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African Violets
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Grooming: Pinch off spent blossoms and
blossom stems to encourage development
For all the care indoor gardeners give
of new blooms.
their plants, african violets shine
because of their consistent giving of
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Environment: Place plants away from
blooms all year round. Who doesn’t
floor vents, fans, or entrance doors to
like flowers all year round? African
avoid air drafts and bursts of cold air.
Violets are also people plants, liking
the same room temperatures that we
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TIP: If your plant doesn't flower, it's not
do, 65 degrees F is ideal.
getting enough light. If the leaves start to
get brown edges or brown spots on them,
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Light: Moderate to bright, indirect,
it's getting too much light.
indoor light, ideally by window facing east.

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Cuttings: Use larger outer leaves to make
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Watering: Keep soil moist to dry, and
new plants. If you have a friend who has a
allow soil around roots to dry out before
variety you don’t or vice versa, exchange
watering to encourage blooming. Water
leaf cuttings. Place leaf in clean jar with
from the bottom with room temperature
stem only in water. In just six weeks you
water by placing the pot in water, and
will have a rooted-baby ready to pot.
allowing the plant to absorb the water
( not more than 30 minutes ). Avoid
getting water on the leaves as this can
cause spotting damage.
For more information on African
Violets, African Violets Society of
America
avsa.org
African Violet Saintpaulia
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