Are you sure that the flowers have not been spent and now are wilting?

Yolanda

Yolanda is correct - only plastic flowers last forever.

Second - was it hot on the way home? Is it very very dry ? You could burn the flowers on the way.

Anyway - the plant will adjust to your conditions and next time will bloom better.

i.

Thank you!

Yolanda- they opened up with the brown edges, and the buds starting to open are turning brown.

irina_co- It's been hot and dry. Perhaps I let the violet get too dry between watering?

Just wanted to make sure it's not some weird virus or bacteria that would spread to other plants. I don't mind waiting til it adjusts.

Are your plants getting enough light ?

Buds that don't get enough light turn brown and die ...

Well. Good question. I thought so but there is a possibility it's not enough. The other violets are in another room. I was keeping this plant quarantined til I was sure it was ok since its newer. Moving it is easy, so I'll try that.

Regarding the move (for light) ... QUARANTINE is STILL a good idea for right now. I know that noone has broached the topic of Thrips, but it could be a possibility ...

I still think this is some kind of past trauma - on a way from the nursery, in a store or on a way home. But the plant looks healthy and vibrant. I would remove all bloomstalks so the plant will have more energy left to rebuild. Flowers look dismal anyway.

Plants from a store often have thrips - an extra reason to remove the current bloom.

Looking more closely, the plant (and blossoms) do look like plants that were sent to me, in bloom, through the mail (or other delivery service).

It can be hard to impossible to save those blooms/buds ...

How long have you had the plant, Sara ?

I've had it about 3 weeks now. I checked out the new violets in the same store and the flowers look fine.

I've never encountered thrips indoors. Would my original spray of insecticidal soap have stopped those? I always spray new plants outside if possible (weather) before I bring them inside.

Insecticidal soap works on contact - so if the thrips gets sprayed - it croaks, if not - than not. And they could be inside of semi-opened buds. But if you do not see them now - you probably skipped the bullet.

The plant was sent to the store in blooms and buds, whatever whas opened - stayed opened, buds suffered from a transportation shock - and they open damaged. Insecticidal soap probably helped to brown the opened petals.

Remove the bloomstalks, take care of your new acquisition - and I am pretty sure that new buds will come healthy.

(I cannot guarantee - but if somebody in my area would say - I never encountered thrips inside... I would tell them to get the new prescription glasses. They are everywhere - and you get to the nursery or Home Depot - the plants can be carried away by thrips, so many...)

Will do. Ew! And LOL.