Neat! My violets are waking up from their winter hibernation and beginning to bloom. Always a treat.

Congrats on protecting it from the cat. :)

Hehe, it was tough. If I turned away for too long, he would start rubbing his face into my AV. All my other plants are covered in cat fur now!

Thanks for sharing your pretty photo, Joann. Congratulations!

Regarding cats, 2 weeks ago I noticed splits on the edges of several leaves from claws or teeth on plants I have on my formal dining table. Six beauties thrive there in the bright window light. Buddy (7 yr. grey tabby) is not allowed on the table so he must have done it while we weren't home. Since a good scolding & leaving a spritz bottle there that he's been trained to fear there's not been any new destruction. I'd like to know what drew his attention to them after months. Maybe a flying bug, who knows.

I'm so glad you are enjoying the pleasure of flowers after tending a small plant to maturity. Keep up the good work, Trudy

Hehe, them cats are so sneaky when they want to be! I'm pretty happy that the small little plantlet I received in the mail became such a wonderful monstrosity. I'm hoping it'll sprout many more flowers in the coming days :)