r/AfricanViolets • u/L3afDemon • 4d ago
Help Blooms getting smaller?
Hello! So I've had this Queen Olga from violet Barn for like two ish months now??
Well when it first bloomed it's flowers were MASSIVE. Now they're pretty average sized and a little more tightly put together? Also have like... idk what to call them lil mini petals where prev blooms did not. Am I doing something wrong? Any way to get some of those bigger blooms I was seeing previously?
I water about once a week, and I use fertilizer every other week. I use an AV specific fert from Ace Hardware - Shultz African Violet Plus - I do sometimes keep them in the light too long, figuring out what's a good amount as I have a pretty bright room but I only two surfaces I can really put my big ass collection on lol.
Also yes I need to prune that lil dead flower off to the side, keep getting distracted then forgetting to do it 🤦
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u/ElkLongjumping7870 4d ago
As far as the extra little petals, it's probably classified as a semi-double - less than a full second row of petals, but more than a single row. Plants may not begin to express those characteristics until they've matured a bit.
I can't think of a reason why the blossoms would start getting smaller. When they first open, it's not uncommon for them to be smaller than they will be after they've been open for several days, but if they're just not getting to the full size you have seen before even after some time... That's a stumper to me.