... I am always taking cuttings for my friends but most seem to kill them no matter how many I gave them or to what stage I had grown them so if you are having the same problems maybe I can give you some of my tips
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Advantages: They fit on any windowsill as they are small but beautiful Disadvantages: The tendency to over water if you have no idea how to care for them
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The African Violet was first discovered in 1892 and was given the original name of Saintpaulia in honour of Baron Walter von St.Paul who was the man to discover it.
You must never leave your African Violet standing with its feet in water. What the secret to watering for this plant is to wait until its lovely flowers or leaves start wilting and then stand the pot in no more than two inches of tepid water for just ... .../>
Many people buy an African Violet in flower and can never get them to flower again and this can be so annoying but the secret is to put your plant on a North facing window in the summer time and then you must move it in the winter to a South facing window sill. If your plant is not kept in the light all year round it will not flower ever again. You may have wondered about my title but I felt it would be quite fun to see what anagrams were generated ... more
This is one of the nicest pot plants for indoors that you can buy and also is an easy plant to care for if you follow the right instructions. I am always taking cuttings for my friends but most seem to kill them no matter how many I gave them or to what stage I had grown them so if you are having the same problems maybe I can give you some of my tips
The African Violet was first discovered in 1892 and was given the original name of Saintpaulia in honour of Baron Walter von St.Paul who was the man to discover it.
You must never leave your African Violet standing with its feet in water. What the secret to watering for this plant is to wait until its lovely flowers or leaves start wilting and then stand the pot in no more than two inches of tepid water for just half an hour. Even if the water has disappeared quickly do not be tempted to give the plant any more water because this is how you end up killing them. When your half hour has passed then just drain and return it to a nice dry saucer or whatever container you use.
Many people buy an African Violet in flower and can never get them to flower again and this can be so annoying but the secret is to put your plant on a North facing window in the summer time and then you must move it in the winter to a South facing window sill. If your plant is not kept in the light all year round it will not flower ever again. You may have wondered about my title but I felt it would be quite fun to see what anagrams were generated from the word African Violet and I thought as so many people kill them it was quite good. Let me know if you find any good ones too.
The African Violet just doesn't seem to thrive in a greenhouse. What it does like it a nice warm room but not too hot. Never more than 70F or 21C. You can buy a special fertiliser for your African Violet which seems to make it thrive but you can feed it with an all purpose fertiliser
Once you have a plant and it is healthy then you can start to propagate your own quite successfully from leaf cutting from the plant you already own. What you need to do is get a nice sharp knife and cut about one inch down from the leaf so you have in your hand a leaf with a bit of stem attached. Now push the stem into a small pot of peat based compost and make sure all of the leaf part is sticking out. Now all you need to do is cover with a clear polothene bag like those you use for sandwiches and then place the cutting in a nice light position.
Do not be impatient because it can take at the least six months to see some little plants growing from the base of your cutting. When you see them there should be no problem pricking out the new plants into pots of their own. If you put about three in a pot they will do very well and after another four months you can put them into their very own pots and you can start the process all over again.
I have taught all my great grandchildren even the small ones how to look after plants in the house and they all take it in turns to check if any need watered or are looking droopy so if they can do it I know you can. Do let me know how you get on.
Advantages: A good house plant Disadvantages: None
...maybe twenty years ago when African violets were the `in` plant and nearly every household had one sitting on their windowsill. An aunt of mine considered herself a specialist in the field! I used to be invited to share a pot of her strong tea and partake of an intellectual conversation about the life of an African Violet! In all fairness she grew beauties, she had the right colour fingers when it came down to it. Her windowsills were awash with ... ...some marvellous Hybrids! African violets are fairly easy to propagate, make sure that you have a clean pot ( average sized) fill it with compost and vermiculite. From the fully grown violets take a few of the healthiest looking leaves, pop the leaves into the pot and then give them a drink of water, making sure not to touch the leaves. Place the pot in the windowsill ,but keep the cuttings away from the sunlight. Keep the compost moist but make sure ...
Sarahjh1 20.02.2009
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Advantages: Add colour to the room Disadvantages: non
African violet is a lovely indoor plant, usually placed on the window sill to add colours to the room.
African violet is also known as Usambara. African violet are most commonly found in Africa. The African violets are perennial plants, they are small and they do not have long stems. The flowers are usually white, pink, red and purple.
African violets do not need lots of water to grow; in fact the plant should be kept fairly dry. One good way of ... ...it dry in the day. African violets strive on warmer temperature and sunlight hence it is not suitable for outdoor plant in temperate countries.
African violet can be propagated easily. Propagation is by seed and by leaf cuttings. Cut off ripened leaves with an inch of the petiole attached and insert in the soil covering a little of the leaf blade. The soil must be kept moist but not too wet to avoid rotting.
African violets can be grown very easily ...
jenmil 11.09.2008
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