Good thing you found out what you (don't) like. Now go take care of something that doesn't involve negativity in an awesomely positive place like this forum.

(Just replying so it quits being at the top of the page btw)

I know the plant that V. will appreciate - it is called bindweed.
Absolutely care free.

Anyway- he is right - if people start hoarding - any hobby becomes a nasty problem for everybody - cats, dogs, violets...If plants look semi-dead - why keep them? Better 3 happy ones than 333 miserable.

i.

bindweed...?
the poster joined the forum just to vent. Dave thinks AVs will take over the world, personally, I think it is those little white dogs that look like shitzus or blends that seem to be everywhere.

the gr-auntie probably just needed a little more TLC from her family.

Joanane

This post was edited by fortyseven on Mon, Jan 6, 14 at 2:28

I can offer some bindweed from the wild back part of my yard. Will send it for free

Violets are for people who love and care and respect them for their beauty and simplicity. So I am sure they are much better off not having someone who dislikes them as a owner. Afterall they die from being odsess over not to mention in the hands of someone who dislike them. I am sure your great- aunt loved them but maybe was not able to properly care for them and if you had help her you would have enjoyed how lovely they are. Pity, your grand-aunt would have appreciated the time you both would have spent together loving these plants. VELLETA.

It sounds as though your aunt was growing violets before there was much knowledge about the proper way to grow them. But if they made her happy, then good for her. Anyway, to each his own but maybe you could take your negativity elsewhere.

Joanne,

Is this what you mean???

Linda

P.S. It is not 'it's native environment'. It is 'its native environment'.

Linda

English is my first language.

LOL!

AV's in their native environment look VERY VERY ratty most of the year.

Give me a nicely groomed, blooming plant all year round like these hybrid AV's can do!

Linda,
Dog-speak, Dog A on the left to Dog B on the right:
"Hey, when should we announce the take-over?"
"We already have taken over, now, be quiet while I eat my filet mignon then take my nap!"
Joanne

Hahahaha, at first I was going to jape about pestering the designer dog forum instead, but hey, a jackapoo or pugadoodle can't really help what people name them (mutts anyone?). And they may actually be lovable, we'll mannered canines ;-)
As for dogs taking over, there is some college professor who apparently wrote a paper on the conspiracy of dogs and cats using us on their whim...
No clue what that's about, I have a rough tough German shepherd, who sleeps on my pillow, gets liver on each bowl of kibble, has a blanket in each room, and whom I bake peanut butter-liver-asiago cookies for every week... Meh, he ain't spoiled at all...

Actually, they're not designer dogs. The one on the left is a purebred Maltese. Unfortunately, she left me in July. The one on the right is a who-knows-what rescue. I had a German Shepherd once. They're irresistible.

And, so this is African Violet related I will say this: they never eat my violets.

Linda

Linda, I have no problems with any dog, i was just mentioning designer dogs, because I hate the trend of people treating live animals as accessories.
I would be worried if I ever met a jack Russell-gsd mix though ;-p

And as far as I know, AV's are poisonous to pets. - I offered one to my neighbour who hates his wife's cat - didn't give it to him though, I happen to like that cat :-D

Joanne,

Fuzz on a plant's leaves is thought to help protect against too much sun. It also serves to help catch and hold water that will slowly drip off and provide water for the roots. This water on the leaves can also help provide humidity. It also serves as a buffer between the internal water levels in the leaf and the external environment. The pores (stomata) in a leaf are less likely to open when there is water in the nearby environment.

African Violets contain no natural poisons although the chemicals we use to control insects and diseases can be harmful if ingested. And, since we are nearing Christmas, it's time to dispel another untruth. Poinsettias are not poisonous although some people have an allergic reaction to the sap.
Another old wife's tale down the drain.

Biology lesson for today. :)

Linda

For surplus plants that I've been unable to find a home for, I've fantasized about tossing a big fresh AV salad rather than throwing them away. Extra croutons, no olives, and hold the Marathon please ;)

Now, for a matter of FACT i know i can do that with the young eyes of hosta. Sauteed in butter ... AVs, not so sure. I know a feral cat or two I'd like to try AVs out on ... but who wants to waste AVs?

Play nice, Dave.