How To Look After Your African Violet. 8152008 African violets need plentiful but not direct sunlight. Remove the plant from the pot and prune straggly or out-of-place leaves to maintain the plants shape.
Choose leaves that are almost full size and remove from the plant with the stalk attached. You can place your violets in the window in rooms that face north thus they will receive sufficient amount of light but will never be in the direct sunlight. Only use the dose stated on the fertiliser package as giving the violet too strong a solution will result in root burn and could kill the plant.
Choose a pot thats just an inch or two wider than the roots of the plant.
8192020 Repotting a Long-Necked African Violet First remove any African violet leaves that are discolored old or damaged. Watering should be done with lukewarm water. In an ideal world the plants would get six to eight hours a day of light. You can place your violets in the window in rooms that face north thus they will receive sufficient amount of light but will never be in the direct sunlight.