How Do You Propagate An African Violet For A Gift?
An African violet is a lovely accent for home or office. Easy to take care of, its blossoms can be enjoyed in every season; send a plant as a gift for any occasion. Perhaps you would like to give one to a bereaved family; African violets are suitable sympathy plants. In addition, you could send a plant as a housewarming gift, for a birthday, or to cheer someone who is ill. These indoor plants not only make versatile gifts, they can be inexpensive. If you plan ahead, you don’t need to purchase more African violets: you can start plants from those you already own and save money. A new African violet can be started from seed, from a sucker, from a leaf cutting put into water, and from a leaf cutting put into soil. Because so many plants are hybrids, starting from seed could yield disappointing results-or surprise you and become a lovely plant like none you have. Starting with a sucker is easy, and takes less time than single-leaf propagation, but you may not find one when you want to prop
