African Violets and Gesneriads: how limp can streps get?, 1 by Keyring

Keyring wrote:
just thought I'd share how limp a strep can get and still recover.

I'm not recommending that anyone treat their streps this way, but this should show you how they are adapted to deal with periods of drought. (They are *not* adapted to deal with prolonged boggy conditions.)

The few streps I have get this kind of treatment all the time :-( so I am now looking at growing mostly the highly dry-growing ones like kentaniensis and its progeny.....

Anyway, notice how the leaves have flopped so much that it's a very low mound of flabby material sitting on the pot and draped over the side.