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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).

非洲紫罗兰是一种来自坦桑尼亚的植物，于 1800 年代末传入美国，获得了国家园林局 (NGB) 的特殊荣誉。

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.

该组织将 2024 年命名为“非洲紫罗兰年”。 2024 年的其他植物、花卉和蔬菜包括：南瓜、Angelonia、百合、醉鱼草和玉簪。 过去几年表彰了孤挺花、兰花和西兰花。

Jessica Damiano is the garden writer for the Associated Press news service. She recently wrote about the African violet.

杰西卡·达米亚诺是美联社新闻机构的花园作家。 她最近写了一篇关于非洲紫罗兰的文章。

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.

达米亚诺说，紫罗兰自抵达美国以来一直是美国最受欢迎的室内植物之一。 然而她说这种植物不是紫罗兰。 因其叶子颜色鲜艳，紫、白相间而得名。

In fact, she noted, they are related to the Saintpaulia genus. They are named for German Walter von Saint Paul.

事实上，她指出，它们与非洲堇菜属有关。 它们以德国人沃尔特·冯·圣保罗的名字命名。

The popularity of the plant is one reason why the NGB chose the violet as the “houseplant” of the year, said Diane M. Blazek, the organization’s director. She said the plant’s name has appeared over 300,000 times on social media.

该组织主任黛安·M·布拉泽克 (Diane M. Blazek) 表示，这种植物的受欢迎程度是 NGB 选择紫罗兰作为年度“室内植物”的原因之一。 她说，该植物的名字在社交媒体上出现了超过 30 万次。

Beyond popularity, Blazek noted, the violets are easy to grow and people who 

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