Hi I was hoping maybe you could help me because I'm not getting any answers online. This is a pup of a 30 year old plant that had the same exact issue. The leaves fell off but but not before newer leaves tried to grow but they were dwarfed in appearance but they dried up and died and all I'm left with is the stalk but it appears to be drying up too. Can I save it? I've included pictures so that you can see what I mean.
I guess it's probably dead by now. I have found African violets to be quite hard to keep alive. I just got one a couple of days back and now it seems to be dying. The leaves are droopy. It was in moist soil when I got it. I gave it some water after a day of sitting on the north window sill. So, it looks like it's going to quit on me soon for pretty much no reason at all. Sorry, I can't be of help. If it's still around, keep it in moist but not wet soil and away from direct sun.
I'm certainly no expert with African Violets, but I think they need to dry out in between waterings.
I think I killed it by putting it where it might have gotten a couple of hours of sun. I compounded my error by watering it when I saw the droopy leaves. :) I am trying to propagate from the leaves to salvage something out of it. The plant is almost certainly dead.
Sorry to hear that. Gardening is trial and error. You have learned something: so that is a good thing.
Ok I always shied away from african violets because I heard they were so finicky. On a whim I got 2 on clearance at Walmart because they looked poorly and gave it ago. This is what I have found. They NEED to be almost if not root bound. When you repot them the new pot needs to be only slightly bigger. Next as said above let them dry our before their next watering. As any plant prune dead flowers and leaves. In some situations an issue is getting the leaves wet so always water from the base if possible, some of mine I cant help it.
They are super easy to propagate! Find someone with a live one with extra bottom leaves. Take as many as they can spare as you will fail a few times. Take the leaf from the base, cut the leaf in half (cut the end off), plant it in moist soil and dont let it dry out as much as the adults but dont let it stay wet(I fail at this a lot). Eventually you will get new leaves like my smallest one here.
Pots.. I got those little ceramic pots for 1.27 a piece at Menards and they are amazing for African violets. hope this helps!
Cute pots!
lol thanks, the bunny and chick were Easter clearance items =P
I'm kind of surprised your African Violets are doing so well in those cute pots. I have always thought you had to grow your AV in clay pots. You are doing something right!
Well, I've heard, been told, clay is best, then plastic, then glazed pots
You do have some super skills. I am just going to stay away from AV and gardenias for some time (I killed all of about dozen or so healthy gardenias that were in a single pot with several buds when i bought it trader Joe's. I babied it a lot managed to get dozens more buds but they refused to open and then spider mites appeared out of nowhere and my proactive measures killed them all.) I hate killing plants, especially ones that flower.
You do have some super skills. I am just going to stay away from AV and gardenias for some time (I killed all of about dozen or so healthy gardenias that were in a single pot with several buds when i bought it trader Joe's. I babied it a lot managed to get dozens more buds but they refused to open and then spider mites appeared out of nowhere and my proactive measures killed them all.) I hate killing plants, especially ones that flower.
