"Tracey" wrote in message
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and repotted every year.

But repotting doesn't mean going up a pot size every
year.

Tracey

Definitely not. I prefer a 5" pot, but a 4" pot is perfectly fine. AV's
reach an optimum size and usually begin to deteriorate by a decrease in
blooming, developing multiple crowns or developing long, leafless, ugly
stems. That's the time to use a sharp knife to cut apart multiple crowns and
replant each separately with some roots attached and planting the long, ugly
stem into the soil down to crown level.

The renewal of the plants by repotting in fresh soil is a definite plus. I
should amend the repotting sequence to recommend that it occur whenever the
above conditions becoming quite evident.

John