Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Repotting African violets freshens their soil, prevents leggy stems, and encourages flowering. Plus, it's an opportunity to try ...

African violets are long-lived plants that can grace houseplant collections for up to 50 years. However, repotting African violets (Saintpauliaionantha) occasionally goes a long way toward keeping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Originally from east Africa, these plants grow under a deep forest canopy in the wild so they don’t like direct sunlight. African ...

When African violets have a bright spot, are well-fed and carefully watered they will outgrow their pots and need to be repotted. When African violets have a bright spot, are well-fed and carefully ...

My mother, Carmita Beust, and my sister-in-law, Bess Allen, grow beautiful African violets. Over the years they have given me innumerable leaves, poked down into pots filled with soil. "Anyone can ...

African violets are one of the most popular blooming houseplants. As their name suggests, they hail from the warm, tropical rainforests of eastern Africa, where they grow naturally along shaded forest ...

Leonard Re, an African violet grower and African violet judge, will present a program on growing African violets when the Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society meets 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, ...

I have beautiful African violets that bloom all year. The pots now seem overcrowded, and the leaves are losing color. I do not know what to do as far as repotting and starting new plants. I am afraid ...