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Sudden death in African Violet

hhtaylor
18 years ago

I recently had one of my african violets go from a healthy appearing, flowering plant to a flat ooze literally in about 8 hours. We're talking Xfiles. I have been googling for three days and really can't see anything which matches what happened. I don't think its "Sudden Oak Death" - but it happened very very fast.

Some particulars - I had recently repotted the plant into a container with Scott's potting soil (not their AV pottin soil product). I read the lables on the bag and compared it to their AV potting soil and can't see any obvious difference to explain so dramatic a demise of a beautiful plant.

I examined the plant afterward and the leaves were very limp, the stems had all collapsed. The root ball was not overly wet.

The plants are exposed to early morning light - but none of a doezen others were affected.

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