African Violets

Tanith,
I saw the dark blue ones in waitrose earlier this week, I'm in East Anglia.
Dobbies had some as well, I think pink and blue.

I've just tidied mine up today, still flowering months after I was given them.

If you know anyone who has one you can grow them quite easily from a leaf

Ive seen them garden centre local to me

Ok thanks I can look in Waitrose and Dobbies,
Note to self ‘try harder’ ?

I have a pink one which I bought in a local garden centre some years ago. It has had a very good year, blooming almost continuously for almost the whole year. I was once given the advice that African violets do will if given cold tea and mine has thrived on the dregs of my teapot. I haven't seen any in Waitrose recently but yes, they were in the local Strikes garden centre yesterday.

Local florists?

I plant leaves in compost - they rarely end up like the parent, except the colour of course

there is a number of places online that you can get them, two places i have used are lazy flora and floristrywarehouse.com. if you type into google there is a number of online places.