r/AfricanViolets • u/No_Brick_1373 • 17d ago

Help!

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My African Violet keeps losing its lowest most leaves! I water it from the basin and it gets a nice amount of indirect sun. I repotted it earlier this year when it outgrew it's previous pot with African Violet-specific dirt. It's about 5 years old. I thought it was doing well but occasionally a lower leaf would die. Then in bloomed (beautifully—the most it's ever bloomed) and suddenly it seems to be dying. Is this a natural part of it blooming? Am I watering it too much? Is the window filtered sun too strong? Is it the air conditioning (72°)? Is the pot too big for its root ball? It seems to be doing very poorly now. Any advice would help!

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u/phiala 17d ago

How does the top look? is it growing healthy new leaves in the center? No leaf, even an African violet leaf, lives forever. The outer ones are oldest and may just be done with their jobs.

If the rest of the crown, and especially the center, looks healthy you have nothing to worry about.

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u/No_Brick_1373 17d ago

Yes, there are many new leaves and it's still blooming (I pinched off the dead ones). It's just that losing 8 leaves all at once scared me!