African Violets are relatively easy to grow as an indoor plant and are ofet found for sale at plant fairs in the UK. African violets tend to like similar temperatures to humans, so the first obstacle to growing african violets is overcome. We provide a guide to propatating and growing african violets. Links to mailorder and specialist African Violet Nurseries and photographs, pictures or 'pics' of African Violets.
 

Care and Growing of African Violets
 
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Propagating African Violets

 
  • African violets are easy to propagate from leaf cuttings.
  • Make sure the plant you wish to take cuttings from is healthy and not under stress.
  • Remember that african violets do like to be well watered.
  • Remove the african violet leaf with stem attached.
  • Fill a small pot with a free draining yet water retentive mixture such as 50% peat and 50% vermiculate.Place the stem in the potting mix and water well.
  • Keep foliage dry by watering with a long necked watering can that can reach under the foliage.
  • Keep in indirect light for 1 - 2 months.

Care and Growing African Violets
  • African Violets need to watered from above about one a month (but not the foliage).
  • Water African Violets (to keep up humidty from below), use a saucer.
  • African Violet Pots are usually shallow, and the saucers deep with a bed of stones to lift the pot to level where it sits above the water, this helps keep humidity levels high.
  • Feed African Violets with a specialist African Violet Fertilizer, try once a week during the growing season and once a month at other times.
  • Grow African Violets on a window sill, or near a window where they recieve morning light (not hot afternoon sun) No Flowers mean not enough light, brown leaves mean to much light.





African Violet Photographs
african violet flower
Pink African Violet Flower
Purple African Violet Flower
African Violet Flower ruffled
african violet flower mauve




 
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