This is my first violet, she is 2yo and I'm very proud of her! Lately i noticed the new leaves are pointy and wiggly, and there's been a little more peripheral leaf wilt than before. Any ideas what's up?
Ive been giving it a splash of water (about 1/4 pint) daily in a non draining pot. I fertilize once a week w/4-3-6, 1/2 tsp in 500ml (water bottle). The plant sits near a south facing window in Los Angeles. It's been flowering continuously for a yr since i started fertilizing, so i figured things couldn't be that bad.
There's a lot of cat hair on there, i don't see any webs.
by janetcake
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those lower hanging grey leaves are normal die-off, so nothing to worry about. the lowest level of the crown is super close to the rim of the pot, so it’s just making space and removing old leaves from its crown to better organize its resources throughout the plant.
you don’t need to be watering it so often, but if you’ve been doing it for 2 years, then do what’s been working for you! i personally let mine dry out and water them once a week (bottom watering).
your plant looks extremely happy and healthy! from what i can see, no need to change anything you’re doing. the crown is pretty dense so if you wanted, you could decrease the lighting since south facing is the brightest you can give a plant. but totally up to you- the plant doesn’t seem to be complaining!