African Violets and Gesneriads: Propagation question, 1 by Allison_FL

Allison_FL wrote:
Yes I don't like Chimeras much as they can only be grown by suckers or leaf stalk. I had a few I sold.
But I really wanted a trailing one. I like to grow the trailers and figured it would be easier to get new Chimera plants.from one that trails.
There was an auction in Spring of Chimera Hawaiian Trail up on Ebay for Canada shipping only. My friend wanted one bad. So I bought it for a gift for her. Then a few months ago she mailed me a tiny sucker I put it in a thumbprint pot now it's in 2 " pot. It's been slow growing but I am Happy to have it !
Then I saw one on Ebay a trailer rare hard to get I've never seen it before or after any where. I paid about % 53.00 . for it. ( In one year it will be a Vintage Av. as anything older than 20 years is vintage) When I got it it came from Canada I thought it would die. I bought it in the summer but she shipped mid September as it was so hot here. It was out of it's pot dry dead roots, most of it's leaves off :(( I had bid on a healthy blooming plant. It was covered with dirt. I put what roots alive in plastic bag and spent a good amount of time washing it's 4 leaves alive in the sink with hot/warm water. I have been so lucky. This was mid-September. It is in a 3 " stuffed pot and when and if it ever stops blooming I will take some of the babies off and put it in a pan pot. It has had a big bouquet of flowers for over a month and more buds each day. I counted at least three bloom stalks not with two leaves but with baskets ( babies growing ) so that will be three babies there :))
They each have 5-7 leaves but I will let them get a little larger before taking them off mom.
No lie it has 50 leaves now. The originaly four leaves are still there their not the prettiest but still on the plant.
This plant as done well for me I am lucky. And now I will have some trailing Chimera rare babies plants in fall to share. The first one goes to my friend Sharon :)) Next one to my Secret Easter Bunny swap buddie :))
Sunray trail is Standard also. I took pictures of it a few weeks ago in bloom now it just has more. I need to get them out of my throw away camera. lol Allison
Sunray Trail
Now I better go get Janice ( Jannich) box packed before my husband turns off lights to put our 15 thousand plus Christmas lights on :))