Yes, and I found it easy to grow. If the seller is Bluemountainviolets you will get a very nice plant.

Linda

You are right Linda. The plant he was offering was amazing.

It is a very good oldie with a wonderful variegation. LARGE.

It doesn't bloom all the time - it blooms, takes rest, blooms again.
I would suggest to put a leaf down as soon as you get your plant. Your home grown "Tiger" - or "Tiger's Son" - another gorgeous variety by Irene Fredette - will always beat the "imported one".

Irina

I want it very much...but I didn't get the one offered on eBay...and it's too late :-)

You can order leaves for both Tiger and Tiger 's Son at Cedar Creek Violets - and they carry lots of interesting oldies - plus David Rollins is a hybridizer himself.

Irina

Here is a link that might be useful: cedar creek violets

Is it hard to root leaves for a complete newbie? I am terrified at the prospect.

Nope, not hard to root leaves. Have you checked out the African violet FAQ? It will answer a ton of your questions and give simple instructions. When you cut the leaf just make the cut angle to the front of the leaf; you don't want babies growing behind.

Linda

From the AV FAQ:

How can I propagate an African violet by leaf cutting?

1. Choose a healthy leaf from the second or third row of your African violet plant..
2. Cut stem at 45 degree angle and place in damp potting soil. (Leaves placed in water or vermiculite will make water roots or vermiculite roots and will take longer to adjust to soil.)
3. Cut off top 1/3 of leaf. Place with name tag if available. Put plastic sack over pot for a week or so.
4. Place pot in indirect light from a window or under florescent lights.
5. Babies should start growing within 4-6 weeks. When babies are about 2 inches tall, or have at least 4 leaves per plantlet, separate and put each into individual pots. Place plastic on these for about a week. Then treat as mature plants.

Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a try....Tiger sure does look nice.

Jerome -

before you try to root Tiger - try to root the leaves from the plants you already have - just for practice.

I use 1:1:1 soil for rooting, the same as for the mature plants - but I heard people had good luck just sticking them in reconstituted Jiffy pellets and keeping them covered - in a angel food cake container for example.

Good Luck

I.

Heres Mine!

Gorgeous!

I would love to see the flower on this baby!!

I have babies of Tiger coming along now and really look forward to seeing the blooms.

Oh my! How beautiful! I have not seen any as beautiful as this one! Most I've seen have mostly green leaves with only a few spots of the whiter color. Are you possibly selling leaves? Please let me know!