...and a gorgeous bloom it is. Congrats on your victory!

Congratulations. What a beautiful bloom. Did you have to get rid of a lot of violets?

Thanks!

And yup, lost something like 70% of the collection.

Oh that's such a shame. It's terrible to loose so many.

How did you get them clean? How'd you maintain the temperature and what did you use?

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/afrviolet/msg0413030121105.html?21

Link to the original thread. I reiterate that salvaging is more heart-breaking than tossing the entire collection, and is probably not worth it.