The story this comes from is Leinengen versus the Ants written by Carl Stephenson. The story was turned into a film with Charleton Heston in 1954. The movie, which has little in common with the short story, is cazlled The Naked Jungle.
Cold water kills the leaves of African Violets. Where the water touches, it causes dead spots on the leaves. Room temperature water will not cause these dead spots.
African violets benefit from having their leaves rinsed off with tepid water or the same fertilizer/water mixture, when I water my African violets they get a total shower every time I water them (the fertilizer helps the leaves stay green and helps prevent powdery mildew. Make sure you blot off the excess water on the leaves and from the crown area to avoid water marks and to prevent crown rot. Also, if you are using artificial lighting to grow your African violets make sure you leave the lights off until leaves and especially the centers are dry.
These are not related to the African violet family, they are in the lily family.
No, African violets are not poisonous at all. Cats might get a tummy ache from eatting too many though.
It could be that either; the area your growing them in is too cold or maybe it's getting a draft on it. Sometimes if the plant is getting to much light or there might be a relection off the tray your plant is sitting in will cause curling of leaves.
Kakawate leaves have an active ingredient that can be used as a mosquito killer. The chemical attracts mosquitoes but then kills them after some exposure.
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When it is almost 30
Yes, the African Violet plant does reproduce asexually. It reproduces through losing its leaves. From there the leaves regrow the entire plant system.
A typical day for a tea plantation worker involves waking up early to harvest tea leaves, often working long hours under the sun. They may also be involved in tasks such as planting new plants, tending to the tea bushes, and processing the harvested leaves. Accommodation and meals are usually provided on the plantation premises.
Plantation crops include coffee, sugarcane, rubber, cocoa, tea leaves, pineapples, abaca, coconuts, cotton, tobacco, and bananas
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No but it is effective in driving away mosquitoes but not 100%
I know giraffes can eat leaves and branches from the African apricot tree. Otherwise they normally eat acacia tree's leaves and bark
kata-kataka, begonia, african violets
African violets have "hairy" leaves and so does a plant commonly called Lambs Ear.
Sambong leaves have a powerful active ingredient that can kill mosquitoes and other insects. This ingredient can be extracted into liquid form.