I have lots of flowers but they are hidden under the leaves. What is the main problem here? Too many leaves? Water, temperature, light, fertilizer issues?
Growth notes:
- This is a mini African Violet
- Watering from a wick system
- Temperature is 73-77F indoors
- Light is from bright LEDs and I get a lot of leaf growth
- I might be under-fertilizing. I add very dilute fertilizer for African Violets monthly.
I have a non-mini purple Saintpaulia that starts flower buds like this (under the leaves) but then the flowers emerge above the crown once they mature. This mini is blooming under the leaves. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
by cloudyeve
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I can’t edit the main post, but the humidity range is 45-65% by the plants, usually 55-60%.
Are the flower stalks very short? If they are long, you can gently adjust the leaves and carefully move the flower stalk. I usually do that before the flowers blooms if its tucked underneath the leaves. I like to feed my AV quarter strength with every watering. You could remove a few leaves, but I wouldn’t say that’s too many leaves.
It might just take a little time.
Did you get this from Baby Violets?
You have to groom outermost leaves so the others can lay down and make room for flowers. Also, this plant is seriously nutrient deficient. That pea green color isn’t normal, there’s a vendor that sells starved violets that look like this. Plants need fertilizer, it’s like protein for humans.