​This Saturday, Oct 23rd, our club meeting will be at the Presbyterian Church in the Highlands at 1010 Lake Miriam Dr, Lakeland FL 33813 from 9am to 2pm.  We will be selling plants and have our meeting.  Please come to see us.
Hey, don't forget to submit comments and photos and tell us what you are growing! 
Ridge Orchid Society 59th Show "The Sound of Orchids"
The Ridge Orchid Society 59th Show "The Sound of Orchids" is being held October 23-24, 2021 at the WH Stuart Center, 1702 US Highway 17 South, Bartow, FL 33830.
Want to be a member? Join us at one of our monthly meetings.
​Even if you’ve never grown a plant, come visit us one Saturday morning for our once a month (fourth Saturday of the month) meetings. We have great growers who pass on tips to newbies. You might find a new hobby or a new friend, and violets are fascinating! Kathy C.
Identify your AV's with 'Optimara variety identification' information on their website, https://www.optimara.com
Monthly meetings are on the fourth Saturday, 10am to 12 noon
The meeting is at the Lake Pointe Village Community Club house. The address is 277 Lake Erie Dr Mulberry FL 33860 from 10 - 12pm.
Visitors are more than welcome to come to a meeting! ​Just call our president, Mary Jane DiLorenzo at 863-529-5420                       
or   submit a comment ,  Thank You!
First Lakeland African Violet Society
(organized July 9, 1979)
President: Mary Jane DiLorenzo, mjdilo92@gmail.com
​Vice President: Kathie Edens, wesedens@live.com
Secretary: Carol Ann Burrell, caburrell2@gmail.com
Treasurer: Barbara Carnicelli, trebleclefbarb@aol.com
​African violets are perhaps the most popular flowering houseplants grown in the world today. There are many reasons for this. 
  • The plants generally flower the year round, giving an almost continuous display of blooms.
  • They require the same temperatures humans find comfortable, making them easy to raise in our homes
​In short, few plants have so many positive characteristics for a successful partnership with humans; fewer still have enjoyed the African violet’s immense popularity and success.