Chimera Violet Hawaiin Trail flowers

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  1. Lara

    Lara Active Member

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    Hello,
    I bought a few months ago Chimera Violet Hawaiin Trail on eBay (blue flowers with white stripes). It was without flowers healthy plant. The seller stated in the add that this plant had been flowering true. I replanted the violet and it produced 7 suckers that I had cut off two months ago. Now it is producing more suckers and two days ago the first flower appeared. It didin't fully opened up yet, but I can see that there are no white stripes as it suppose to be. I use Schultz violet fertilizer and grow all my plants under the flourescent light.
    1 For some reason half of the leaf is green and half became reddish. May be too much light or fertilizer?
    2 Is it possible that true chimera lost stripes for some reason or I am doing something wrong?
    Any suggestions will be appreciated.
    Lara
     

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    edleigh7 Well-Known Member

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    Hey Lara...maybe the flourescent light isn't giving the plant the full spectrum of light that a plant needs, like that of the sun...


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    Hi Ed,
    thanks for answering, the plant is next to the window and gets also shaded sun light during a day. The fluorescent lights are warm and cool and I leave it at least for 14 hours or more.
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    I think it may be getting too much cold air through the window.
     
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    Thanks Ron for replying,
    it is not cold in my house, it is actually the opposite, during a summer the temperature between 25-30 degrees C. Now it is less warm, around 25 C. I also use humidifier (60-70 %) in the room. There is no way that cold air is coming from the window. I'm getting the feeling that it was not a true chimera...
     
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