HII would guess that it isn't a chimera. One way that you can check to see if it is would be to put down a leaf and grow it out to blooming. If it appears to be the same then it isn't a chimera.
Fred in NJ

I ocassionally get one flower from a plant that has stripes--even Picasso did that once. But as the plant gets older, it decides to bloom the way its genes have programed it to do.

Hopefully you will get a chimera sometime. I have. It was with a fantasy plant, Ness' Midnight Fantasy. Fantasies seem to sport into chimeras more often than other types of flowers.

Nancy

Doesn't look like a chimera to me.

Nope, red is not a chimera. Chimera would have a distinct stripe and yours just have lighter edges on petals. But it is gorgeous and looks like you do very good with your violets.
Purple with white center - I see them a lot in the big box stores - I think it is one of Optimaras - but I do no know which one. They have like 400 of them and the descriptions are way too brief on Optimara.com

You need to get a chimera - at least one - just for educational purposes! ;-))

irina

Here is a link that might be useful: Yukako

Well, darn. Thank you for the input.

'd love to get my grabby little paws on some real ones. I think that may have to wait until I move to Virginia in the end of the summer, though. :)

I'm currently in the "Propagatefrom leaflets!!!!" stage, and also have a couple of seedpods going. (4 little buggers in the picture below. Probably overdoing it, but from what I understand, the number of seeds in a seedpot can vary greatly?)

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Its very pretty and you love it, doesn't matter if it is chimera, it's almost like one, ha. tish

it's gorgeous! would love to get a leaf from you, but not able to at this time. wow!

Trisha-- Sure. ;) I'd send first, if it was a trade for a leaf of something that actually had a -name-.

Anyway, progress of the leaflets and the seedpod!
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Got another one going on the purple bugger, which decided to be nice and bloom for me for a second time since 've gotten it. :)
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