African violet plant named Mara

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named Mara is provided. This cultivar exhibits a compact rosette growth habit, dark green pubescent foliage, and forms in abundance on upright peduncles attractive single zygomorphic-rotate bicolored flowers which are medium violet-blue with white undulated petal margins. The plant advantageously has a very floriferous habit with the flowering continuing for many weeks following its onset. Dark green pubescent foliage is formed comprising oval leaves with a waxy overall surface, a repand and crenate margin, a broad apex, and a cordate base. Susceptibility to African violet diseases has not been observed to date.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct cultivar of African violet plant named Mara characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive bicolored medium violet-blue single zygomorphic-rotate flowers having white undulated petal margins,   (b) forms dark green pubescent foliage comprising oval leaves with a wavy overall surface, a repand and crenate margin, a broad apex, and a cordate base,   (c) exhibits a compact rosette growth habit with the flowers being held erect above the foliage on upright strong greyed-red peduncles at the center of the plant, and   (d) exhibits a very floriferous habit with flowers continuing to open for many weeks after the onset of flowering; substantially as herein shown and described.