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African Violets and Gesneriads: Never toss a tuber!, 1 by bsimpson1972

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bsimpson1972 wrote:
Hey everyone!

Here's is why you should never toss a Gesneriad tuber unless it's rotten away: This Chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana tuber was dormant for about 4 months. Last week I thought about tossing it but gave it a quick check, found it still firm and decided to keep it. This is how it looks now, putting out two shoots: