African Violets double in kitchen (Close up ) 2010- 09-30 001

Love the thick velvety leaves!

Thanks, PP! :-)) The leaves are very thick, they are a step down from being succulents. Their leaves can store quite a bit of water & they can go for a couple of weeks dry like dust & still recover as if nothing had happened! Well if they get to that state they may lose a couple of the lower leaves as they go brown & shrivel up but the plant itself continues like nothing has happened! They can't tolerate standing in a saucer of water that will kill them a lot faster than dryness over a couple of weeks!