How to Propagate
   
 












Propagating African Violets
By Mary Welch-Keesey, Ph.D.
Consumer Horticulture Specialist
Purdue University
 
Never too many!
 
African Violets are beautiful houseplants, easily grown under artificial light or in a bright east window.  Want more?  Just follow these simple steps:
propagation african violets
Cut a few leaves off a healthy African Violet and trim the leaf stalk to about an inch.  Coat the leaf stalks in rooting hormone (optional).
propagation african violets
Place each leaf vertically into soilless potting mix so the base of the blade (the wide, flat part of the leaf) just touches the surface of the mix.  The potting mix should be moist but not soggy.
propagation african violets
Place the pot in a clear plastic bag.  This will keep the humidity around the leaves high.  Place the pot in a bright spot but not in direct sunlight.
 
After several weeks, roots will form on the leaf stalk.  Then, leaves of several new, small plants will appear.
propagation african violets
Once these small plants are large enough to handle, take them out of the potting mix and gently break the individual plants apart.  Place each in its own pot.  Soon you'll have full-sized, blooming African Violets.

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