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Average Rating 5 out of 5
Reviving a past interest
This past summer I got back into African violets after I retired. I had two ribbon winners as a teenager. I have bonsai trees decades old grown from cuttings. I have fifty something air plants. I have cactus. But I had no flowers. I have not had an African violet for about 45 years. I ordered from another company ( minis and semi minis) and they are struggling. However, all the minis and semi miniatures from The Violet Barn are doing very well. One difference is that every violet from VB appears to be very young. None out of 14 violets over a three month period arrived with blossoms except one. Most had no buds. They are now all budding profusely, and three have blossoms. My first bud opened on Pixie Runaround Sport and is true to the description. It is a very nice AV and the only trailer in my small collection of 24. I have had great difficulty in repotting the AVs from the other company. The plants are older and more established. The potting mix is mostly peat and difficult to remove. VBs potting mix crumbles away from the roots making repotting and survival more likely. And then again, I may be doing something wrong, but VB’s violets are thriving and SG’s are not doing well. I will order from VB again.
Pixie Runaround Sport
This is the sweetest little violet! From the cheerful chimera blooms to the dainty variegated leaves I can tell this is going to be a favorite in my collection! This is my first trailing violet and my first chimera. The plant arrived with two larges crowns. It seems very healthy and much bigger than I expected.
My favorite
My favorite plant, I am reordering because mine got over watered while someone else helped with care. I was unable to save it.
must have
I just received this plant and it is beautiful looks just like the picture and a nice size would recommend this one
So cute!
Packing was amazing! So pleased and not a single damage. The african violet is so cute with beautiful varigated leaves! I can't wait to see it bloom!