Finally!  My so-called Ramblin' Rose has bloomed.  Here is a pic of it.  It is a lavender with light purple fantasy....like Ramblin' Dots.  The leaves are identical to Ramblin' Dots.  I'm thinking that someone when writing the name saw the word Ramblin' or remembered the word Ramblin' and asumed it was Ramblin' Rose.  Well it's not.  This is an example of how incorrect names get started.  Now I can never be sure that it is Ramblin' Dots.  Yes it is variegated with that white vareigation, just not showing in this pic. 

----- Original Message -----

From: Joe Bruns

To: avconnectionn@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 5:56 PM

Subject: Re: AVC A question about a trailer

 

On 10/2/2011 6:52 PM, AneitanFred wrote:

Finally!  My so-called Ramblin' Rose has bloomed.  Here is a pic of it.  It is a lavender with light purple fantasy....like Ramblin' Dots.  The leaves are identical to Ramblin' Dots.  I'm thinking that someone when writing the name saw the word Ramblin' or remembered the word Ramblin' and asumed it was Ramblin' Rose.  Well it's not.  This is an example of how incorrect names get started.  Now I can never be sure that it is Ramblin' Dots.  Yes it is variegated with that white vareigation, just not showing in this pic. 

Someone made the mistake of naming it Ramblin' Dots. Thank you, Aneita, for not making the mistake of assuming that it's Ramblin' Rose.

Joe Bruns

Hello Everyone,
I am writing to invite you to attend the MAAVS Convention in Maryland next
month. I have included information about the event below.If you have any
questions,feel free to contact me.
Good Growing,
Shirley


Mid-Atlantic African Violet Society's
           21st    Annual Show and Sale

The Mid-Atlantic African Violet Society (MAAVS) will be holding their 21st
Annual Convention,Show, and Sale at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Baltimore North-Hunt
Valley, 2004 Greenspring Drive, Timonium, MD, on November 11 & 12. The showroom
and sales room will be open to the public on Friday, November 11th from 1pm to
5pm and on Saturday, November 12th from 9am to 4pm.

The showroom will have hundreds of beautiful African violets and other
gesneriads on display. The salesroom will have  commercial vendors from many
different states selling African violets, gesneriads, and many other unusual
plants, leaves, cuttings, growing supplies, AV related clothing, jewelry, books
and much, much more.  Admission fee $2.00.

For additional information  contact Shirley Huffman
(301) 854-2021 or  bshuffman2@.... MAAVS website maavs.org

Hi my name is Cameron and currently I'm growing 2 AV plants. One is Optimara
Michelle and the other one is NOID. I had a couple of other AV plants but they
died because I wasn't giving them the proper care.

Hi Cameron! Welcome!  I don't know, I've know violets to die because
they don't get along with me, so I don't know that you could say for
sure you weren't giving them proper care, without having more details.

Of course, there's exceptions -- I had a friend once, put a violet I
gave her out on her patio in the sun (!!!!!) to "perk it up"... Since
I'm in San Antonio, TX, and since the friend did this in about May,
well... the results were pretty horrible.  90+ degrees plus full bright
Texas sun for several hours *does* equal dead African Violet, generally,
unless you've got an exceptionally tough Optimara... which that plant
was not.  When I was told, I started with, "you did *what*?!!" <g>



So take heart and don't be "gun-shy" for having some that didn't make
it.  Or, I will "torture" you with a tale of how I lost, in one weekend,
14 out of 15 adult violets. 2 1/2 days, *all* dead.  Really.  And why
the survivor did survive, no answer.  Or, the 16 yrs I could *not* have
violets, because my 2 cats thought AV's were better hor d'oeurves than
catnip...  Those 2 had me *so* well trained, it took 2 more years after
their deaths from old age before it *occurred* to me that the "new"
housecat might *not* think AV's were so yummy.

See, so there are some real "tails" to tell out here... <g>

Again, welcome!
Cara Beserra, SA TX, aka ryoverde

 

In August I ordered s. clone grotei Silvert from a vendor (Rob's). The plant has been putting out beautiful tiny purple blooms with definite chimera stripes for the past few weeks. I've never seen this on a species plant before. I was thinking about trying to root a bloomstalk, but don't know if it would even work on a species plant since the bloomstalks don't have bracts like other plants, and trying to find the "crown" could be difficult in that mass of leaves it has put out (definite trailer!).

Any ideas? I did write to Rob as well.

--
Wendy B in AL

I did a search of this topic and reading older posts from some years ago, it
seems some used it against powdery mildew and root rot.  I've heard some use it
regularly in their watering, but don't know why.  If you use hydrogen peroxide,
please tell us the percentage (3% or 35%) and the amount used per quart or
gallon of water (or straight out of the bottle?)...and for what purpose.  I know
there's supposed to be a food grade hydrogen peroxide, but I can't find it at
the local stores.

Dale, new President of the Quad Cities AVS (Iowa/Illinois)

----- Original Message -----

From: AneitanFred

To: avconnectionn@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 1:46 PM

Subject: AVC AVSA Website

I suppose this has been cussed and discussed a lot lately, but I'd like to know if there has been any progress on the AVSA Website.  I sure miss the reference of the photographs.  There were sometimes pictures of violets that were different from FC2 and also the ability to see a larger picture.

I've read various rumors about a new website in the making.  Just wondered if anyone knew anything...?

Aneita in SO CAL

I haven't had any problems for a long time with any deceases or pests. But over
the this last summer my 'Falling Snow' was attacked with the rather large
(2-3mm), spongy powdery white lice (they have a name but I can't think of it
right now)

I treated it with a spray, and at first it seemed to have worked. The flowers
died but the plant remained fine. After 5 or 6 days I discovered a few more
small creatures, sprayed again and right after that the plant died. I tried to
make some cuttings because 'Falling Snow' is a very easy plant to do that with
but to no avail. And I have searched all over the interneet for an other one but
cannot find any. Is this variety not popular these days anymore? It was one of
my favorites.

Thank you for any information on where to find an other one.

Thank you,
Milli.

 

I haven't had any problems for a long time with any deceases or pests. But over the this last summer my 'Falling Snow' was attacked with the rather large (2-3mm), spongy powdery white lice (they have a name but I can't think of it right now)

I treated it with a spray, and at first it seemed to have worked. The flowers died but the plant remained fine. After 5 or 6 days I discovered a few more small creatures, sprayed again and right after that the plant died. I tried to make some cuttings because 'Falling Snow' is a very easy plant to do that with but to no avail. And I have searched all over the interneet for an other one but cannot find any. Is this variety not popular these days anymore? It was one of my favorites.

Thank you for any information on where to find an other one.

Thank you,
Milli.

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Believe this is a seed pod.  Can someone confirm this please.

Thanks

Sent from my IPhone
Lynda C. Welchel

Same plant. Seed pod?  Thanks

Sent from my IPhone
Lynda C. Welchel

Yes indeed it is a seed pod!  Leave it in place until it shrivels up and
turns hard and brown.  Then you can cut it open and plant the seeds.
It's lots of fun!

Janet in Denmark WI


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From: "Lynda Welchel" <TXSun@...>
To: "avconnectionn" <avconnectionn@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 7:42 AM
Subject: AVC Pic 2 [1 Attachment]


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Hi, I'm new to this group. I have this plant and I can't find a photo or a
listing of it anywhere that I've searched on the Web.

I got the leaf, can't remember from whom, and grew it into a plant. It has made
its first bloom--very frilly petals of pale mauve and darker purple edging (very
pretty). Bloom is quite large. Leaves are plain and a medium green. It's a
standard size. Got a clue or a photo?

Lanna.