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African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha)

African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha)

Background

African violets can be an ideal houseplant.  This plant blooms also all year round and is very low maintenance.  It comes in vibrant single colored blooms or bi-colored blooms (more than one color per plant).

Care

African Violet plants like to be kept is a smaller pot.  You should keep the soil very moist or even soaked at all times.  African violet plants do not like cold water or water on the leaves of the plant at any time. 

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Propagation

African violets can be propagated very easily.  All you need to do is cut of a leaf and stem (length: longest that can be cut) then plant in water or extremely damp soil.  Make sure the leaf does not touched by the water. 

 

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