6" Live Pink African Violet Houseplant $12.99 at amazon.com Organic African Violet Mix 4qt Bag and Violet! Liquid Plant Food $36.98 at amazon.com How Often Do African Violets Need to Be Repotted?

If your African violet flowers are dying, there are a few things you need to check, especially if they’re wilting, drooping or turning brown.

Ensure you use a specially formulated African violet potting mix if you need to repot. African Violets are available in a range of stunning color. Pale foliage, lack of growth.

It just appeared after 50-plus years. An African violet like this multicolored beauty needs the proper balance of light, water, fertilizer and temperature to thrive. (Courtesy of Sharon Pennant) ...

African violets, those cheerful, shade-loving houseplants native to Tanzania and introduced to the U.S. in the late 1800s, are finally having their day in the sun: the National Garden Bureau has ...

Some gardeners shy away from the African violet because of its reputation for difficulty. And admittedly, if you are a first-time plant owner, it's understandable. But for those with a little more ...

Cornell Cooperative Extension Oneida County answers home and garden questions which can be emailed tohomeandgarden@cornell.edu or call 315-736-3394, press 1 and ext. 333. Leave your question, name ...

Presently, more than 10,000 African violet varieties exist. Flowers appear in every version of violet, purple, and pink, and there is even a yellow cultivar that was bred with painstaking persistence.

To propagate your African violet, snip off a leaf from a healthy plant. Dip the cut end in a rooting hormone and then plant the stem about 1 inch into a pot filled with moist soil.

African violets, those cheerful, shade-loving houseplants introduced to the U.S. in the late 1800s, are finally having their day in the sun.

Mar. 24 - Spring is here, and with it comes the annual Rocky Mountain African Violet Council Spring Show & Sale at the Denver Botanic Gardens. For 20-plus years the council has held its event in March ...