my violets

Some of my violets needed repotting. They're all done blooming now. Left here is the purple one, it had lost some lower leaves and developed a 'neck'. Right is the pink-edged pale purple one, it had two crowns

and was getting quite crowded-

I split that one into two pots- both halves came away with a good amount of roots-

Trimmed roots off the bottom of the purple one, resettled lower into its pot with fresh soil atop-

Back in the bedroom window light. One shares space with potted coleus for now.

The oldest, my grand pink one, just got a bit of new soil on surface level. It's looking great.

I have just found out that you can buy set of leaves from violet (and other gesneriads) that get sent in the mail- cheaper than buying a whole plant, and wider variety of fancy or unusual types, far beyond what I ever see in the nurseries here. So many beauties, I'm curious to try.