A watched pot never boils, and a watched African violet never blooms. ;-)

Hear, hear!

Debi-

Do you fertilize them?

the suckers in baggies - did they root? If you gently pull them by the leaf - do you feel that they are rooted and holding to the soil? If they did - you can graduially remove the baggies.

Keep us posted.

Irina

A very wise person once told me, "Just because you can't see activity above the ground doesn't mean that a whole new world isn't forming below."

I say quit watching it and get yourself some more leaves or babies and start some more so you'll have things to keep up with.

It will all come.

Dora

Can they get closer to the glass? Maybe they want a bit more light. I have mine about 2-6in from a south facing window covered with sheer mesh. They bloom and grow well there. I also have one almost right up against the glass in a north facing window with blinds, and it grows, although slowly. I don't know if it will bloom there, it's an experiment. If it doesn't bloom this summer there, I'll know it probably won't ever bloom there. I have had AVs bloom in an east facing window at my last place, but they didn't bloom as frequently as they do now in this south facing window. I'd say move it to about 6in away if you can, and see how that goes. If you can't, I think it will eventually bloom anyway. Just reduce your looking at it to when you are watering it : )

Hi and thanks ~
Irina ~ yes the babies already had roots when I put them in a 2 oz solo up, I did take them out of the baggie as I noticed a few of the leaves turned soggy and went limp. One is in a wicked pot, the other is not, I just water when needed.

Quinn ~ I can move it closer to the glass, I will try that. One thing to note, the recently bought one has very few leaves, and they have long stems. The one in question (the one that refuses to bloom) the leaves are all very compact, close together, and you can't see the soil when looking down on the plant like you can on the other one. And the size of the leaves is much smaller on the problem one than on the other. Does this make a difference? There is no neck, just a lot of leaves.

Thanks again for the help and advise. . . debi

Debi -

that's a fine line - bagged plant should have hi air humidity - and just barely moist soil. Ovewater the bagged plant or leaf - they rot.

Some plants have naturally longer petioles (leaf stems) - and some shorter. Shouldn't be affecting the ability to bloom.

How long ago did you repot this stubborn plant, what soil did you use and how do you fertilize?
If the soil is relatvely fresh and not compacted - normally you canot keep it from blooming.

If eerything is OK and it stil doesn't bloom - give it to a friend. Somtimes - it will not perform for you - but will bloom its head off for another person.

Irina

Good news! I have buds both on the new one as well as the one that went thru the major makeover.

I did however move them to a north(bright light) window, I don't think that made a difference but at least I know they will grow/thrive there.

Happy dance!