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African Violet Plant Question ?
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Re an African Violet plant I recently received as a gift. I realize it is primarily an indoor, house plant. Or, at least, around here, that's mainly how they are sold. But, is it possible to plant it outdoors ? If so, Spring and Summer only, or will it survive a winter ? Live in New England, outside of Boston. Thanks, B. |
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African Violet Plant Question ?
It will not survive and best in the summer not to put where it will get it's
leaves wet from rain. "Robert11" wrote in message ... Hello, Re an African Violet plant I recently received as a gift. I realize it is primarily an indoor, house plant. Or, at least, around here, that's mainly how they are sold. But, is it possible to plant it outdoors ? If so, Spring and Summer only, or will it survive a winter ? Live in New England, outside of Boston. Thanks, B. |
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African Violet Plant Question ?
Robert11 wrote:
Hello, Re an African Violet plant I recently received as a gift. I realize it is primarily an indoor, house plant. Or, at least, around here, that's mainly how they are sold. But, is it possible to plant it outdoors ? If so, Spring and Summer only, or will it survive a winter ? Live in New England, outside of Boston. Thanks, B. No, absolutely not. You don't even want to put the plant on an open porch during the warm weather. African Violets attract a lot of insects (especially spider mites) and need to be grown in a controlled environment. Getting the leaves wet will result in spots that will not go away and may rot. Even though African Violets were once grown in the wild, the ones that are available today are dozens of generations "better" than the original wild plant. They have be hybridized to a point that the current plants are nothing like the original in looks and performance (blooms). -- Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A) To see pictures from my garden visit http://members.iglou.com/brosen Digital Camera - Pentax *ist DL Remove NO_WEEDS_ in e-mail address to reply by e-mail |
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