African Violets and Gesneriads: my new violet from my sister, 1 by Allison_FL

Allison_FL wrote:
Eunice Beautiful new plants !
Your Streptucarpus plant Christmas Morning ! Wonderful ! I have had this one a long time. I grow mine in pan pots. Low pots some people call them bulb pans. One thing important about Strep's is they like to be dry. If you over water them they will wilt and die. If they are dry and wilt water them they will come right back !
Your's could use a larger pot but like shallow. Their roots are shallow and they like them toward the top. How nice you have a baby , With Streps the do
have more crown no need to seperate but trim and cut
leaves. They do not bloom from the crown but from the leaf axels. A leaf will bloom so many times and stop so new foliage is always need for blooming with Streptocarpus plants.
They also like it cool. And grow good at end of light tube or natural light. All mine are in natural light.
Progated by leaves is very fast and easy.
Like Jill mentioned there is a lot of info in our second sticky .
Enjoy they are wonderful ! Here is a picture of mine !