Posts Tagged ‘ Flame Violet ’

Episcia Ronnie on Bike

December 11, 2009
Episcia Ronnie on Bike

My Episcia Ronnie  (aka Flame Violet)  is growing very well. It has grown many stolons, with some of them getting pretty long, and starting to tie up with one another.  To prevent my Episica Ronnie from growing into a tangled mess of stolons,   I knew I better change the container and repot the...
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Blooming of Flame Violet – A Last Minute Surprise

August 13, 2009
Blooming of Flame Violet – A Last Minute Surprise

I didn’t know that a flame violet can have different bloom colors.  So when I saw a flower bud earlier this month, with similar color and look as the one in April, I was expecting another bright orange-red flower.  But instead, the color of the bloom I have this time is in yellow, with...
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Our Plants Need to Sleep Too!

July 18, 2009
Our Plants Need to Sleep Too!

Recently, I have noticed that my Episcia (aka Flame Violet) often folds up its top pair of leaves when the night comes. The leaves are near the horizontal during the day and close to the vertical at night. And while sometimes the pair of leaves moves just slightly, pointing to the ceiling, there are...
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Propagate Flame Violet by Cutting

July 15, 2009
Propagate Flame Violet by Cutting

I bought a pot of Episcia (aka Flame Violet) seedling in October last year. Since then, it has been growing beautifully in my room, with its first flower blooming in April. Thru some research, I have learned that Flame Violet can be propagated by stolon cuttings. This is my first time growing Flame Violet....
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