African Violets and Gesneriads: New Member needs African Violet ID, 1 by gessiegail

gessiegail wrote:
Brenda.........I am pretty new at this myself..........but once it blooms it takes a good 2 months to begin to bloom again...................I read somewhere that when people are wanting to show a plant, they keep cutting any buds that come on until 6 or 7 weeks before showtime............then the plant has many more blooms than normally produced..........

i was the lucky recipient of your leaves..........going to take a picture of the mama leaves and new babies right now...........

PS>>>>>>>>>> Brenda, when I think my plants are too big in diameter, etc.........I take off all the leaves but 4 in the center.........cut the roots off at the bottom and repot in a new pot and bury the neck in the soil...........they come back with a vengeance and prettier than before.............