Giving up on African Violets / myLot

Summerville, South Carolina

September 8, 2016 1:24pm CST

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 bought this house, but other than a little darker than I like, it was perfect. I was right. Over the last year I’ve replaced several plants that bit the dust only to have the new ones die as well. It took me a while to accept the inevitable, but I finally reached that point. Larger plants like pothos and Christmas cactus do okay but I’ll never get African violets to bloom again as long as we live here. Rather than fight it, I cleaned up all my little flowerpots and gave them to a friend. One of her church’s biggest fundraisers is a yard sale held every October. Hopefully the pretty little flowerpots will find a new home.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

8 Sep 16

That's such a pity, but hopefully the church will benefit.

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Betty Belekis

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

8 Sep 16

They will. Their annual yard sale is popular.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

10 Sep 16

I'm so sorry you had to give up on them. I have never had any luck at all growing them. After a couple of tries, I gave up.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

11 Sep 16

@BettyB Maybe that is where I went wrong. I don't think it had access to a lot of lighting.

Betty Belekis

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

10 Sep 16

They are a pretty houseplant. I know a lot of people have trouble growing them, but its the light that matters more than the green thumb.

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marguicha

@marguicha (230350)

• Chile

8 Sep 16

Not all plants grow everywhere.

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Betty Belekis

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

8 Sep 16

Sad but true.

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marguicha

@marguicha (230350)

• Chile

8 Sep 16

@BettyB I love to garden but in this house I have not been able to grow zuchinni. And in my other houses (in the same city) they grew like weed.

Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

9 Sep 16

I really have no house plants any longer, I do have two Gerber daisies and I am wondering what I a going to do with them when I go to Florida. I don't see myself carrying them into a hotel with me to keep them from freezing in the car lol/

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

13 Sep 16

@BettyB I will need to find someone to adopt them!!

Betty Belekis

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

9 Sep 16

When you travel, having house plants doesn't work. I hope you find a friend to give them to.

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Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

9 Sep 16

I tried twice to grow African violets in the past and without success, so I gave up. Glad that you gave the cute flower pots for the yard sale.

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Betty Belekis

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

9 Sep 16

It's the lighting. If its right, they're easy to grow.

DianneN

@DianneN (254926)

• United States

10 Sep 16

They definitely need the right light. What a shame you can't grow them anymore.

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Betty Belekis

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

10 Sep 16

I still have plenty of houseplants but I will miss the violets.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56257)

• Canada

9 Sep 16

I go thru fits and starts with being able to grow these also. I only have 1 alive in the house now, and it hasn't bloomed in a while, I should put a spike in it to get it going again.

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Betty Belekis

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

9 Sep 16

I still have two but I can't get them to bloom.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

8 Sep 16

aw, that's most sad! i've ne'er 'd any luck with growin' 'em here neither, gave 'p years 'go. i've lots 'f light'n the sun porch, but ne'er found 'em a happy place. i'm glad'ja donated those pots, somebody's gonna love 'em :)

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Betty Belekis

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

8 Sep 16

Someone will make use of them, I hope.

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