Did you transplant it to a clay pot? Rosie

Maybe Rebecca (blue) ...

Rosie, I did transplant the violet. It was in a plastic pot with an Optimara sticker, unnamed.

Aegis, i thought it could be Rebecca, but the flower is more purple and the leaves don't have the red backside.

Well, Evie this is just my opinion. Whenever I buy a new violet, I leave it in the pot for at least a month. This gives me a chance to observe how it is doing and also lets the plant acclimate to my house, humidity, watering practices etc.

Then I give it a good look over and see just what is what! At this time I will put it on a wick system (all my adult plants are on wicks) with MY type of soil. For me it is 1/2 Miracle Grow (use your own favorite soil) and 1/2 perlite. I gently work as much soil off the plant as I can. I also take the outer leaves off and then repot.

Before I do any more changes, I give it a good month to adjust. The reason I do not use clay pots is because they are heavy and I don't want to waste time making sure I not only soak the root ball but the clay pot as well. Otherwise it just sucks water out of my plant's soil.

My plants rarely outgrow the plastic pots they come in. About twice a year everyone gets new soil, trimmed off outer leaves, trimmed soil ball and set a little deeper in its original pot. Everyone seems to do well since I discovered this method.

Some people use a mat method. I am still looking into that for babies.

I know you didn't ask for this much information, but I am not sure the clay pot will help your violet grow in the long run.

You didn't say how much experience you had growing violets so that is why I offered this information. If you are experienced and clay works for you,,,great! Sadly I could never make clay work for me with any plant. Hope your violet does well, she is very pretty!!!!! Rosie