Monday, October 23, 2006


African violet grown from a cut leaf.. Posted by Picasa
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2 comments:

Unknown said...

I am so jealous... I have tried to propagate African violets from cut leaves many, many times and have never had any luck! Any hints?

3:20 AM
David (Snappy) said...

Hi Blackswamp girl, this is the first baby plant i have grown from a leaf cutting.I selected a good fat healthy leaf,filled a glass with water. Covered a glass with paper and wrapped an elastic band around the paper.I made a hole in the paper and poked the stem through so it was immersed in water.It sat on the windowsill away from direct sunlight.It grew translucent roots.it was then transplanted into a pot.I kept it moist and the parent leaf away from the soil.A few months later I found baby leaves growing up from the soil.I cant remember which African violet it grew from, the purple flowered or white/purple flower.Good luck if you try!

11:43 AM

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