Thank you for the recommendations -
Should I repot in regular potting soil, or is it necessary to get the
special african violet soil?

"Phisherman" wrote in message
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On Mon, 03 Mar 2003 05:43:14 GMT, "Jenny Rizzo"
wrote:

It seems that these are very sensitive plants. I have one that recently
flowered, but the leaves turned spotty, brown and wilty. (I know not to
get
the leaves wet.) I changed the location of the plant, it seems to be
doing
better (no more brown leaves). However, I'm concerned about the part of
the
stem of the plant where I removed the dying/dead leaves. I added soil to
the top (to try to keep it straight), but it's still leaning. Nearly all
of
the leaves had to be removed. Do you think this plant is beyond saving?
I
hope not. There are new leaves coming up, but the plant is still
leaning.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.


You may need to repot the AF and position it so that it is not
leaning. To grow a symmetrical AF the pot needs a quarter turn every
week.

Removing most of the leaves from a plant will certainly weaken it. It
may need a rest for a month or two from this type of drastic surgery.