|
| I received a baby african violet as a christmas present from a friend. It's quite tiny (the pot is... 3in across at the most). As with any plant, there were a few dead leaves hanging off of it, so I clipped off the dead ones and pulled up some that had shriveled up in the soil. After pulling off about 3 leaves, I noticed there was a cluster where some were missing already and it's growing sort of lopsided in the pot. So I have a very simple question. Are there two plants in my new violet's pot? Or... is it just one? I think it's just one but since I second guessed myself, I just wanted to be certain. Otherwise I think the plant looks healthy. More pictures in the next reply. |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
| A side view. Closeup in the next reply. |
|
| Last one, a closeup of the crown. Is my plant just bald on the one side or is it actually two plants? |
|
- Posted by plantomaniac08 8 (My Page) on Fri, Dec 21, 12 at 14:07
| Looking at that last photo, that looks like two plants to me. Planto |
|
- Posted by Perle_de_Or Zone 7 (My Page) on Fri, Dec 21, 12 at 16:08
| I agree it looks like two plants, the second on being smaller. |
|
- Posted by dognapper2 5 (My Page) on Sat, Dec 22, 12 at 1:45
| I think you actually might have had 3 plants and one is now nearly naked :) |
|
| I agree with dognapper, there are at least three crowns though, the bald one may be a gonner. It also looks to me as though the media may be a bit dense. You might want to seperate and repot into something a little lighter. But, keep them in small pots. M |
|
| I'm sorry for such a long wait for a reply, Things got crazy around my house during the holidays. Thank you all for confirming my suspicions. I separated the three crowns and planted the two live ones in mini pots made from dixie cups. I will be picking up some plastic pots for my violets tomorrow (as opposed to the terracotta ones that people were saying would absorb the plants' water). Thank you again! |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the African Violets Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.