African Violets - Temperature and Ventilation
The best thing about African violets - these beautiful East African natives - is their tolerance of the usual household heat. Too often delightful house plants, for bloom and survival, must be grown at less than sixty degrees, an uncomfortable... Read More...
Forcing Bulbs for Indoor Bloom - Part II
Last time we discussed forcing bulbs and also the use of cold frames in filling the February days with color. Now we will look at drawing blooms up and using those special “glasses” for growing and showing off your bulbs. Part I... Read More...
African Violets Culturally Speaking
Many plants are grown for their foliage. Not so the African violet. Although without a single bud or blossom it is a beautiful pot plant, flowers are the reward everyone seeks and the owner of a non-blooming specimen suffers frustration. The... Read More...
African Violets More than a House Plant
African violets have many attractions to those how grow them at home. One of their pluses is that success can most certainly be achieved even under rather makeshift conditions. However, no one can dispute the possibilities of the African violet... Read More...
African Violet - The Discovery
The African violet is, of course, not a violet at all even though it does come from Africa and its more usual deep purple blooms are of violet form and color. Actually it is a member of the Gesneria family to which belongs the velvet-leaved... Read More...
African Violet Diseases is it Really?
Question I have 60 African violet seedlings in 2-inch pots and a number have odd crisscross veinings in the leaves. One plant has a pinkish hue on top. These odd markings do not seem to hurt the growth but what causes them? Is it a disease? AD,... Read More...
African Violet - The Early Days
Growing Episcias from Seed
Episcias are tender tropical plants, with beautiful foliage and tubular flowers, natives of the American tropics. They are trailers and they make beautiful basket plants for the home or greenhouse. Flowers come in shades of blue or lavender,... Read More...
Episcias - Striking Cousins of the African Violet
It is a rare occasion for a really NEW plant to be introduced and episcias, popularly known as “flame violets” are by no means new to house plant collections. They have, however, from time to time had a rapid climb in popularity... Read More...
Pest Control on African Violets
African violets are subject to a number of pests and diseases. However, growing them in sterilized soil and giving them regular washings will help you avoid trouble. New plants should always be isolated from older plants for three or four weeks. Crown... Read More...
