Repotting African violets freshens their soil, prevents leggy stems, and encourages flowering. Plus, it's an opportunity to try out new pots and remove dead leaves so that your plants look their very ...

With their diminutive size, colorful blooms, and attractive foliage, African violets are popular houseplants. Originating in East Africa, they now come in a variety of leaf and flower colors. Caring ...

Imagine a house plant that blooms all the time and can do so for years – up to half a century or more by some accounts. In fact, if two months go by without any flowers, it means you need to make some ...

Q: I have had a little African violet for one year. A couple of blossoms opened around its birthday. Since then the leaves are curling under and very limp. Is there a cure? I water weekly by putting ...

African violets are one of the most popular and recognizable houseplants. They come in a variety of sizes and flower colors. A common frustration among African violet gardeners is why the plant either ...

Last week I fielded a question from a reader who was looking for tips on how to get African violets to bloom. Being inexperienced with growing these fuzzy-leaved beauties myself, I went digging for ...

I prefer to grow my plants outside, but I have to say that African violets are beautiful indoor plants. If you grow African violets you will have to resist the temptation to touch them. Just like ...

African violets are easy to grow, nonstop blooms, compact size and new varieties with crazy colors means now is the time to start your collection. Bigstock No, African violets are not just for your ...

African violets are easily propagated from leaf cuttings placed into a suitable rooting medium, such as vermiculite, perlite, sphagnum peat moss, sand or a combination of these. Although cuttings will ...

Oh, the African violet! Who can resist a smile upon seeing those brightly colored flowers and velvety leaves? My memory is filled with visions of the purple, pink, and white flowers on my Aunt Rosie's ...

The dark days of winter are slowly becoming more bright by late February. This provides better light conditions for houseplants. Not only brighter light, but more minutes of light each day. Now is a ...

Violet Saintpaulias flowers, commonly known as African violets. It has been 25 years since a group of my students presented me with a plant that I recognized as an African violet. The plant had dark ...