White leaves

QuestionI have had my African violets for about 8 years. I have repotted them at difference times and about every 4 months cut the dead leaves and flowers off. Some of them bloom all the time and I have one I cant g

knats and african violets

QuestionI have 7 African Violets in my office, and occasionally I have small knats flying around me. What can I use on the violets to prevent them from appearing. AnswerThe main thing with any insect is to ke

Snipping back the dead flower

QuestionI just received an African Violet but Im not doing a very good job taking care of it. My question to you is where on the stem do you cut back when the flower has shrivled up. Thank you. AnswerLa

My poor little African Violet... Help

QuestionHello I am wondering what I am doing wrong. I bought this little African Violet from the Grocery store and I am trying to save it. I read that you have to replant them because they come in cheap soil. So I w

How to replant African Violet

QuestionI have a violet that I started from a little piece when I was working, it has grown so very well but has outgrown the pot I have it in. I would like to put it in another larger one,I am afraid when I do it w

Dying african violet hearts

QuestionMy mom has been an avid african violet grower for many years. Over the past year, all her violets all seem to die at their heart. When we bring them home from the nursery theyre blooming and heal

africian violet self watering pots

QuestionI have several African violet self watering pots, which dont seem to be absorbing the water through the second pot. Is there anyway to fix my pots? AnswerRose, I actually have had the same problem wit

Five AVs all in the same window -- only one wont bloom.

Question My other happy African I read with interest the question about why Cathys AV will not bloom, and whether it was a problem with light, and which window to place the plant in. My problem is a violet tha

African violets dense growth in center of plant

QuestionI have been growing African violets and recently have had a problem with dense, crowning leaves in the center of the plant. The leaves are so thick together that it almost looks like another plant coming up

Diseases African Violets

QuestionI have been growing African Violets for many years and have just discovered a leaf issue. They have the light color on the edges and then the inside area looks like mealy bugs. I have never seen

Help me regrow my African Violet flowers!

Question My flowerless plant :( I have been reading the posts on taking care of my African Violet. Mine is in a small sized pot, was transferred about a month ago and the flowers survived about 2 weeks before shrive

no blooms

QuestionMy Violets are beautiful. They have bloomed lots in the past. Now they are thick with beautiful green leaves but they havent flowered for a few months. I fertilize every time I water (once

re-potting an old african violet

QuestionI have a 20+ year old violet, that I have brought back from death for the third time now. It has been for about 3 months,and currently is in shallow water infused with a very dilute solution of root stimulat

white powder on bloom

Question .006.jpg I have an African violet collection. I keep them in a north facing window which do very well. I live in Michigan &in winter the window is cool they do not seem bothered. I have a plant in bloom & r

potting and repotting

QuestionI actually have 2 questions. I have rooted some leaves and have the babies growing in a mixed vermalite medium. When and how should I seperate them and pot as normal? I also have some older plants that have

small tight center leaves

QuestionQUESTION: I have always had pretty good luck with my violets, but now a lot of them have very tight centers with little tiny leaves that appear, but just sit there and dont grow any larger. So basically noth

My repotted African Violet

QuestionMy beautiful African Violet divided itself into 2 plants. I carefully separated it and repotted each plant into 2 new pots. That was 6 weeks ago and these plants still look traumatized. The leaves are droopy

African violets appear to be dying

QuestionIve had one AV for at least 30 years, the other one for about 15. Until very recently they have both been very healthy. Suddenly the leaves started to wilt looking like a watering problem. I repoted bo

Im new at raising african violets any tips and advice would be appreciated

QuestionHello: I tried raising african violets in the past and I tend to kill them with kindness. I thought I would try to do it again. If anyone could tell me some pointers, and also information a

care of my AV

Questioni have some drooping leaves at the bottom part of my av. Should i cut them off or leave them alone???? AnswerI cant tell from your question if they are drooping because they are in need of water, or because