Nice variety there! I have five of your list but they're all new baby plants from leaves I got last year and I've yet to see them bloom. I bet you're excited about the leaves - I know I always am. It may be a slow way to aquire new AV's, but it's relatively inexpensive and those baby plants you start yourself always seem to do better than older potted plants grown somewhere else under somebody else's conditions. Good luck and happy growing!

Yes, well said, Anne! Su, your selection is lovely. I did the same, placed an order. You chose two very nice vendors. The way you posted the photos is terrific! I won't even ask how you did it. I have about five of those you selected also. Here is a tip, have all your materials ready so when the leaves come, you won't be overwhelmed. Fancy Bloomers sends two of each and wraps the ends, so they should be crisp. I don't recall if Lyon's sends two, I believe they do, if they have them. They send them dry. If they look wilty, trim the ends then soak them in tepid spring water to which you add a pinch of sugar for a few hours. Soak the entire leaf. That will crisp them up. I normally use rooting hormone that I got from Lyon's, but you don't have to if you don't have it on hand. I use small seedling size trays I get from the nursery that are small, deep rectangles, about two trays of 12, comes with a separate drain train and clear dome. All thin plastic. You can also get corrugated seed trays, they work but you have to water more often and then eventually disintegrate. The plastic is more reliable. Karin (Froeschli) has experimented with egg cartons. You can use other, separate containers as well, but for that many leaves, keeping them in a single domed tray is tidy. Diana uses shoe boxes. That seems like an organized approach as well.

Then when they get bigger and have mouse ears, they can be transferred to their own individual containers. This will give you enough time to beg your friends to save their Keurig used pods for you! High Five to DH! It is nice when spouses support our hobbies! Joanne

I posted last night but I guess Houzz ate my post. I have ordered 5 of the ones you have ordered from Bloom lovers and am looking forward to them getting here. I am starting with plants because I don't have any experience with starting leaves yet, but I am going to start trying to root plants from leaves and then maybe we can have a trade at the end of summer. A new addiction! Just what I needed.

Anne - yes I am so excited! I feel a bit sheepish... that's a LOT of leaves coming! I have been growing violets now for two years, and have been holding myself in check for SO LONG that I finally just decided to take the plunge... and I went all out when I did. *sheepish grin*

Joanne - I still haven't found anyone with K-cups... so I went ahead and ordered some 2 oz condiment cups from Amazon... and some of those little jelly jars... and my hubby bought me some of that mason twine. So I am HOPING that the condiment cups get here before the leaves do! I hadn't thought far enough to think where I would place the leaves to grow!

I was curious.. what kind of light does a developing leaf need? Mine seem to take FOREVER to send up babies... much longer than the four weeks other people have mentioned. And do they need to be kept in a sealed bag? and if so, for how long?

frankie - yes! I needed a new addiction too. LOL. I will most likely have a whole list of things to get rid of this fall!

Second question: Does anyone on here ever sell what they raise? Cause I have a feeling I'll not want to TRADE everything... since I really really don't need 100 plants. ;-)