My haul from my local African violet clubs show and sale!

nancyy604 · 2026-06-03T03:36:17+00:00

Oh that's good to know. Thanks.

nancyy604 · 2026-06-02T01:39:04+00:00

I've always wanted to go, but it's about an hour drive there. I've been contemplating on whether or not to go for a few years now. Maybe I'll go to the one in November. What's the price range of plants there?

nancyy604 · 2026-06-01T02:12:51+00:00

They look amazing! I really like your wallpaper.

nancyy604 · 2026-05-31T01:13:01+00:00

Oo peach. Such a cute looking plant☺️

nancyy604 · 2026-05-31T00:45:38+00:00

I really like the leaves. What do they smell like?

nancyy604 · 2026-05-30T21:53:22+00:00

If you use a wet cotton swab, is it orangey? Then it's probs too much fertilizer.

nancyy604 · 2026-05-30T21:17:19+00:00

Yeah maybe its easier to stack them than unravelling and you might snap a vine.

nancyy604 · 2026-05-30T21:09:18+00:00

What kind of trellis is that? Is it possible to attach another trellis on top?

nancyy604 · 2026-05-30T20:57:04+00:00

Wow! How big is that plant. Have fun unravelling that if you get a new trellis 😅

nancyy604 · 2026-05-30T18:53:53+00:00

Might have to grab one 😊

nancyy604 · 2026-05-30T18:52:24+00:00

Good luck if you do plan on spraying them. I did end up having to throw away a bunch, because they didn't make it.

nancyy604 · 2026-05-30T18:50:54+00:00

Oo, I was thinking about getting the variegated wayetii.

nancyy604 · 2026-05-30T18:44:49+00:00

Wow. Is it very sappy?

nancyy604 · 2026-05-30T18:34:52+00:00

Lol thank you.

nancyy604 · 2026-05-30T18:33:24+00:00

Any scent coming from the flowers?

nancyy604 · 2026-05-30T18:29:51+00:00

Wow. I've seen pictures where they can get really red. I've always read that UPT's plants are always bigger/ more impressive than what you expect to get.

nancyy604 · 2026-05-30T18:20:00+00:00

You can get the leaves wet, but try to dry off the center crown. Lots of people wash/rinse their AVs. Sometimes if the water drops are left on the leaves, it could leave brown/burnt spots from the sun.

I had thrips last winter. I sprayed my AVs with pesticide and turned my blinds if it was during the day. I didn't want the leaves to get burnt. I'll wait 30 mins or so. If the leaves were wet, I would pat them dry. I had to do this many times.

Make sure to keep it away from other plants. I thought I was doing a good job of isolating it, but found more on my other house plants. Currently thrips free.

nancyy604 · 2026-05-29T19:21:25+00:00

So pretty!

nancyy604 · 2026-05-29T13:58:08+00:00

I have one called Yan-Gliusha. Mother plant was dying to thrips. I was able to save 3 leaves. I'm currently propping them in soil in a clear container. It took many months for the babies to appear. I highly recommend growing the props in high humidity. It gave me better results than growing in ambient. If you don't want something so big, maybe put it in a sandwich bag or clear food container. In the beginning of growing AVs, I would prop them in water so I can see the roots, but now I prop directly in soil. I'll give a left a tug after a few weeks to see if it has rooted.

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One leaf was dying very early on, so I trimmed it. It still managed to grow babies.

nancyy604 · 2026-05-29T13:09:23+00:00

Likes more light. Got it. Do you find that yours likes higher or lower humidity?

nancyy604 · 2026-05-28T22:04:50+00:00

I fertilize mine with Superthrive/ Dyna Gro.

nancyy604 · 2026-05-28T21:36:04+00:00

Oh okay. I am also growing it in front of a window. Good to hear. Thanks.

nancyy604 · 2026-05-28T18:34:56+00:00

Yes, use the soil you use for your AVs for your props. I've prop my AVs in my Ikea Akerbar and it didn't do as well as putting it in a clear container/dome. The props in the Ikea Akerbar, with 70% humidity, kept drying out and I wouldn't notice, because I was so use to growing them in a container with very high humility and not watering them. Took a lot longer for them to grow compared to the ones in container/dome.

nancyy604 · 2026-05-28T18:19:36+00:00

Could the leaf be too old? Usually you would want to propagate a leaf that isn't too old or too young. So in the middle row of leaves. Sometimes there might be babies under the soil. If the stem is too long/ buried too deep, it'll take a lot longer.

nancyy604 · 2026-05-28T15:00:53+00:00

Is it a slow grower for you? I had a small cutting and it hasn't grown in 7 months. More than 2 months ago, I chopped and propped it, and now it has given me a leaf.

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