Bloom stalk height is definitely affected by culture conditions. I have found shorter stalks when the streps are too potbound.

In your case, it could be just the change in environment. It should straighten out in the next blooming.

Actually, they are very cramped - I think you've hit the nail on the head. Thanks for the tip !

I've got a bunch more buds and the next one is shorter than the last. It's going to be very strange when they all try to open up. LOL.

You can try dividing it now, if you like. Just don't try to divide it into single crowns -- maximum three pieces -- and it should do fine. And don't let the transplants get too wet.

I have grown some Streptocarpuses from seed. One of them got a few brown leaves, probably due to too strong sunlight. I cut away those leaves about 1 cm from the emerging flowerstalks ( kept the flowerstalks ). The stalks on this plant are distinktly lower than on the other plants ( half length ).

The question is ; Should I have cut the leaves closer to the soil so that also the flowerstalks were cut away, they were only 2-3 cm when their "hoast-leaves" were cut of.

Growing theese plants from seed has been great fun. They are now 10 months and really lowely !

I don't think it was necessary to cut the stems off entirely. It is thought that allowing very young plants to flower will weaken them, as cause them to mature at a slower rate. If the leaf tips are damaged you don't need to cut the leaves off entirely. They can easily be trimmed with scissors or even with one's finger nails. I use a pair of scissors that cut in a decorative pattern (Fisker's Ripple Cut ), which mimics the natural outline of the leaf. Once the leaves have been trimmed they generally do not brown from the cut ends.

Jon

Thanks for answering, Jon D !

It wasn't only the tip of the leaves that were damaged, the whole leaves looked sunburned at first and then withered away. I'm sure it was caused by too strong sunlight, it happened only to "outwardfacing" leaves.

Should I also have removed the emerging flowerstalks from the leaves I cut of ?
Are the flowerstalks shorter because the "hoastleaves" are removed ?

Yesterday I broke a leaf from one strep by accident, just beneath the emerging flowerstalks, so now I have this dilemma again.