Questionmy av used to bloom huge flowers. now they get lots of flower buds but then the buds dry up and die before they blossom. i think i might have aphids because now there are a zillion little white s
QuestionCan I repot my violet while it is blooming? AnswerYes, you can repot your plants when in bloom. If, however, you need to cut off a lot of roots, you can still leave the flowers but this will take ener
QuestionQUESTION: I was given an African Violet pot that has no hole in the bottom, but absorbs water from the outer pot that surrounds it. The pot that contains the violet has an unpainted bottom to it which is cla
QuestionI have a healthy blooming violet that has recently sent up 1 long thin stem. It is not a leaf or a flower. I have been asking around and only one other person said they ever had this and they nev
QuestionI have an african violet that I have had for 22 years. An elder lady gave this violet to me that she had been raising for several years prior. I was wondering if you anyone can identify the name
QuestionMy husband brought home a dis garden that had a begonia,a kalanchoe,ivy, a mum and a beautiful violet. I separated the plants and discovered what I think are whitefly larvae or eggs. Teeny tiny w
How long will buds take to open?
QuestionWith temperature at 84-85F, how long will the buds take to open? I put one tray of water besides it to increase humidity. AnswerHumidity should help buds to open, but they will still open naturally when the
QuestionMy African violets are in self-watering pots for AVs. Recently the plants began wilting and I found that the pots were not absorbing water. How do I correct this? Thank you. AnswerYou must adjust you
light tan around edge of leaves
Questionhi! some of my african violets leaves have changed color. it starts as a thin line of light tan around a section of the leaf edge. then the thin line goes around the entire leaf edge. then the line of tan be
droopy leaves due to heat stress?
QuestionThis summer 3 out of my 4 AV developed droopy leaves. It was quite hot in the house-so heat stress could be the cause. Now there is new, normal growth in the center and the droopy leaves around t
QuestionI wrote a question last week about my drooping AVs. I had mentioned there was new growth in the center and the peripheral leaves were drooping. Now the center leaves are drooping. Could it
QuestionI have 12 AVs, each a different variety. They have always bloomed prolifically, but about 6-8 weeks ago every one of them stopped blooming. I have always kept them near a north window with 150 watt bulbs on
QuestionHi-this is my third post-I think I found the culprit to my drooping leaves and root rot. I also have some whitish looking areas on the soil. I brought in a sample to work and looked under the microscop
QuestionIhave two african violets that are developing soggy/water filled leaves on the bottom near the pot. This just started about 6 weeks ago. Am I letting them get too dry or are they too wet. I
QuestionMy darling cat accidentally broke off the entire top part of one of my violets. It was one that I was planning to repot soon since the stem itself was partially out of the soil. Other than that i
Propagating AVs, peduncles, and removing old leaves
QuestionHey! 1) I have successfully propagated an African violet leaf. It has roots and new baby leaf growth on the base of the stem! (I did it the same way you suggested to Mike from Atlanta) So, now what? When do
Violets seem to be escaping their pot!
QuestionHi Nancy, I have six violets that I have managed to keep alive since my mom passed away in 1987. I love them dearly because they remind me of her everyday. They have been through some repotting because some
QuestionHow do I clean my pots, I have the self watering kind where one sits in another? They were my moms and have been used for years so I want to remove the scale and build up on them; however I do no
QuestionHi.. I am from India. I have not been able to find anyone here who could help me with my AVs that I am crazy about. I found in a nursery couple of AVs that were not being treated properly I brought them home
QuestionHi there. My African violets are seriously overgrown and threatening to just fall out of their pots. Theres a lot of curly stem above the surface. Apart from that, they are very healthy and
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