Do African Violets Spread

The first is that the violet has been allowed to develop more than one crown (growing point in the center of leaves). … This happens when “suckers”–the small, secondary crowns growing from the leaf axils, are not removed and are allowed to develop into larger crowns.

Do African violets multiply?

African violets and rex begonias both multiply readily from leaf cuttings. Use whole or even parts of leaves to propagate either of these plants. Because a detached begonia or African violet leaf wilts quickly, always have your pot of soil ready before you take the cutting.

Do violet plants spread?

Violets have developed numerous ways to spread. Violets spread by underground rhizomes and may form vegetative colonies. They also spread by seed. Flowers near the soil surface that never really open, called cleistogamous or non-opening, self-pollinating, shoot seeds out to establish a new colony away from the parent.