Welcome to
The Gesneriad Society
Gesneriad Reference Web
Upcoming Events
Garden State African Violet Club – 71st annual show and sale
May 3 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Garden State African Violet Club – 71st annual show and sale“Violets on the Move”Saturday, May 3rd – 12:00 – 4:00 pmFor additional information contact Paula Bal via e-mail, or visit their Facebook page.
Long Island Gesneriad Society – judged show & sale
May 3 – May 4 Long Island Gesneriad Society annual judged show and sale“Gesneriads Plan Their Bucket List”Saturday, May 3rd – 1:00 pm – 4:00 pmSunday, May 4th – 10:00 am – 4:00 pmFor additional information visit the website or contact Marilyn via e-mail.
African Violet and Gesneriad Society of Syracuse – Show and Sale
May 3 – May 4 African Violet and Gesneriad Society of Syracuse Show and Sale“Violets Classically Rock”Saturday, May 3rd 1:00 – 6:00 pmSunday, May 4th 10:00 am – 4:00 pmFor more information visit the society website or contact Penny Moore via e-mail.
Who We Are
The Gesneriad Society is an all-volunteer international society devoted to the identification, culture, propagation, and conservation of gesneriads. The Society also encourages the origination, introduction, and conservation of species and cultivars. The Gesneriad Family (pronounced either “guess-NARE-ee-ad” or “jez-NARE-ee-ad”) contains over 3,400 species of plants and countless hybrids. The best-known member of the family is the African violet (Saintpaulia).