Rooting leaves in water is one of the traditional methods of African violet propagation dating back to the early days of the plants’ popularity in North America. If your grandmother grew African violets from leaf cuttings she probably used this method …

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Propagating African violets from leaf cuttings is easy by a method called wicking. Plant them in 100% pure perlite with a nylon wick leading into a water reservoirs. This method is easy to master and results in the least amount of care and maintenance.

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African violets are easy to propagate from leaf cuttings. Rooting leaves in potting soil, soilless mix or inorganic media such as perlite or vermiculite will produce new plantlets reliably and with very little care and attention.

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Anthoflores African violets are produced by Harster Greenhouses and commonly found in supermarkets and home improvement centers throughout North America. Here is our unofficial list of Anthoflores descriptions to help you identify your Anthoflores variety.

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Experimenting with African violets is a fun hobby. Hybridizing can produce unexpected results – you never really know what to expect as the result of a cross.

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African violet hybridization is a fun hobby that will reward you with new and interesting plant varieties. Pollinating African violets is easy to do and will produce seed pods within a couple of weeks. Seed pods usually take up to six months to mature.

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Pollinating African violets is a fun and easy way to producing new varieties and hybrids to call your own. Crossing African violet plants will produce unique color combinations and leaf shapes, sometimes never before seen.

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