African Violets and Gesneriads: Here are my 1st 3 streps and my dying chimera :-(, 1 by PlantMomto3

PlantMomto3 wrote:
Maureen,

I'm so sorry about your chimera. I looked at your photo and it looked like the soil was pretty soggy. Was it? To me, it looks like the plant could have died from being too soggy when put in the box. It also looked very tiny. I know you took off the outer leaves, but still, very tiny. If it was due to the cold, I believe some of the leaf edges of the streps would be affected. Is it still within the time period to call Rob's? I don't order from Rob's anymore because of this problem--tiny, tiny plants. My last order was placed late fall, early winter about 2 years ago and I had to use the expensive express shipping and I lost at least half of the plants I ordered--quite a feat for me since I've had AV's since I was 15 and somewhat know what I'm doing (I'm 38 now).

I received two chimeras yesterday with no heat pack and they were great. One plant is 11" across. Of course, blossoms are shot, but that's to be expected after flying halfway across the country.

Again, I am so sorry. I know too well what it's like to be disappointed with a plant.