I think someone forgot to turn on the shower for April here. Its been sweltering and I’m still feeling a little out of sorts. So stay indoors, drink lots of water and browse what some of my sisters in beauty have to say for the month of April.
- An Adorable Popcorn fluffy pen from the Adorable Nikki – AskMeWhats
- The bride-to-be thrills us with her stores about shopping and eating around DongDaeMun in Korea – PrettyBeautiful
- Him-spired Tutorials – makeup looks inspired by men – SkinDeco
- Quick and easy DIY clear pink nail polish – Soloverly
- Neutrogena Hydro Boost mask looks promising – Lipglosseater
But since April Showers bring May flowers, let me show you a pretty pot of African Violets I received recently.
Gorgeous aren’t they?
The tag on the pot said they are African Violets (Saintpaulia) although the flowers look more purple than violet which I tend to associate with more blue tones.
They are house plants and meant to be kept indoors and watered sparingly. I’ll try my best to look after this pot. I don’t have a good track record with plants. People have a green thumb, I have a brown thumb – plants tend to die in my care.
Do you have a green thumb or do you have any tips for looking after the African Violets? I’d be happy to pick up some tips!
Enjoy your Saturday!
Paris B
It’s excellent that the gift was a potted plant rather than a bunch of flowers wrapped in cellophane! I always feel sad for “dead” flowers because as gorgeous as they are, they live for only days and then wilt away. They should be kept alive and enjoyed.
If these are really sturdy plants, I want one for my office room!
– not very green thumbs either
Yes! I am not for bouquets too because the flowers die so quickly and I find it wasteful.
oh i love african violets!! i have a few pots at home and you can propagate them v easily!!
do water on the soil only!! dun let any water touch the leaves or they will rot~..
only water when the soil looks dry XD but if you wan to put in an aircon environment it will be the best as they thrive well in cool environment but if you don’t want its alright!(as i did not put them in an aircon environment also) so for me i water them abt twice a week. oh and dun put them directly under the sun
other than that i think it should be ok?..oh and cut off any dead par(aka leaves and flowers)
hehe sorry for the long post!
Thank you so much! I will try to bear your tips in mind (although the first time I watered it I got the water on the leaves! *gasp*) They are now kept indoors. I hope I don’t kill this one 😛
Lovely flowers! Sorry to be cheeky, but I am wondering if it was an equally lovely guy who sent those to you?? 😀 hehe!
Sigh… I wish but no 🙁 Know any lovely guy who’d likely give away potted plants vs dead bouquets? 😉
I do agree with evie that you need to water on the soil only. You’d better get a device to do it. My mom used to have many African Violets and you must make sure there isn’t any cats and dogs around or once the leaves rot you’ll know what happened hahahha 😛 If not mistaken they are easily taken care of and you don’t need direct sunlight.
It’s certainly a lovely gift 🙂
Thanks! I’ll have to make sure I don’t kill this one haha
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate the award 🙂