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I have a Christmas Cactus that bloomed at Christmas. Now it is blooming again in early March. It does have artificial plant lights and natural lite also. I noticed that only one side of the plant bloomed at Christmas and now I think the other side is blooming. Is that possible? but of course I'm delighted!
Christmas cacti (and their relatives) also respond to temperature changes. If the plant is kept in a place where temperatures have been inconsistent, it could have triggered blooming. Read more about Christmas cacti care here!
The center of my violets tend to get very small and upright? Am. I doing something wrong or am I just a worrywart?
My wife loves african violets. Our kitchen faces south and there is not enough room to put any plants . She has been growing them for at least the last10 years and they are butifull. There must be at least 20 plants. In the summer we put them on the back porch where there is no direct sun lite and they are doing very well.
Thanks for the nice information As I want to keep them in my bedroom which sounds like it will be a good position
Love to potter in the garden.
Arlene
I have 5 the foliage is beautiful, they get so big I have to trim some leaves down.no blooms fertilize every two weeks from bottom up. in sunroom, they look happy but no blooms, what do I do. they look so healthy. hope you can help. thank you.
I have 5 violets. beautiful leaves. water every two weeks from bottom up. they do not bloom. they are in our sunroom in calif. what should different?
I have all of mine in a pebble pan. The one thing that I have learned over the years is that they like plenty of humidity. By grouping them together in a vintage baking pans on a bed of pretty stones I have been able to keep them in almost constant bloom.
Hope this helps
If African violets dislike wet leaves, why are they included in plants for a terrarium? Btw, Do you recommend the double pots for violets?
To maintain the humidity that African violets need, we set the pots in watertight metal or plastic trays filled with water and gravel or pebbles. Just maintain a shallow level of water in the tray adding a little water at a time. Do not allow the pots to sit in water; set them on pebbles or on inverted shallow pot saucers. Easier control of humidity is to plant violets in large glass goblets, aquarium, or terrariums as mentioned on this page.
African violets' increased humidity helps maintain water in the soil of the terrarium.
Do not water directly onto the leaves. Water directly into the substrate.
It's not the easiest terrarium plant if you're a beginner. Read more here:
http://vivariumguide.com/building-an-african-violet-terrarium/
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