Repotting African violets freshens their soil, prevents leggy stems, and encourages flowering. Plus, it's an opportunity to try out new pots and remove dead leaves so that your plants look their very ...

African violets are known for their fuzzy green leaves and bright blooms. These popular household plants thrive in indirect light with moist soil. When cared for properly, African violets can last for ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. The common blue violet (Viola sororia) is both an ...

Only the most devoted sons and daughters could be thinking about what flowers to get mom for Mother’s Day next May. But Holtkamp Greenhouses Inc., the largest producer of African violets in the world, ...

How lovely would it be to give or receive a sweet flowering plant that will be around long after Valentine’s Day? African violets are just the right gift for Valentine’s Day since their language of ...

African violets can bloom nearly continuously, even in the depths of winter, but sometimes they may seem to hardly flower at all. If you're wondering how to get your African violets to bloom more, ...

As a child, I loved my Shrinking Violet doll from Mattel. She had lovely yellow yarn hair, a violet dress, long fluttering eyelashes and a flat bottom so she could sit on the edge of my desk. When I ...