Indoors
African violet
Saintpaulia ionantha
- Cat: not toxic
- Dog: not toxic
- Light: bright, no harsh sun
About the plant
The African violet comes from the mountains of Tanzania and Kenya, where it grows in the shade by streams. It is one of the most popular flowering houseplants: small, and in flower almost all year. It hates water on its leaves and cold draughts.
African violet and pets
- Cat
- not toxic
- Dog
- not toxic
Care
- Watering
- about every 5 days in summer (April to September), every 8 in winter
- Light
- bright, no harsh sun
- Air humidity
- normal
- Temperature
- 18–26 °C
- Feeding
- March to October, every 2 weeks
- Repotting
- every 1 years, in spring
- Grown
- in a pot
Water from below or at the soil, with tepid water: drops on the leaves leave spots. It flowers almost all year in bright, indirect light.
This is a rough guide for a flat in Poland. In flowers every plant also has its own watering interval, which learns from how the soil was.