivars include: RS Golden Dragon, Sun’s Warmth (likely bottom left), Honey Bee, and Warm Sunshine.
Having grown several of these anemic plants my current personal opinion is that if you command a dog to speak you should expect it to bark, not recite Shakespeare.