I've ordered from Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses, Fancy-Bloomers, and also pjviolets & blueridgecountrybaskets on ebay. I've had good experiences with all of them! Fancy Bloomers was the only one who included extras.

I prefer to buy in person, or trade cuttings. Having two local clubs really helps with that :-)

There are people who sell/trade on Facebook as well.

I have been pleased with purchases from all of the retailers shihtzu4su mentioned, in addition to Bloomlovers, Bloomin' Jungle (ebay), CVioletry (ebay) and Jack's Violets (ebay).

I've gotten gift plants from all of the vendors at some point. Typically, such a thing will depend on the size of the order. Although I've gotten to a point where I'm space-challenged and I'm not so estatic about gift plants or substitutions. At this point, I want what I want, and nothing else.

Lyndon Lyon has a great selection of starter sized plants. I bought almost exclusively from Lyons for many years. I branched out when I desired plants that Lyons didn't offer.

Jack's Violets prices are a bit lower than most, and he sells great plants.

Bloomlovers has a huge selection of leaves and plugs (soil-free starter plants) that I typically had no problem growing to maturity.

PJ's Violets offers a great selection of nearly full-sized (4" potted) plants. I have several of her offerings.

What I'll usually do now is do a google search for an "African Violet" "variety", ... and see who is offering it at the time .... and make my selection of the possible vendors.

I have ordered from Violet Barn often. They offer a varied selection, ship quickly, and do not substitute. At times, their plants are on the small size. I have purchased leaves from Bluebird Greenhouses, Jo's Violets, and Bloomlovers and have had no problems with any of them. I hope to order from Travis Violets sometime as I've heard many positive remarks about his plants.

Terri