Murk,

Flowers have a natural life-span. They are not on your violet permanently. They bloom and then, after a while, they die. As long as your plant stays healthy and receives proper care, there will be more flowers coming along.

Linda

Aha - everblooming violets are usually made of plastic....

Murka /Murzik - and the rest of them cats - I feel that you can be at the beginning of the wonderful journey of becoming a good AV grower. You will enjoy it all the way - but as usually - you need a good book or a good website to learn the basics.
Whatever you can find in your local library or on Amazon - by Melvin Robey is excellent. rachelsreflections.org website is wonderful. And if Murka and Murzik are Russian cats - they can look up senpolia.ru site.

good Luck

irina

I find that any AVs that is already in bloom when I have picked it up, need to be repoted right away. It has been in that that pot and soil for at least 4-5 month to bring it to bloom. Then there is the problem that most store bought plants are in soil that just to heavy for growing at home. A good book is" You CAN Grow African Violets, by Joyce and Kent Stork". You can pick it up for $18.00 at the AVSA web sit http://www.avsa.org/shop/books-publications/books-publications/you-can-grow-african-violets-1

You need to get it out of the pot it is in and into a lighter soil mix which is explained in the book . Also it is better to repot into a small pot than a big pot. The plant should be 2/3 size of the pot (smaller). If The pot is to big the roots will rot. AVS also like to be root bound and they will not start blooming again until their roots have filled up the new pot

The fast way to kill a African Violet. TO MUCH LOVE! ( water)

Here is a link that might be useful: American African Violet Society --book store