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African Violets

August 6, 2008 by Jeanne

So at noon it was time to take a break, but I can’t bear to look at more housework, other than Mount Washmore the laundry pile which must be tackled today. I took out the beautiful yellow cachepots Anna Polina sent me. I really like how they set off the green walls in our Florida room, and my African Violets needed repotting, so off I went to repot them.
These African Violets are special. My sister Mary gave me leaf cuttings at Christmastime and I grew them from leaves from her plants. She gave me six leaves, two of each of three colors she had in her living room, and one died. I have no idea which surived. Imagine my surprise today when I saw a white bud on one!
I seem to have a knack for raising African Violets. The one in my office blooms profusely, and the ones in the Florida room are thick, green and healthy, and now budding.
I transplanted them into larger pots and got a surprise bonus; a tiny little offshoot plant! It went into a third pot. A little water, and now I have three gorgeous cachepots on the windowsill filled with African Violets, waiting for Pierre to knock them all down.
A few tips on raising great African Violets:
  • East or West light is best…think diffuse, bright light
  • Let them get pot bound. This means let them get too big for their pots. They bloom more that way.
  • Let them dry out between waterings. More African Violets die from overwatering than anything else.

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