Hi Deb, If you are not having any response maybe you should try posting about the round robin on the discussion page. Some may not check the exchange page thinking that it is too early or too cold yet. Just a thought. Patty

First- Take a deep breath and RELAX!!! Growing AV's is supposed to be fun! The first thing you should do is re-pot. Since you dropped your violet, (and we've all done that), the pot is too big. Use a pot that is 1/3 the size of your plant which will probably be tiny. Most of us use solo bathroom cups for our babies. I have also used medicine cups. Use a light soil; most AV's come in a soil that is too heavy because they ship better in a heavy soil. Good for shipping, not good for violets. After you have re-potted, put your violet in a spot with good light and practice patience. The flowers died off because that's what they do. Flowers bloom, hang around for a while hoping for a pollinator and then die off. The plant goes into resting mode and then will bloom again if grown properly. And- the water on the leaves issue---I wish that would die a quick death because it is not true. Those who show plants or are avid, experienced growers routinely wash their violets. The trick is not to use cold water. Plants have pores (stomata) on their leaves with which they perform a gas exchange. If the leaves are dirty, the plant can't breathe. I washed my violets a few nights ago. If you need more help, come back here and I can go into more detail when it's not so late in the day! Happy growing, Linda P.S. Did you put the broken leaves down to root? Here is a link that might be useful: Washing African Violets

Should read: I have over one HUNDRED varieties of named African violet standards and over one hundred AV mini and semi varieties. Nancy

You can put all of the little new plants in the same pot if they have roots, only water once, then let then dry out one day and continue as needed. I can't tell you because I don't know your soil, pot, air, watering schedule, this will need to be your own, judgement and common sense. Sounds to me that you did just great. In the summer and if it is hot you can water often, do not get any water onto the leaves even down at the soil line. Then they will be safe. Norma