Chimeras are a unique type of African Violet. They are a mutation and will not bloom true from leaf cuttings. They must be propagated by blossom stems, de-crowing a plant or using products such as Keki-gro. The easiest way to propagate them is by removing the crown, repotting it, and letting the plant sucker and harvesting the new plants. The second photo shows a plant that has had its crown removed for propagation. Since this requires more effort and time chimeras are more expensive than normal african violets. A great source for chimeras is African Violet Chimera They have an ever-changing collection of chimeras for sale. Be sure and check back on their page often because they change it frequently.
Just for fun here is a picture of a chimera I have called 'New Dawn.' It is a Lyon's hybrid and has pretty blossoms. I just potted this one up a few weeks ago and am waiting for it to form more roots.
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