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Repotting African violets can help them grow and bloom better. African violets are long-lived plants that can grace houseplant collections for up to 50 years. However, repotting African violets ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An African violet with purple flowers. Celebrated for their ease of growth and prolonged blooming, African violets are an ideal ...

The dark days of winter are slowly becoming more bright by late February. This provides better light conditions for houseplants. Not only brighter light, but more minutes of light each day. Now is a ...

Imagine a house plant that blooms all the time and can do so for years – up to half a century or more by some accounts. In fact, if two months go by without any flowers, it means you need to make some ...

African violets are some of the most rewarding houseplants you can grow, blooming year-round, even in the depths of winter. But if you're not getting many flowers from your plant, you likely need to ...

Roses are red. Violets are blue. But sometimes they can be yellow, too. Or even white. Roughly 20 species of violets grow in Illinois, and many have heart-shaped leaves with five petals on blooms ...

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