Saintpaulia 非洲菫

Species：　Saintpaulia (Saintpaulia ionantha)

At the first sight Saintpaulia looks like a violet. It originates in rainforests of Tanzania and Kenya. It is one of the most popular house plants, as it is very easy to grow.It is easiest to reproduce through leaf cuttings. Its natural environment is rocky ground in the shadow of trees. Therefore, it cannot stand too much water or direct sunlight.

當你第一眼看到非洲堇的時候你會以為他是朵紫羅蘭。非洲堇的原生長地是在坦尚尼亞和肯亞的熱帶雨林中。他是最受歡迎的居家植物之一，因為它非常的好養。最好的培育方式是透過摘下來的葉子長。他原始的生長環境是在樹木陰影下岩石地面。因此，他不能忍受太多的水或是陽光的直射。

※ 也有人稱之為聖保羅花。

At the first sight Saintpaulia looks like a violet. It originates in rainforests of Tanzania and Kenya. It is one of the most popular house plants, as it is very easy to grow.It is a perennial, evergreen plant. Its leaves form a rosette and are thick, plump and hairy.

當你第一眼看到非洲堇的時候你會以為他是朵紫羅蘭。非洲堇的原生長地是在坦尚尼亞和肯亞的熱帶雨林中。他是最受歡迎的居家植物之一，因為它非常的好養。非洲菫是個多年且常綠植物。它的葉子具有蓮花效應，又粗、又厚、又多毛。

At the first sight Saintpaulia looks like a violet. It originates in rainforests of Tanzania and Kenya. It is one of the most popular house plants, as it is very easy to grow.When watering, one should be careful never to spill water on leaves, as this will leave brown spots. Flowers can be violet, purple, pink, blue or white, depending on the type.

當你第一眼看到非洲堇的時候你會以為他是朵紫羅蘭。非洲堇的原生長地是在坦尚尼亞和肯亞的熱帶雨林中。他是最受歡迎的居家植物之一，因為它非常的好養。當你在澆水時，必須很小心地不要把水灑到葉子上，不然葉子會產生褐色斑點。花朵的顏色可能是紫羅蘭色、紫色、粉紅色、藍色或白色，這是由種類來決定的。