Welcome, long-time hybridizer from Australia. Margaret has being hybridizing African violets since the 80s out of necessity to obtain new show plants since agricultural imports became difficult. Thanks to Facebook, I got hold of Margaret.
| Cultivar | Seed Parent | Pollen Parent |
| AKIS | Plum Crazy | Colonial Lake Albert |
| Aura | Bandmaster | Newtown James Peel |
| Bandmaster | Newtown James Peel | Marching Band |
| Beverley | Oracle | Opera’s Paolo |
| Big Top | Unknown seedling | Optimara Smokey Mountain |
| Birthday Blush | Rhapsodie Rosalie | Tomahawk |
| Birthday Gift | Birthday Blush | Tomahawk |
| Blue Fire | Harbor Blue | Spinner |
| Blue Secret | Heinz’s Starfish | Twilight Zone |
| Bluey | Picasso | Anastasia |
| Can Can | Plum Crazy | Flower Drum |
| Candyman | Red Delicious | Can Can |
| Cherry Brandy | Newtown James Peel | Corroboree |
| Circular Quay | Rainbow’s quiet Riot | ACA’s Summer Parfait |
| Concerto | Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler | Painted Desert |
| Coral White | Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler | Painted Desert |
| Corroboree | Optimara Smokey Mountain | Tomahawk |
| Cotton On | Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler | Victorian Flirt |
| Cupcake | Humako Tineke | Plum Crazy Sport |
| Daydream | Red Delicious | Can Can |
| Dreamtime | Rainbow’s Quiet Riot | Ness’ Laced Satin |
| Fairy Gate | Humako Tineke | Plum Crazy Sport |
| Flower Drum | Unknown | Ceremonial Dance |
| Flutterby | Oracle | Opera’s Paolo |
| Frolic | Rainbow’s Quiet Riot | ACA’s Summer Parfait |
| Girl Talk | Arapahoe | Optimara Smokey Mountain |
| Harmony | Rainbow’s Quiet Riot | ACA’s Summer Parfait |
| In My Fashion | Kimberley | Flower Drum |
| Integrity | Newtown James Peel | International |
| Intuition | Shot Silk | Integrity |
| Irish Magic | Frozen in Time | R D’s Critics Choice |
| Jazztime | Flower Drum | Plum Crazy |
| Kaleidoscope | Rainbow’s Quiet Riot | Taffeta Petticoats |
| Kimberley | Newtown James Peel | Lucy Fleur |
| Kindred Spirit | Kimberley | Anastasia |
| Light Fantastic | Birthday Blush | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Light Years | Colonial Esperance | Shimmering Sunshine sport |
| Matinee | Shot Silk | Integrity |
| Migaloo | East Wind | Heinz’s Stargazer |
| On the Fringe | Starlight Express | ACA’s Summer Parfait |
| Oracle | Flower Drum | Plum Crazy |
| Pacific Sky | Picasso | Anastasia |
| Party Time | Arapahoe | Optimara Smokey Mountain |
| Pink Cascade | Rain bow’s Quiet Riot | Halo’s a Glitter |
| Plum Crazy | Arapahoe | Flamingo Fun |
| Powderworks | Rainbows Quiet Riot | Halo’s A’ Glitter |
| Red Baron | Red Delicious | Can Can |
| Red Delicious | Arapahoe | Flamingo Fun |
| Repeat Performance | Corroboree | Ness’ Orange Pekoe |
| Sharon’s Way | Rhapsodie Nancy | Newtown House of Mead |
| Sky Garden | Twilight Zone | Anastasia |
| Sorcerer | Bimini Dawn | Optimara Smokey Mountain |
| Southsea Rock | Birthday Blush | ACA’s Summer Parfait |
| Southsea Rock | Birthday Blush | Aca’s Summer Parfait |
| Spinner | Satin Bow | Shimmering Sunshine |
| Starlight Express | Satin Bow | Whisper |
| Storyline | Plum Crazy Sport | Red Delicious |
| Sunset Glow | Glitter Surprise | Ness’ Orange Pekoe |
| Take Five | House of Mead | Maggie Lee |
| Tranquillity | Rainbow’s Quiet Riot | ACA’s Summer Parfait |
| Watermelon Wine | Birthday Blush | Aca’s Summer Parfait |
Saintpaulia Ancestry Project 
One response to “Taylor, Margaret from Down Under”
Brilliant work as is the whole site. A history that is worthy of its hybridisers and its collator/author
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