Region 4
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Background image is Suncoast Paisley print hybridized by Sandra Williams in Florida.
Central Florida & Atlantic Coast
African Violet Council of Florida
Website: https://africanvioletcouncilofflorida.club/
Statewide – Rotates with sponsoring club
Meeting Times: Spring Meeting and Fall (Show and Sale) dates/locations vary – watch website for current information
Contact #1: Linda Price
Phone: 407-462-5923
Email: laprice41@yahoo.com
Contact #2: Bobbi Johannsen
Phone: 904-369-3643
Email: bobbibiz@bellsouth.net
Notes: Get the latest information on the Council’s events and meetings by checking the Council’s website at the URL listed above. We are on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AVCFL Visitors are welcome at our events!
Information updated 11/13/2021
Blooming Violets of Marion County
The United Way of Marion County
1401 NE 2nd Street
Ocala, Florida.
Meeting Times: We meet from 10:30 am-12:30 pm on the 1st Saturday of the month between August and May (the 2nd Saturday in September and January because of the holiday).
Club email: thepeacockcottage@gmail.com
Contact: Laura Perdomo
Phone: 352-624-0116
Email: thepeacockcottage@gmail.com
Contact 2: Carolee Carter
Phone: 352-237-3308
Email: caroleeviolets@gmail.com
Information updated 1/28/2022
Central Florida African Violet Society, Inc.
Beardall Senior Center
800 South Delaney Ave
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: 407-246-4440
Website: http://centralfloridaafricanvioletsoc.weebly.com
Meeting Times: Third Wednesday each month, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Meet September through May.
Dues: $20 due in April.
Contact #1: Linda Price
Phone: 407-462-5923
eMail: laprice41@yahoo.com
Contact #2: Elvie Blakely
Phone: 321-362-2961
eMail: elvieblakely6@gmail.com
Notes: New members are always welcome. Our monthly meetings include a business meeting, a program on African violets and other Gesneriad culture., and fun and games! We would love to meet you and have you join our club.
Information updated 2/16/2023
First Lakeland African Violet Society
Meeting Location:
Lake Pointe Village Community Center
277 Lake Erie Dr.
Mulberry, FL 33860
Meeting times: 4th Saturday of each month from January through November at 10:00 am
Website: www.firstlakelandafricanvioletsociety.com
Club Email Address: flavsclub@gmail.com
Contact #1: Mary Jane DiLorenzo
Phone: 863-647-1517
eMail: mjdilo92@gmail.com
Information updated 1/24/2023
Heart of Jacksonville African Violet Society
Garden Club of Jacksonville
- 1005 Riverside Avenue
- Jacksonville, FL 32204
Web Site: www.jacksonvilleviolets.org also on Facebook as Heart of Jacksonville African Violet Society
Meetings are held every 3rd Sunday of the month (September – June), with a party instead of a meeting in June and December. We do not meet in July and August.
Please check website and Facebook for any scheduling changes.
Doors open at 1pm, Violets 101 demo at 1:30 pm followed by business meeting, program and raffle.
All are welcome!
Contact:
- Club Email: info@jacksonvilleviolets.org
Contact 1: Bobbi Johannsen
- Phone:
- Email: bobbi@jacksonvilleviolets.org
Contact 2: Joann Freeman
Information updated 9/08/2022
River City African Violet Society
DeBary Public Library
200 North Charles Beall Blvd
DeBary, FL 32713-2300
Meeting Times: Fourth Thursday of each month at 1745 (5:45 p.m.)
Contact: Jack Wilson
Phone: 386-753-0895
Email: cagmousn@yahoo.com
Contact 2: Jo Wormington
Phone: 407-322-1239
Email: jauquita@msn.com
Information updated 10/11/2017
South Florida
Bloomin’ Violets & Gesneriads of Palm Beach
The Palm Springs Public Library
217 Cypress Lane
Palm Springs, FL 33461
Meeting Times: 3rd Saturday morning 10am each month.
Contact #1: Lynn Di Maio
Phone: 561-626-9984
Email:
Contact #2: Joseph Sammons
Phone: 214-578-8332 cell
Email: Joseph.Sammons@SeacoastBF.com
Notes: Informative programs each meeting. Come and enjoy the camaraderie. New members are always welcome. Call or Email for easy directions.
Information updated: 11/13/2021
Caribbean Basin African Violet and Gesneriad Society
Meetings are once a month on the second Saturday of the month, from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.
We meet at St. Mathew the Apostle Episcopal Church, 7410 Sunset Drive, Miami, FL 33143. Everyone is welcome.
Club website: https://www.facebook.com/Caribbean-Basin-African-Violet-Gesneriad-Societ…
Contact #1: Chiqui Bacallao
Phone: 305-393-5483
eMail: chiquib313@yahoo.com
Notes: Guests are always welcome!
Information updated 05-30-2021
The Violet Patch of South Florida
Meeting location: Tamarac Community Ctr
8601 W Commercial Blvd
Tamarac, FL
Web Site: www.violetpatchofsouthflorida.com
Meeting Times: 3rd Wed at 11am
Contact #1: Maxine Berk
Phone: 954-726-7298
Email: mzzzdog@copper.net
Information updated: 5/5/2019
Treasure Coast African Violet Society
Fort Pierce Garden Center
911 Parkway
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
Meeting Times: Third Saturday each month, September through May, 10 a.m.
Contact: Jan Mapes, President
Phone: 772-335-1803
Email: jksunnygirls@yahoo.com
Contact #2: Wendy Dougherty, Treasurer
Phone: 772-337-0923
Email: genedougherty@bellsouth.net
Information updated 3/18/2019
Florida Gulf Coast
Tampa African Violet Society
Meeting Times:
Two Meetings Monthly
Night Meeting – First Thursday monthly 7 pm – by Zoom
Day Meeting – Third Friday monthly 10 am
Seffner-Mango Library
410 N Kingsway Road
Seffner, FL 33584.
Web Site: www.tampaafricanviolets.com
Club Email Address: mlhard@verizon.net
Contact #1: Mary Lou Harden
Phone: 813-924-2686
Email: mlhard@verizon.net
Contact #2: Glenn Shelton
Phone: 727-545-8085
Email: floridainorchids@gmail.com
Monthly newsletter, THE PETAL.
Additional Club Information: 2022 Show and Plant Sale – “Violets Celebrate the Wonders of Space” – February 25-26 – Temple Terrace United Methodist Church, 5030 East Busch Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33617.
Information updated 9/08/2022
Georgia
African Violet Club of Greater Atlanta
Meeting Location: First Baptist Church
Address of Meeting Location:
308 Clairemont Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
Meeting Time: We are now meeting monthly in person (except July) on the 1st Saturday of the month, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm.
Club Email Address: avclubofga@gmail.com
Club website: Facebook-The African Violet Club of Greater Atlanta
Contact #1 Name: Suzanne Myers
Phone: 630-319-3155
Email Address: avclubofga@gmail.com
Additional Club Information: Various monthly programs about African Violets and their Gesneriad cousins are presented at each meeting. We are a very friendly group who love visitors! There are often plants and supplies for sale at our meetings. If you are interested in attending, please contact us by email to send you the exact directions to the building and room in this large complex.
Information updated 3/07/2023
Rome African Violet Study Group
Meeting location: Rome Federated Garden Club Building
Address: 100 E. 8th St.
Rome, GA 30161
Meeting Times: First Thursday each month 1:00 p.m.
Contact: Helen Whitfield, President
Phone: 706-295-4756
Email: hhwhit@comcast.net
Contact: Diane Mathis
Phone: 706-291-7068
Email: dianemathis@bellsouth.net
Information updated on 8/15/2017
South Carolina
Upstate African Violet Club
Meeting Location: Christ Community Church
700 Harrison Bridge Rd
Simpsonville, SC
(Enter near the basketball court in back of the building)
Meeting times: 2pm on the second Sun of the month (no meeting in July)
Website:
Contact #1: Vikki Jo Ivey
Phone: 864-991-5302
eMail: vivey@att.net
Contact #2:
Information updated 3/7/2020
Regional Council – Dixie African Violet Society
Regional Council - Dixie African Violet Club
Including members from Regions 4, 5, and 6
Rotates meeting sites with sponsoring clubs
Web Site: www.davs.org
Meeting Times: Annual Conventions are in the Fall
Contact: Betty Ferguson, President
Phone: 501-944-5292
Email: BettywithViolets@gmail.com
Notes: Individual memberships are open to all persons, world-wide. Dixie consists of clubs from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, N Carolina, S Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Note: Annual Convention Show and Sale will be in the FALL starting in 2019. Contact: Kathy Spissman, Convention Director, 770-939-5289 or mrsstrepstreps@comcast.net.
Information updated 1/11/2020