African Violets and Gesneriads: July Blooms: Part 2, 1 by bmedel

bmedel wrote:
Ohhh, can't wait till my Country Kitten grows up a bit and makes blooms like yours!! Gorgeous!!

Yes, I did straight perlite with your leaves, it was hard to keep them moist enough at first, the water kept settling to the bottom. I finally found I needed to mist them good once a week even under the dome. But you have a lot more humidity than I do so it would be interesting to see how it works for you.

I did my next batch of leaves from Nancy and Susan in 2/3 perlite and 1/3 vermeculite and it helped the moisture issue a lot so I think that's my preferred way now..... but it will change next week. LOL I'm always trying something new.

This is not a gessie but I am in love with this new iris. I dug it up from a 60 year old home site last year and didn't know what I'd get?? But now I have several of these purple freckled ones just starting to bloom and I'm in love. Yes, it's first part of July and I am just getting my first iris blooms!! Loooong winters!! LOL