African Violets and Gesneriads: Feel free to upload your new blooms - Part II, 1 by RainGazer

RainGazer wrote:
And I forgot to say how GORGEOUS those Streps are Jan! I love them! There are some true beauties in the Shenandoah series. That was sooooo sweet of Brenda to send those to you!

I haven't grown any Pings from leaf yet, Jan. Ki and I did some reading, and it seems you're supposed to take the leaves when they're sort of dormant. The Mexican Pings aren't really supposed to go actually dormant, but they go through a phase called something I can't remember. Wish Ki was here, because she probably remembers. Anyway, if I remember right, they're more succulent and don't secrete the juice during the wintertime and those are the leaves you're supposed to put down. I'm going to try it, and I'm trying to get seeds from this one, too, but don't know if that will work out. If it does, I'll send you some of the seeds. :o)

This Ping has another bud, too! See it coming out of the center, behind the flower?