African violet ID
Elishah Flores (zone 7b)
5 years ago
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have: some well rooted leaves for purple av
Comments (1)Hi, I donot have african violets to trade but other outside vegetable and flower seeds, let me know if you can trade for it. Thanks you....See MoreMy first African violet, please ID
Comments (1)Hi, Is a very lovely blue violet. I can see why you might get so much. Unfortunately, you are going to have a very difficult time figuring out what plant it is. In fact, it may be impossible to find out the name of it. I think I heard that there are at least 15,000 registered African violets. As you can imagine with that many violets there are several that are look-alikes so even if you find a name and picture that looks like your violet it may not be your violet. I would just be content with having a beautiful violet that has no name. All of us have at least one of those in our collection. Larry...See MoreIdentifying an African Violet
Comments (9)Off topic, but you might want to join the exchange forum in the spring. I also live in Calif and go to an AV club where I trade plants or just get samples. To find AV clubs , just search at the Ava's website. There is one in SF , one in San Mateo, one in Sacramento and one or more in southern cal. As Mark aptly pointed out, your plant cannot be ID but we enjoy the photo and welcome. By the way, it is definitely not an apache or a girl type. It is most likely an Optimara. Or it might be a locally grown California plant. They morph all the time, often reverting to their original parent .p.s . To the new poster, as I live in California , I will be happy to send you clippings in the spring . They usually survive the mail when going a short distance. To Karin , I did not know about FB I'd ! To Mark, a great overview I will save to public clippings as you summarize the state if the art....See MoreAfrican violet fungus Id help
Comments (4)Probably Botrytis. (Photo of the problem plant would be helpful). Yes it is highly contagious. Usually it happens in a case of a high humidity and stagnant air. If you try to grow AVs i a terrarium - and the spores of this fungus get in - it will destroy the plants. Normally this fungus lives on a dead plant material - but if the conditions are right - it will attack living plants. While you can find a fungicide that will take care of it - it will probably be expensive and not good for the family - the better solution is to look what you can do to improve the conditions where your plants grow - may be move them to a drier spot, give more space between the plants, remove all dead and sick leaves... the plants will recover....See Moreaegis1000
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