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#41333 From: steve hughes <shughesjr@...>
Date: Tue Dec 8, 2009 1:46 pm
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Hello Patrice,
 
Well, I will tell you how I take off babies, it may not be the right way but, it works for me anyhow....
 
I have a pair of very large tweezers that I put a bit of duc-tape in the very tip of them to hold them together. I take the plant out of the pot and then scratch off some of the soil up near the plant to make lots of room...I have rather large fingers you see, and then useing the tweezers, start pressing in and around the baby violet, I usually wait until they have about six little leaves, and bring it down until it breaks off. The, I dip it into the rooting hormone and lay it on a paper towel for about an hour, then put it into the styrofoam cup with a hole punched in the bottom, and pinch it into the soil just barely holding it there, I dont press the soil down but, leave it all kind of loose. Then I water it by, letting the water come up the hole in the bottom. I don't know why I do some of these things, it's just that I saw my grandmother do them and so I do....good luck with your babies...
 
Steve...in Maine USA

--- On Mon, 12/7/09, Patrice Wondercheck <patricew1@...> wrote:

From: Patrice Wondercheck <patricew1@...>
Subject: RE: AVC Hello Sylvia...
To: avconnectionn@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 9:24 PM

 

Hi, I am new to this group and fairly new to African Violets. I can already see this group will be a great source of info. Since Steve mentioned it, can someone tell me more about separating babies from existing plants? That’s one thing I haven’t done yet. How, when, etc.

 

And a quick question on starting new plants from leaves. I recently read somewhere you could expect the new plant to sprout in about a month. It’s always taken longer than that for me. This time I’m using rooting enzyme for the first time, and I’m past the 4-wk point. Is that optimistic, or is it something about how I’m doing it? They go on to become nice plants, just takes longer in my experience.

 

Many thanks,

Patrice



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#41332 From: steve hughes <shughesjr@...>
Date: Tue Dec 8, 2009 1:35 pm
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Good Morning everyone,
 
I learned to do that from watching my grandmother years ago, only she used wax paper to cover up her newly planted babies. I remember the kitchen window sills used to look like they had miniture tomato caps all across them...:)
 
From reading about the care of violets, I have seen where there is some talk about insects on them, that is odd for me, as I have never seen any insects on AV's here. Is that because, we don't put our violets outside in the summer time where insects might get a toe-hold on them?
 
Steve in Maine USA..were we are at 26 degrees this morning...
 
 
Hello, Steve, and Others,
 
It sounds as though you are doing it all right.  Yes, I cover newly transplanted baby plants, suckers that I am trying to root, and crowns that I am resetting, with plastic Baggies.  They seem to get a better start with high humidity.
 
Sylvia


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#41331 From: "crazycavy1" <CRAZYCAVY@...>
Date: Tue Dec 8, 2009 3:50 am
Subject: Re: AVC Hello Sylvia... 		crazycavy1
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Patrice,

Here's a link you really should save:

http://www.rachelsreflections.org/

It has loads of AV growing info.  Seperating babies is at the bottom of the
second column of links.
Happy AVing!

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#41330 From: "Patrice Wondercheck" <patricew1@...>
Date: Tue Dec 8, 2009 2:24 am
Subject: RE: AVC Hello Sylvia... 		pwondercheck
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Hi, I am new to this group and fairly new to African Violets. I can already see this group will be a great source of info. Since Steve mentioned it, can someone tell me more about separating babies from existing plants? That’s one thing I haven’t done yet. How, when, etc.

 

And a quick question on starting new plants from leaves. I recently read somewhere you could expect the new plant to sprout in about a month. It’s always taken longer than that for me. This time I’m using rooting enzyme for the first time, and I’m past the 4-wk point. Is that optimistic, or is it something about how I’m doing it? They go on to become nice plants, just takes longer in my experience.

 

Many thanks,

Patrice

 

From: avconnectionn@yahoogroups.com [mailto:avconnectionn@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of SAFarnum@...
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 5:50 PM
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Subject: Re: AVC Hello Sylvia...

 

 

In a message dated 12/7/2009 2:35:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, shughesjr@... writes:

I have three new babies that I took off the older plants, and potted them up. Do you use plastic sandwich bags to cover new babies, or do you not cover them at all? I keep them covered for about three weeks and then take off the pastic bag...cold turkey...:)  They grow fine afterwards for me that way.

Hello, Steve, and Others,

 

It sounds as though you are doing it all right.  Yes, I cover newly transplanted baby plants, suckers that I am trying to root, and crowns that I am resetting, with plastic Baggies.  They seem to get a better start with high humidity.

 

Sylvia


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#41329 From: SAFarnum@...
Date: Mon Dec 7, 2009 6:50 pm
Subject: Re: AVC Hello Sylvia... 		safarnum
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In a message dated 12/7/2009 2:35:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, shughesjr@... writes:
I have three new babies that I took off the older plants, and potted them up. Do you use plastic sandwich bags to cover new babies, or do you not cover them at all? I keep them covered for about three weeks and then take off the pastic bag...cold turkey...:)  They grow fine afterwards for me that way.
Hello, Steve, and Others,
 
It sounds as though you are doing it all right.  Yes, I cover newly transplanted baby plants, suckers that I am trying to root, and crowns that I am resetting, with plastic Baggies.  They seem to get a better start with high humidity.
 
Sylvia

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#41328 From: steve hughes <shughesjr@...>
Date: Thu Dec 3, 2009 2:30 pm
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Good Morning Sylvia,
 
Thank you for the welcome and the information, I will check out the Society today. I have three new babies that I took off the older plants, and potted them up. Do you use plastic sandwich bags to cover new babies, or do you not cover them at all? I keep them covered for about three weeks and then take off the pastic bag...cold turkey...:)  They grow fine afterwards for me that way.
 
Have a great Thursday....Steve

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Subject: Re: AVC New Member here...:)
To: avconnectionn@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 9:50 PM

 
Hello, Steve, and welcome to the group!
 
You will find experts of all kinds read the posts in this group and answer them.  It is a generous group.  I am sure you will like it.
 
I am sure you probably know about www.avsa.org ?  It is always worth a visit.  There are a number of resources there, such as lists of vendors and their web sites, FAQ answered by AVSA gurus, etc.  There are also a lot of photos to temp you!
 
We are happy to have you with us!  Let us know how your violets grow!
 
Sylvia (in Minnesota, this week at our lake home in northern MN, where is 26 degrees and there are three inches of snow on the ground)


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#41327 From: "C" <ryoverde@...>
Date: Mon Dec 7, 2009 7:12 pm
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Hi Dena. Me, I tend to have, um, problems, down here in SA with *high* humidity
issues, but on the rare occasions of low humidity, open bowls of water seem to
help with that one.

As for temp's, I guess I have spoiled, or plain weird, plants -- I have 1
certain variety that I *love* but if it drops below 70deg F, seems to die on me.
So my 1 4-shelf set of "shelves" has a small personal oil heater -- yes, even in
San Antonio TX -- set to kick on at 70 and stay on till about 72, whereupon the
oil coils slowly release heat for a while, warming the shelves while the rest of
the house is at 68.

It's new, but it worked well last week, during our rather early cold snap. 
Snow, the weatherman was *predicting*, and *before* New Years'...  It's been 24
yrs since it snowed, and that was the last  week of Feb... I remember because I
was in the dorms for college and it was Spring Break the next week!  Silly Texas
weather, even sillier in South Texas (I grew up near Ft Worth -- it snowed in
the winter not early spring...)  But it must all be due to global warming! <g>

bloom_cty aka Cara B in SA TX

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#41326 From: "Joan" <joanmarie@...>
Date: Fri Dec 4, 2009 4:08 pm
Subject: Re: AVC Basement growing 		joanmarie649
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I have violets in my sunroom & in my basement up here in northern Minnesota. This time of the year I have additional heaters in both areas. Minimum temps do get down to 60F at times & I run my lights at night to help with the heating. I also have trays of water set out to help with humidity issues from the heat.
 
Joan in MN
----- Original Message -----
From: Dena Brent
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 9:00 AM
Subject: AVC Basement growing



Greetings all,

We are in the process of moving to our very first "own"house.  We bought it specifically for the great sunroom- as a good place for my violets.

However, it seems the sunroom is quite chilly now. So the question is for those who grow their violets in cold rooms (i.e. basements?) what is the minimum night temperature for your violets?   60 F?  65 F? 

Thanks
Dena
(formerly Kenya, now NM)


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#41325 From: "Joan" <joanmarie@...>
Date: Fri Dec 4, 2009 4:03 pm
Subject: Re: AVC Question about leaves 		joanmarie649
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I grow Opera's Il Straniero and it has "glossy" leaves. This is part of the description, and I have several others like that. It is not cultural, but a type of leaf, so you cannot change it.
 
Joan in MN
----- Original Message -----
From: mckitlk
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:47 PM
Subject: AVC Question about leaves

Hi, all,

I have several violets with leaves that have developed a waxy, slightly rough texture instead of feeling velvety. Some look OK otherwise, some not so much. Moving these where they get less light seems to have helped some, but it's taking an awfully long time for them to change. I'm beginning to wonder if this is natural for them, or I should just be patient, or if I should discard them.

These include Ness' Twinkle Pink, Opera's il Straniero, Whirligig Star, and Rob's Hot Chocolate. Some were like this when I got them.

Any idea what causes this and what to do about it?

Thanks,
Laura



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#41324 From: SAFarnum@...
Date: Wed Dec 2, 2009 9:50 pm
Subject: Re: AVC New Member here...:) 		safarnum
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Hello, Steve, and welcome to the group!
 
You will find experts of all kinds read the posts in this group and answer them.  It is a generous group.  I am sure you will like it.
 
I am sure you probably know about www.avsa.org ?  It is always worth a visit.  There are a number of resources there, such as lists of vendors and their web sites, FAQ answered by AVSA gurus, etc.  There are also a lot of photos to temp you!
 
We are happy to have you with us!  Let us know how your violets grow!
 
Sylvia (in Minnesota, this week at our lake home in northern MN, where is 26 degrees and there are three inches of snow on the ground)
 
 
In a message dated 12/2/2009 11:32:10 A.M. Central Standard Time, shughesjr@... writes:
Hello everyone,
 
I want to thank the owners of this Yahoo group for accepting my membership here. I live in Maine USA, where we are 22 degrees F this morning. I have always loved African Violets and they have been in my family for years as well. My grandmother had a Violet that was quite unusual; the petioles were green and quite long, with a very small, shiny heart shaped leaf with no quilting or fuzziness at all. I have never seen any like that since, and I have been looking for them. I have forgotten what colour the flowers were.
 
Now as for my Violets, they are the usual 'market variety', I don't have any that are show quality, but, I love them anyhow. I am hoping to acquire some better plants next spring when I can mail order them, I cannot do that now, as they would freeze during the winter time you see.
 
One of my grandsons is interested in plants and I try to urge him onwards. I am retired and live in the country here in Maine. There are no African Violet societies here in our State to my knowledge, or any plant shops either near to me that is, I have to travel for that.
 
Anyhow, I do hope to make some friends and learn more about African Violets here. Today I Will take a photo or two of my plants and send them out for you all to view. Wishing everyone a nice holiday season...
 
Steve Hughes

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#41323 From: "m3rma1d" <m3rma1d@...>
Date: Wed Dec 2, 2009 5:43 pm
Subject: RE: AVC New Member here...:) 		sssurly_mmme...
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Steve,
I'm in Maine too! Where are you located?

There IS a Maine African Violet Society--We meet in Biddeford TONIGHT, actually!

We meet the 1st Wed. of every month.
If hang around us at all, you will have more new plants than you know what to do with, members of our club are very generous. And you won't have to worry about shipping charges or the plants freezing on the way ;-)
I do hope you can make it sometime, and please bring the grandson! We're a very new club (almost 2 years old) and very small, but trying to stay strong.

I know it's a fairly big state and maybe you're nowhere near us--But I hope you might consider at least visiting for a meeting some time even if you are too far away to attend every month.

For more info (meeting time, location, directions, etc.),
please write me back (m3rma1d@...) or call me (207.332.6890)

--Ann-Marie
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: AVC New Member here...:)
From: steve hughes <shughesjr@...>
Date: Wed, December 02, 2009 9:06 am
To: avconnectionn@yahoogroups.com

 
Hello everyone,
 
I want to thank the owners of this Yahoo group for accepting my membership here. I live in Maine USA, where we are 22 degrees F this morning. I have always loved African Violets and they have been in my family for years as well. My grandmother had a Violet that was quite unusual; the petioles were green and quite long, with a very small, shiny heart shaped leaf with no quilting or fuzziness at all. I have never seen any like that since, and I have been looking for them. I have forgotten what colour the flowers were.
 
Now as for my Violets, they are the usual 'market variety', I don't have any that are show quality, but, I love them anyhow. I am hoping to acquire some better plants next spring when I can mail order them, I cannot do that now, as they would freeze during the winter time you see.
 
One of my grandsons is interested in plants and I try to urge him onwards. I am retired and live in the country here in Maine. There are no African Violet societies here in our State to my knowledge, or any plant shops either near to me that is, I have to travel for that.
 
Anyhow, I do hope to make some friends and learn more about African Violets here. Today I Will take a photo or two of my plants and send them out for you all to view. Wishing everyone a nice holiday season...
 
Steve Hughes

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#41322 From: steve hughes <shughesjr@...>
Date: Wed Dec 2, 2009 2:06 pm
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Hello everyone,
 
I want to thank the owners of this Yahoo group for accepting my membership here. I live in Maine USA, where we are 22 degrees F this morning. I have always loved African Violets and they have been in my family for years as well. My grandmother had a Violet that was quite unusual; the petioles were green and quite long, with a very small, shiny heart shaped leaf with no quilting or fuzziness at all. I have never seen any like that since, and I have been looking for them. I have forgotten what colour the flowers were.
 
Now as for my Violets, they are the usual 'market variety', I don't have any that are show quality, but, I love them anyhow. I am hoping to acquire some better plants next spring when I can mail order them, I cannot do that now, as they would freeze during the winter time you see.
 
One of my grandsons is interested in plants and I try to urge him onwards. I am retired and live in the country here in Maine. There are no African Violet societies here in our State to my knowledge, or any plant shops either near to me that is, I have to travel for that.
 
Anyhow, I do hope to make some friends and learn more about African Violets here. Today I Will take a photo or two of my plants and send them out for you all to view. Wishing everyone a nice holiday season...
 
Steve Hughes


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#41320 From: Camille Fiorillo <violetlibrarian@...>
Date: Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:44 pm
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Welcome to the group! I also work with my AV's as a means of relaxation,.
Camille in San Antonio

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Subject: AVC I am new to this group
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Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 6:30 PM

 
I just want to say hello to all of the african violet lovers out there.
I have joined your group to share in the wealth of information we all have to share. I have about 50 african violets of various types. One of my favorite ways to relax is to sit in from of my av's and pick up each one of them and look for positive changes. I live in Springfield, MO. Would love to hear from you.


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#41319 From: SAFarnum@...
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In a message dated 11/26/2009 12:07:44 A.M. Central Standard Time, jeanniewomack@... writes:

I just want to say hello to all of the african violet lovers out there.
I have joined your group to share in the wealth of information we all have to share. I have about 50 african violets of various types. One of my favorite ways to relax is to sit in from of my av's and pick up each one of them and look for positive changes. I live in Springfield, MO. Would love to hear from you.

Hello, Jeannie,
 
Welcome to the group!  We will enjoy hearing about your violets and all of the things you see when you look at each one!
 
This is a great group.  There seems to be someone here that knows the answer to everything!  We are happy to have you with us!
 
Sylvia (in Minnesota)

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#41318 From: "JeannieW" <jeanniewomack@...>
Date: Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:30 am
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I just want to say hello to all of the african violet lovers out there.
I have joined your group to share in the wealth of information we all have to
share.  I have about 50 african violets of various types.  One of my favorite
ways to relax is to sit in from of my av's and pick up each one of them and look
for positive changes.  I live in Springfield, MO.  Would love to hear from you.

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#41317 From: SAFarnum@...
Date: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:18 am
Subject: Re: AVC Basement growing 		safarnum
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In a message dated 11/23/2009 9:01:16 A.M. Central Standard Time, kenyaviolet@... writes:
Greetings all,

We are in the process of moving to our very first "own"house.  We bought it specifically for the great sunroom- as a good place for my violets.

However, it seems the sunroom is quite chilly now. So the question is for those who grow their violets in cold rooms (i.e. basements?) what is the minimum night temperature for your violets?   60 F?  65 F? 

Thanks
Dena
(formerly Kenya, now NM)

Hello, Dena,
 
Welcome to the US!  I live in Minnesota, so our winters are much colder than those you will have in NM.  I keep the heat in the basement, where I grow 300 African violets on 4 lighted stands, at a temperature of 65 degrees.  It is a little warmer during the day, because the lights heat the stands.  They do well at that temperature.
 
My mother, who used to grow violets in her basement in North Dakota, sometimes could not keep the temperature down there above 55 degrees.  It gets to be -25 degrees F in North Dakota.  Her violets survived and bloomed.  I think you should try for a temperature around 65, if you can manage it.
 
Sylvia
 
 

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#41316 From: Dena Brent <kenyaviolet@...>
Date: Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:00 pm
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Greetings all,

We are in the process of moving to our very first "own"house.  We bought it specifically for the great sunroom- as a good place for my violets.

However, it seems the sunroom is quite chilly now. So the question is for those who grow their violets in cold rooms (i.e. basements?) what is the minimum night temperature for your violets?   60 F?  65 F? 

Thanks
Dena
(formerly Kenya, now NM)


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#41315 From: "Vicki Carr" <vikkibc@...>
Date: Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:53 am
Subject: RE: AVC Re: Descriptions 		vikkibc
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Thank you, Joe!  I really appreciate the descriptions. 

 

Vicki

 

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Princess Blue Eyes (unknown) Semidouble lavender-blue pansy/darker blue eye. Variegated girl. Miniature

Shirl's Bright Sky (S. Sanders) White pansy/random light purple touches. Variegated light green and white. Semiminiature

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#41314 From: "Vicki Carr" <vikkibc@...>
Date: Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:53 am
Subject: RE: AVC systemic insecticide 		vikkibc
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Thanks for the tip, Linda.  I’ll be sure to repot in a smaller pot.

 

Vicki

 

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Vicki,

Princess Blue Eyes is a darling lavender-blue single with a darker eye, on variegated girl foliage, and I believe it is a mini, it has never gotten larger for me.  Actually, I have grown in it a 1" pot as a micro mini and it did very well.

Linda

 

 

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I picked up a lot of plants at the MAAVS convention but I can not find description for only two.  Does anyone here have the descriptions for Shirl’s Bright Lights or Princess Blue Eyes. 

Thanks in advance

Vicki

(Central VA)

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#41313 From: "Vicki Carr" <vikkibc@...>
Date: Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:53 am
Subject: RE: AVC Re: Vicki - plant names 		vikkibc
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Thanks for changing the title.  I receive post via email and clicked on an older one.  Joe Bruns graciously sent descriptions.  They must be newer varieties.

 

Vicki

 

 

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Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 8:57 PM
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Hi Vicki (I changed the subject title as it had nothing to do with what you were asking)
I cant find either plant in the latest First Class but there is a Bright Lights and a Shirl's Blue Eyes - perhaps the names were mixed up?
Bright Lights (Volkmann) Single white large star/purple streaks. Light green, quilted. Standard (TX Hyb)
Shirl's Blue Eyes (9370) 09/30/2004 (S. Sanders) Single pale blue pansy. Variegated dark green, white and pink, pointed. Semiminiature (TX Hyb)
They may also be just new varieties that havent been registered yet - best to ask someone from the MAAVS if they have the descriptions.
Viv
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I picked up a lot of plants at the MAAVS convention but I can not find description for only two.  Does anyone here have the descriptions for Shirl’s Bright Lights or Princess Blue Eyes. 

 

Thanks in advance

 

Vicki

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#41312 From: Joe Bruns <jbruns@...>
Date: Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:27 am
Subject: Re: Descriptions 		swdstudios
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Princess Blue Eyes (unknown) Semidouble lavender-blue pansy/darker blue eye. Variegated girl. Miniature

Shirl's Bright Sky (S. Sanders) White pansy/random light purple touches. Variegated light green and white. Semiminiature

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#41311 From: Vivianne Kay <ahhigiveup@...>
Date: Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:57 am
Subject: Re: Vicki - plant names 		ahhigiveup
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Hi Vicki (I changed the subject title as it had nothing to do with what you were asking)
I cant find either plant in the latest First Class but there is a Bright Lights and a Shirl's Blue Eyes - perhaps the names were mixed up?
Bright Lights (Volkmann) Single white large star/purple streaks. Light green, quilted. Standard (TX Hyb)
Shirl's Blue Eyes (9370) 09/30/2004 (S. Sanders) Single pale blue pansy. Variegated dark green, white and pink, pointed. Semiminiature (TX Hyb)
They may also be just new varieties that havent been registered yet - best to ask someone from the MAAVS if they have the descriptions.
Viv
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From: Vicki Carr <vikkibc@...>
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Sent: Mon, 23 November, 2009 9:53:31 AM
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I picked up a lot of plants at the MAAVS convention but I can not find description for only two.  Does anyone here have the descriptions for Shirl’s Bright Lights or Princess Blue Eyes. 

 

Thanks in advance

 

Vicki

(Central VA)

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#41310 From: "Linda Rowe" <bloominjungle@...>
Date: Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:06 am
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Vicki,
Princess Blue Eyes is a darling lavender-blue single with a darker eye, on variegated girl foliage, and I believe it is a mini, it has never gotten larger for me.  Actually, I have grown in it a 1" pot as a micro mini and it did very well.
Linda
 
 
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I picked up a lot of plants at the MAAVS convention but I can not find description for only two.  Does anyone here have the descriptions for Shirl’s Bright Lights or Princess Blue Eyes. 

Thanks in advance

Vicki

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#41309 From: "Vicki Carr" <vikkibc@...>
Date: Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:53 pm
Subject: RE: AVC systemic insecticide 		vikkibc
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I picked up a lot of plants at the MAAVS convention but I can not find description for only two.  Does anyone here have the descriptions for Shirl’s Bright Lights or Princess Blue Eyes. 

 

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Vicki

(Central VA)

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#41308 From: "cindy" <cindy.barrett@...>
Date: Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:17 pm
Subject: Broken links 		cindynvb
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Hello All,
I've been going thru the files looking for some info on what the white fuzzy
stuff on top of the potting soil is and have come across some broken links.

African Violets on the Cheap
Money saving ideas for growing violets
http://www.netusa1.net/~klanham/

African Voilet Care
By Virginia Coop Extension.
http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/envirohort/factsheets2/indoor/jan92pr4.html
African Violets-An Owner's Manual
Oregon State University Extension bulletin
http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/Garden/Houseplant/afvio.html

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#41307 From: "mckitlk" <mckitlk@...>
Date: Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:47 am
Subject: Question about leaves 		mckitlk
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Hi, all,

I have several violets with leaves that have developed a waxy, slightly rough
texture instead of feeling velvety. Some look OK otherwise, some not so much.
Moving these where they get less light seems to have helped some, but it's
taking an awfully long time for them to change. I'm beginning to wonder if this
is natural for them, or I should just be patient, or if I should discard them.

These include Ness' Twinkle Pink, Opera's il Straniero, Whirligig Star, and
Rob's Hot Chocolate. Some were like this when I got them.

Any idea what causes this and what to do about it?

Thanks,
Laura

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#41306 From: "Aneita" <aneitanfred@...>
Date: Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:02 pm
Subject: I'm baaaaaak 		aneita_s
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Dear List;
I've been checking in from time to time, but want/need to get my feet wet again.
I'm now recovered from an illness that I had to deal with.  I've lost a great
deal of my violets, but am gradually getting back a nice small collection.
In going over my plants, I found a clump of plantlets labeled Ramblin' Rose.  I
got this from winnings on another list.  The name listed in FC2 is for a trailer
with no variegation.  Mine has crown variegation.  I'm wondering if anyone has
any experience with a variegated Ramblin' Rose (perhaps one that hasn't been
listed)
It hasn't bloomed yet and I'll know more when it does.
I'll be keeping up better with my lists now...
Aneita in SO CAL, USA

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#41305 From: "lcrwelchel" <LWelchel@...>
Date: Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:16 am
Subject: Everyone Please Read 		lcrwelchel
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If you have a file on the web page such as a leaf trading list or other files,
please update it and put on a new date one time per year.  I wlll be deleting
all old files that are not updated after Jan 1, 2009.  In the future when
putting a file on the AVC please put a posting date on anything entered on this
group page.

Any questions, please email me at TXSun@....

Thanks and happy growing and showing.

Lynda Welchel
AVC Manager

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#41304 From: "jemara320" <jemara320@...>
Date: Mon Nov 9, 2009 5:56 am
Subject: Broken links and just really old information 		jemara320
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Hi

I couldn't email the group moderator because I couldn't find any indication
there was one here.

I wonder what we can do about all the broken links and just plain old obsolete
info in the FILES, LINKS, and DATABASE sections. Its very frustrating to look
for information only to be locked into a webpage that no longer exists, and be
unable to use the back button to return here.

Is it possible to purge the leaf trade section at least once a year? There are
some really old dates there.


Thanks
Jeanne

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#41303 From: Joe Bruns <jbruns@...>
Date: Mon Nov 9, 2009 8:50 pm
Subject: Re: AVC Entries 2 Program 		swdstudios
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Jessie Dennis wrote:
 

is renewal still $10 and paid to AVSA office? J. dennis
You're probably thinking about First Class, not the Entries program. A one-year database update subscription for First Class is now $11, and you arrange for it through the AVSA office.

Joe Bruns

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