African Violets and Gesneriads: A NEW Day of Gratitude and Love, 1 by gessiegail

gessiegail wrote:
Sally, I am just learning how to shape a plant (meaning an av) and it is harder than I thought it would be. I use toilet tissue and keep changing it up and over a leaves to see which leaves need to go and which need to stay. She was trying to show my how you take the center 3 and then go down another layer and do the same.

I am ready to switch to all streps...........you think I am kidding...........when I get these to 'market' at the Mother's Day Sale in May, I am going to be very careful about what i buy. I can't grow this many plants (well I can but I may have a breakdown .......lol)

I have been moving solo pots up to 21/2" square with larger (#36 string) and I have been planting for days and not even half way through (but almost half way through)

Lin, isn't it a beauty of a plant. You could grow it in Florida where you live in a protected area. (meaning it doesn't like high winds) Solanum seaforthiana I think I remember the spelling???????????
Uh oh,,we need a picture for my post!