Hi! I honestly know nothing about keeping African violets alive, but the purple and white striped ones have always been my favorite flower. So, when I saw this one at the store, I knew I wanted to take it home. The petals have started curling in on themselves.
Any idea what I am doing wrong? I just put it into this smaller pot. It was in a much larger one but I read where they like smaller ones. The soil is damp currently, but I may have been overwatering? I’ve had it for about a week so it’s possible I’ve been watering it too often.
It is currently under a grow light which I just installed yesterday. The weather in Georgia (USA) has been pretty dreary so we haven’t had a lot of sun. That, and my back porch doesn’t get much sun in general.
Any advice would be helpful! Thank you!
by BicycleSamurai
3 Comments
AVs don’t like to be too wet and are susceptible to root rot. I water mine once a week via bottom watering. Prune off the shriveled flowers and allow the soil to dry out a bit before the next water. They also like bright indirect light!
It’ll perk up with more light! Maybe start some stem cuttings too!
I can’t tell from the picture, but does the pot have drainage? The leaves look like either under watering or over watering. Like SuperNova, I mean SuPurrNova said, take off the flowers and allow it to dry a bit before watering again. Looks like a couple of leaves have turned brown, if so, those can be removed too. Best of luck.