Who We Are
- Best Commercial Plant at Dixie AVS March 2007
- Best Trailer Lone Star AVC 2015
- Best Species Lone Star AVC 2015
- Best Horticulture Commercial Showcase 2023 and 2025
- Winner of Best Plant in Show (Commercial Division) AVSA National Convention (Houston April, 1999)
Special: 8 plants (my choice) for $70. shipping included, continental USA only, limit 2. You can designate miniature, semiminiatures, trailers or other gesneriads. $80. Standards.
Events
Victoria African Violet Society
5/30-5/31/2025
African Violet Society of America Annual National Show DoubleTree by Hilton Kansas City-Overland Park 10100 College Boulevard Overland Park, KS 66210
9:00am – 5:00pm
10/30-11/1/2025
Lone Star African Violet Council Annual State Show DoubleTree Houston near Bush Intl Airport Houston, Texas
11/8/2025
Victoria African Violet Society Fall Sale John Wesley GMC, Craft Show 8300 N.E. Zac Lentz Parkway Victoria, TX 77904
9:00am – 3:00pm
May 30 and 31
DoubleTree by Hilton Kansas City-Overland Park
09:00am - 05:00pm
10100 College Boulevard Overland Park, KS 66210
1/28/2025
VAVS Business Meeting Jo’s house, Sue refreshments
6:30 pm
11/8/2025
Lone Star African Violet Council Annual State Show Oct 30-Nov 1 Doubletree Houston near Bush Intl Airport
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Why has my African Violet Stopped Blooming?
- Usually it is in need of repotting or it needs more light or it is in too large of a pot and is trying to fill the pot with roots before it blooms.
- How important is repotting?
- Over time the soil gets packed down and the roots don’t get the oxygen they need.
- Why do I kill violets?
- Most people kill the plants by over watering. Wick watering and mat watering can help with that. When wick watering, be sure the size of the wick is in relation to the size of the pot. Two-ply acrilic yarn is good for 2 1/4″ and 2 1/2″ pots. Four-ply works for 3″ and 4″ pots. Dandy pots are pretty for center pieces and gifts. Oyama pots are a self watering system that works well for violets and especially streptocarpus. I have both Dandy pots and Oyama pots available. Mat watering can use flannel, felt or carpet matting in the bottom of trays and just don’t over fill them.
- What size pot do I use?
- 3:1 ratio, a plant that measures 9″ in diameter leaf span should be in a 3″ pot. A 12″ diameter plant would go in a 4″ pot.
- How much light do I need?
- For natural light, a north or east window is best, they like morning sun. For flouresent or LED lights, you have to experiment with length of time and distance from the plant to determine what they like best. The leaves should be flat out from the pot, not reaching up (not enough light) or down hugging the pot (too much light).
- What kind of soil should I use?
- Most commercial soils are too heavy for wick watering and need to be lightened with more perlite. I mix my own and sell it.