The first plant in the photo has never flowered, but was started from a deep magenta plant, and the second and third plants have blossomed with bluish-purple flowers several times. This time, however, the third plant was the only one that continued as it had previously. The second plant is now producing a pinkish-purple blossom with a white frilly edge. How did it switch? Have the African violets in my office been fornicating when I am not watching?
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
The Secrets of Houseplants
The first plant in the photo has never flowered, but was started from a deep magenta plant, and the second and third plants have blossomed with bluish-purple flowers several times. This time, however, the third plant was the only one that continued as it had previously. The second plant is now producing a pinkish-purple blossom with a white frilly edge. How did it switch? Have the African violets in my office been fornicating when I am not watching?
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4 comments:
cross pollination? change in pH level of soil?
Say what you will....go ahead and be practical. I will continue to refuse to believe anything other than these plants are dirty, dirty violets.
(Can soil pH really change the color of the flower? I HAVE been fertilizing them more often lately....)
yes, at least for hydrangeas
see http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/colorchange.html
but believe what you will ;)
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