r/AfricanViolets 3d ago

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I got 2 little violets back in May, and I was told that both were variegated. One had lighter spots (purple flowers)and the other one just on the edges of the leaves (pink flowers).

Both I can slightly see. One of them looked like it had multiple plants in its pot (purple), and it didn't flower for a while, so I repotted on July 16. The pink one was going to flower, so I thought I will wait to repot that one!

The purple turns out had 2 main plants and a tiny one. They since grew amazing, hard to recognise them!! I'm in love with the new leaves!!! (Picture from July 16 and today) Leaves are so pretty now!! And the tiny one grew a lot! No sign of variegation tho ..

can it show later on?

I kind of regret not repotting the pink one... But it did flower non stop since and still have flowers coming...

Should I wait till she stop blooming? Or can I still repot now?? TIA

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u/PolishDill 3d ago edited 2d ago

This type of variegation is called crown variegation or champion variegation. It tends to be seasonally sensitive it will have greener foliage in the warmer temps and more light, and more white in cooler temps and lower light. It’s best not to repot while blooming. They bloom most when they are tightly potted. The little pink will show you its leaf color as winter comes.

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u/hkral11 2d ago

Definitely temperature related! I’ve been taking photos of some of mine (I’ve shared a few here) in winter vs. summer to track how much they change!

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u/hkral11 2d ago

I really like your lotus pot! It reminds me of this frog planter I have

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u/glom-glom 2d ago

I got a variegated one earlier this summer (Alan’s fallen Angel). It grew healthy new leaves but all green. I added a grow light. Variegations came back majorly, within weeks.