Talk:Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia

Motherhood Issues
Quoting the article: "African violets have long been associated with mothers and motherhood. For this reason they have been a traditional gift to mothers in many cultures around the world. African violets are also associated with Easter and Valentine's Day.[5]"

Reference 5 mentions Mother's Day ("The primary market holidays for African violets are Mother's Day, Easter and Valentine's Day.") But it is hardly a good source for saying they "have long been associated with mothers and motherhood"  or that they are  "a traditional gift to mothers in many cultures around the world".

Our Mother's Day article says "The celebration of Mother's Day began in the United States in the early 20th century;"

C7nel (talk) 22:39, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Saintpaulia now gone?
The current edition of the RHS magazine says that Saintpaulia is now merged in to Streptocarpus. See African violet / RHS Gardening — Preceding unsigned comment added by Number774 (talk • contribs) 09:16, 7 April 2019 (UTC)


 * Yes, Plants of the World Online and other sources now submerge the genus into Streptocarpus, so we should too. Added to my to-do list if no-one else does it. Peter coxhead (talk) 16:46, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Mostly done now. Peter coxhead (talk) 18:01, 12 March 2020 (UTC)