african violets

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Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 2 Apr 23

African violets are easy to grow. They bloom throughout the year and need no repotting A normal enviornment is all what is required They are propagated through leaf cuttings and come in many colours. But they are called violets...

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African violet

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 27 Jun 21

Anyone looking at them from a distance would think they are either satin or plastic flowers. They thrive on window sills and come in a array of colours. Why they are called African Violets is not known same as no one know why...

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Giving up on African Violets

Betty Belekis @BettyB (4117) • Summerville, South Carolina 8 Sep 16

I’ve always had a lot of African Violets. At one point I had close to twenty-five blooming all at once. I love the delicate little violets and never had trouble growing them. I knew I would have trouble with my plants when we...

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Keeping the tradition alive

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 12 Jul 16

My grandmother was a big fan of African Violets. My mother was taught at a young age how to properly care for them. Of course my mother's window sills always held beautiful violets. Since I am not a fan of pulling weeds while...

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I better learn how to properly care for them

Suzanne @Morethanamom (1948) • Canada 2 Mar 16

As my aunt Morley and several other relatives clean out my grandparents home, things have been either finding their way to new homes or into the trash/donation/compost piles. If you read some of Morley's posts, you will know...

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African violets

irene66 @irene66 (1669) • Philippines 26 Jan 12

For the past several weeks, I had been doing some gardening stuff. Lately, I observed my African violets are doing well. I became excited and tried to plant some more. Hope to have more flowers around my house. What can you...

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Getting an African Violet to bloom

wiccania @wiccania (3360) • United States 30 Dec 09

So my mom has had this african violet plant for a few years. It appears to be healthy, gets plenty of light and water (placed in the saucer under the pot instead of poured on top). It hasn't bloomed since she got it. It's grown....

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African Violets - An ideal House plant that is easy to grow..

kiran8 @kiran8 (15348) • Mangalore, India 20 Jun 09

African Violets are an ideal houseplant. They like the same temperatures as most people are comfortable with, around 20-22 degrees C. They need a lot of shade and no direct sunlight.In fact direct sunlight tends to discolor and...

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Cats and African Violets

Manna02 @Manna02 (86) • United States 29 Apr 09

Does anyone know if African Violets are poisonous to cats like Lillies are? I read that if a cat eats lillies, they will have liver and kidney failure and die. I had a cat that ate one of my potted African Violets. I never really...

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African Violets

deebomb @deebomb (15304) • United States 31 Jul 08

I was given 3 African violet plants this last spring. They did pretty good for a long time. I'm not good at remembering to water house plants. Well they got really dry but were still pretty green. I took them to the kitchen to...

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Tricks for African Violets.

coolseeds @coolseeds (3919) • United States 11 May 08

This is a beneficial tip to growing african violets. Keep them in small pots if you want them to flower. In their natural habitat they live in rock crevices. They produce flowers when the roots feel restricted. Therefore producing...

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Trailing African Violets???

bonbon50 @bonbon50 (659) • United States 29 Mar 07

I have just become aware of a variety of African Violets known as 'trailers'. These are suppost to 'spread' and can hang down over the pot. Has anyone tried this variety?

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African Violets....care to share...

bonbon50 @bonbon50 (659) • United States 4 Feb 07

My friend and I both have African violets. She was telling about a shop she went to the other day that had huge African violets across the window in large pots all in bloom! I've always thought you should keep an African violet...

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