As a houseplant African violet may just be the perfect houseplant. It has no specific flowering season. It gives flower year-round, it can be in bloom year-round. Choose from hundreds of varieties and forms, some with variegated foliage or ruffled or white-edged blooms. African violet likes warm conditions and filtered sunlight. Avoid getting water on the fuzzy leaves; cold water causes unsightly brown spots. ( photo / image / picture from Lengungardenexpert 's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Lengungardenexpert 's Garden )