Garden Group Names 2024 ‘Year of African Violet’ — VOA Learning English
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The African violet, a plant from Tanzania that came to the U.S. in the late 1800s, received a special honor from the National Garden Bureau (NGB).
The organization named 2024 “The Year of the African Violet.” Other plants, flowers and vegetables for 2024 include: squash, Angelonia, lily, buddleia and hosta. Past years honored amaryllis, orchids and broccoli.
Jessica Damiano is the garden writer for the Associated Press news service. She recently wrote about the African violet.
Damiano said the violet has been one of the most popular house plants in the U.S. since it arrived. She said the plant, however, is not a violet. It only has the name because of its colorful, purple and white leaves.
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