African violets can get a bad reputation for being a dated, like, grandma-style plant or also being a little fussy.

But what if they actually weren't fussing at all?

And they've just been misunderstood this whole time.

I've been an advocate of the African Violet for years.

And today we're bringing back an old episode in the Best of Growing Joy series.

We're going to be joined by Lisa from the houseplant guru to bust common African violet myths

and share why these quote unquote grandma plants might actually be the most rewarding

house plant you can have because it blooms indoors pretty effortlessly and way easier than

Hoyas bloom. We cover everything

in this episode from light to watering, to repotting, to re-blooming, so it's going to leave you

feeling super confident to get inspired by African violets again, even if you've killed one before.

Welcome to the Growing Joy with Plants podcast, where we not only learn how to care for plants

successfully, but how to simply and affordably use our plant babies to cultivate more joy

in our lives by doing so. I'm Maria, former plant killer turned happy plant lady, author of

Growing Joy, The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness, Speaker, Podcaster, and most importantly, your new best plant friend.

On Growing Joy with Plants, you'll find conversations about house plant care, gardening tutorials, and wellness through the lens of plants.

Plant care is self-care on growing joy.

Welcome back, Lisa.

Thanks for having me.

So excited to be back.

I'm so excited to have you back on the show after our amazing episode on low-light plants in season four.

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