African Violets need a lot of attention. They are particular about their environment and handling. Being indoor plants, they thrive on a constant temperature, not too hot nor too cold. They need bright, indirect sunlight in order to grow and produce flowers. Direct sunlight will burn their delicate leaves. For watering, they should be watered from a bottom tray, never from the top of the pot. Especially don't get the leaves wet as this will cause molds and kill them. Watering should be done once a week, from the tray, and more frequent during the warmer summer months. If they begin to wilt, water them and they should revive, but don't let them go too long without water.A water-soluble fertilizer can be used during the flowering months. My African Violets bloom late summer through early spring. Pruning of the plants help them to grow. Brown and dead leaves, as well as spent flowers, should be clipped with sharp scissors. This will encourage new growth. Occasionally, these violets will fall prey to insect pests, mealy bugs, aphids, spider mites. It is difficult to eradicate them as the leaves of the violets should not get wet with pesticides. If possible, through the infected plant away and start over, or cut a leave and propagate it to begin a new plant. Propagation of a leaf will take 3-4 weeks before roots will begin to grow. At this point it may be planted in the appropriate substrate, one that holds water but has good drainage.

African violets thrive inside with temperatures between 68 and 85 but can survive hotter temps if there is a fan blowing or air conditioning, please note: they cannot survive direct sun they will burn up.

Wild violets grow well in full to partial shade. They will spread nicely.

Botanists and Horticulturists are biologists who study cactus plants [Cactaceae family] and African violets [Saintpaulia spp].

Yes, A hibiscus flower is a bisexual & complete flower as it has all 4 whorls present [calyx, corrola, stamen & carpel]

The African violet's botanical name is Saintpaulia and it originated from Africa where it is very tropical. African violets grow as single stemmed multiple stemmed plants. Some trailing varities trail over the pot. Flowers come in an array of colors of: yellow, peach, rose, pink, fushia, purple, plum, lavender, blue, white and many colors en between. Blossoms come in single, semi doub, double, wasp (looks like an insect), Chimera or pinwheel, multicolored blossoms. Its very interesting to grow African violets.

To put it simply a violet looks like a purplish blue color with square, triangle shaped leaves.

African violets do not like direct sunlight because the leaves will be burned and unsightly spots will appear. They do need good light from the north or east window. They require 8 to 10 hours a day to bloom well. You can also grow violets using flourescent lighting. Give enough water to keep violets moist (not soaking wet) all the time.

If your asking about African violets they can be found in some plant nursuries or in your local hardware store. They can be found online also. African violets are sold pretty much all over the world. I have shipped to different countries when I had my business.

African Violets have seeds just like many flowers. The seeds are so small they almost look like 1/4 of an Ant.

The seeds need moist and warm conditions. When planted the germination times vary by cross and by cultural conditions, but most seeds will germinate within 9 to 60 days, some may take longer.

The best things about African violets is that they bloom over and over. A real special flower for sure.

Now days there's a rainbow of colors and varieties; Purple, light purple to blue, all shades of pink, including fantasy (darker speckles on flowers) there are even yellow flowers now, white, pink and white, purple and white, very dark purple/black almost.

An African violet likes moist soil with no direct sun and plenty of fertilizer. When watering, blot off any access water on plant. Keep your African violet in a room between 62˚F and 72˚F. Fertilize everytime you water. Violets need at least six to eight hours of daylight a day.

To produce seeds, the African violet must be pollinated, either by itself (rarely happens), by insects (happens sometimes) or by human intervention.

African violets have both male and female attributes so they can be "self-crossed" or pollinated with pollen of any other African violet.

When pollination works, a seed pod will appear at the base of the flower. You have to wait until the pod grows, and dries (it turns brown). The whole process can take up to 9-10 months.

When the seed pod is mature, you only have to gently open it with a sharp knife and get the seeds. One seed pod usually produce at least 500 seeds (seeds are almost as small as dust).

From seed it takes about 7 to 9 months until it flowers.

It's a symbol of sweetness and appreciation.

This depends on the variety, amount of light, fertilizer, and the plant it receives. Some African violet plants bloom every month and hold their blooms for long periods of time before it whithers and dies which is refered to as a sticktite blossom. Other varieties only bloom two times a year.

These types of African violets ane called Variegatedbecause of their gorgeous rich leaf color from white, creams,pinks,light green,dark green, and even mosaic. Beware; variegated varieties need certain light and weather requirements to keep the variegation contrasts otherwise the leaf color revert back to all green.

No, direct sunshine on your African violet will cause the leaves to have burned spots on them. This should be avoided. Place violets in good bright indirect light such as a North window or artificial lighting such as flourescrnt bulbs.

Yes, there are some varieties with this type of leaf. See related web sites.

Sweet violets are different from African violets. Sweet violets grow well outside in warm and humid weather. They grow in California as my Mother In Law grows them in her front yard. She used to live in Kansas and she brought some with her when she moved to California.

No, African violets thrive better indoors because of possibilities of insect infestation and they are sensitive to extreme weather changes. There are some outdoors violets but these are not African violets. They produce small purple blossoms, these are wild violets.

No, you may not use soil in which you grow an African violet [Saintpaulia spp] for growing other plants. But yes, you may use African violet-type soil for growing other plants. It's going to be a restricted, less familiar range of plants. Specifically, African violets need a soil whose pH is in the upper limits of neutral and lower limits of alkaline, in the range of 6.6 - 7.0. Most plants that are familiar to gardeners inside the house and out prefer the lower limits of neutral and the upper limits of acidic, in the range of 5.5 - 6.0 - 6.5.