If you take care of them - forever.

Hi Ron :)

Thanks for the answer. How encouraging!

Wendy

Ron,

How do you feel about self watering pots? I think they are so cute but are they good for the violet?

Wendy

Wendy, check out this recent thread about that subject.

Korina

Here is a link that might be useful: Self-watering pots

Thank you Korina!
Wendy :)

Wendy,
I have all my plants on wick systems. They are planted in 9 parts vermiculite and 1 part peat moss on top of 8 oz deli containers with the wick up through the center of the pot bottom. I use 1/4 tsp of 20-20-20 to the gallon and keep the containers full. I have not used commercial self watering pots.

I've had my african violets (3 plants) on my southern exposure shelf for 25/30 years. Sunny most of the day. Suddenly the leaves started to droop. Eventually some get a brown oval spot.
At this point one is basically gone - the other two still have a few flowers, but every day more leaves droop and no new flower growth. Nothing has changed in their care.

They have hardly stopped flowering since I moved to this apartment over 20 years ago. I am heartbroken.