Hello Fellow Violeteers! After a drastic and sudden change in growing temperature (how thoughtless of me!) much of my african violet collection has started to...
I am making a book poll to organize comments and material for an article for AV Mag. I would appreciate your feelings about the books on this list. Comments...
There are a number of African violets that will change colors in their flowers due to changes in temperature. The thumbprint flowers are a good example. The...
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Aug 1, 2004 10:10 pm
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Just a friendly hello from a new member to the board! I have recently rekindled my interest in AV's (which started in high school, 20+ years ago!). I need all...
I live in Scottsdale, AZ and I have the warm temp. change problem. In the winter my temp. is set at 70. In the summer it is set at 77/79. I have lived here...
Thelma Heinrich
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Aug 2, 2004 12:42 am
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Thelma I to have a heat problem. I just started with chimera so am not to up on that and it's there first year here. But I do have a stress problem in the ...
Welcome Elizabeth! We have lots of photos and information to share with you. If you are viewing this on the Internet, you should click the links to the left...
I haved saved many a wimpy looking violet from the grocery store before too! And that is how I also came across my optimara Chico , I just love it! One of my...
Hi everybody, I grow AV's in hydroponics. When I put my babies with their leaf in the hydropot, using LECA, they often get something that looks like grey mold,...
Well... There were some things I expected when I moved my violets from the main part of the house which stays around 75 degrees Farenheit to a washroom, which...
Hi, Silvio ~ I've had similar problems growing babies in hydro or semi-hydro and now I wait until the plantlets are well established before potting up in clay...
Silvio ~ I start leaves in 100% perlite, in plastic cups with wicks. The babies go into the same set up, and most of my plants are grown this way. A few are...
I received a question privately and I thought I would share part of the answer. This web site by Dr. Gary Moorman of the Department of Plant Pathology at Penn...
Hi Elizabeth, I am just joining the group and very new to growing African Violets. I am also a nurse...I manage the Watson Clinic Osteoporosis Center in ...
Hi everyone, I am looking for Ajohn's Bride in White and Spinning Bells. If there is anyone interested in selling leaves or plants, please email me at...
When I bought Saturn it was a striking red and white striped with a chimera look. It bloomed that way two times in the winter and spring. now it is all red....
Thank you, Alison. I bookmarked the page. It is very useful. Nancy in Montreal ... of the ... Plant ... fact sheet ... may have. ... African ... with club...
I'd hang on to the plants for a few more months and see what they do. If they don't revert back when the seasons cool down they probably are not going to do...
I will keep them. the blooms are beautiful. Rita ... _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the...
Dear List Friends; I've noticed, lately that many are having difficulty finding 3 oz. Solo Cups at local stores, like Walmart. I've been told at my Walmart...
HI Elizabeth. I know you will learn a lot about plants by joining these groups. I would like to say welcome. I love violets when my mom was alive she rasied...
Hi everyone, Cheri from PA here, you all look like a happy group to join. I have had AV's for years, this and reading are my vices.....could be a lot worse,...
Have you noticed that the 3 oz. Solo cups are very flimsy now compared to the way they used to be? I have been using Polar brand, 2.5 oz. They are clear, a...
Thelma Heinrich
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Aug 3, 2004 9:15 pm
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... plants are otherwise healthy and I'm ... to where I could look for this...
I've also seen Solo cups at Kroger (a local grocery store), Target, etc. If I can't find them at one store I just check somewhere else! I've had to do this...
I get 5 ½ oz Dixie condiment cups 200 to a pack at Smart & Final, which is sort of a restaurant supply store where anyone can shop. I also get clear deli...
Do all of these affected plants have coral or coral red flowers? I recognize a few of the plants you listed and I know they are of these color types. The...