Houseplants African
Houseplants African
There are a wide range of houseplants available in shops or can be grown in your own gardens
Houseplants are one of the quickest and least expensive way of brings life and interest to a room. A splash of green instantly revives a rather tired scheme, and Flowering Plants provide a lively range of colors. There are few design rules about where to put plants and flowers look good almost anywhere, as long as they are not in the way of everyday activities. You should treat large floor-level plants as focal points, making full use of your lighting to show them off to best effect.
Some houseplants need less light than others, but normal artificial lighting is no substitute for the natural daylight that all plants need. Medium-sized plants can be placed on furniture, but there are alternatives, hanging baskets, wall-hung planters, stands or window shelves. Small plants, such as African Violets need placing with care. They usually look and grow best grouped in a box or on a stand. Make sure you match a plant to its growing conditions.
Houseplants and flower help bring the garden indoor and add a human touch to your decorative scheme. The delicate structure of leaves and flowers also helps to soften hard outlines of modern furniture. With care, and frequent dead heading, they will last a lot longer than cut flowers, as long as they get sufficient sunlight at some time during the day. Choose plants with a variety of shapes and colors and try to include some trailing plants to break up horizontal lines.
Houseplants bring a fresh, lively look to a bathroom and ferns, ivies, bromeliads and epiphytes thrive in low light levels. Maidenhair ferns are delicate and are unsuitable for draughty windows. You can also buy plastic hanging baskets with drip trays attached. Cacti and succulents need plenty of direct sunlight; ferns and palms survive in the shade. To avoid drips, stand plants in saucers or on shallow, gravet-filled plastic trays and keep permanently moist.
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Why are African violets so HARD to grow/keep alive?
I can’t seem to do anything right when it comes to African violets! 
Despite the fact that I’m a pretty good greenthumb when it comes to growing outdoor trees and flowering plants, as well as growing happy houseplants, I’m a failure with African violets!!
- I give them too much water, and they die,
- I give them too little water, and they die.
- I don’t expose them to enough light (from any source), and they decline.
- I expose them to too much light, and they burn.
No matter how many times I try, the plants end up dying. WHAT is up with African violets? I feel like keeping them alive is like walking a darn tight rope!! (It’s especially shameful for me, since I’m so good with most other plants). *blush*
Any thoughts/tips/etc.? 
Thank you!
Hi i also used to have a lot of problems but now i have a new mother in-law who told me her secrets,
north light but not direct
don’t touch the leaves
water from the bottom never the top
pinch off any dead leaves or flowers at the base
water when almost dry ,but don’t let it sit in water for any amount of time,
have fun, i love all plants and have them all over my house
Growing African Violets