Aca's Curious George

Aca's Curious George Saintpaulia

What is the plant

Aca’s Curious George also known as Aca's Inquisite George has heart shaped green foliage and semidouble-double blue pansy with white edge.

Small, compact African Violets with their soft, furry, dark green leaves, and beautiful delicate flowers in blue/violet, pink, fuchsia, and white can often bloom all year. Newer cultivars have double and bi-colored flowers. African Violets can be “miniatures” about 6” in diameter or standard sized 8”-12” in diameter. There are even trailing and hanging varieties. Saintpaulia was given the common name African Violet because the plant originated in Tanzania and eastern Africa and its flowers resemble violets.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

18°C - 25°C

Hardiness zone

min 11a

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

Water
Allow the top 1"- 2" of soil to dry out before watering. Avoid using water that has passed through a softener or water containing chlorine or fluoride.
Sunlight
African Violet plants do best and flower more in bright indirect light, close to an east-facing window is ideal. When the light is too low, the leaves turn dark green, lose their plump appearance, and the plant produces very few flowers. The leaves turn a pale yellow-green and the flowers fade quickly when there is too much light.
Fertilizer
Special fertilizer for African Violet plants is available wherever plants are sold. In a pinch, you can use any balanced, soluble, houseplant food diluted to 1/2 the recommended strength. Feed African Violets monthly when the plant is actively growing. Over-fertilizing causes leaf tip burn, poor flower production, leaf cracks, and may even kill an African Violet plant.

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Soil
African Violets like a rich, airy, potting soil. Special African Violet soil is available at most garden centers. These plants should be re-potted every 6-12 months using fresh soil. This prevents unwanted salt from the fertilizer building up in the soil and burning the roots and leaves.
Temperature
These plants do well in temperatures of 75°-80°F (23.9°-26.7°C) during the day and about 10°C cooler at night. Keep African Violet plants away from cold drafts and heating vents.
Container
Choose any container with enough draiange holes and a tray.