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I know better than to get "house plants". I kill them. I don't mean to, it just happens that way. I bought two really cute AVs April 20th, because my Mom was coming to visit. She has always grown AVs in her kitchen, so they would be going home with her, and I could visit sometimes.
Didn't work out ;(. She's "given up" on AVs. She wouldn't take them. I've read the care articles, and I've tried, They actually did very well for a while, doubled in size and were blooming beautifully. Then it got hot, and all the blooms died. The leaves seemed okay, except that they looked leggy once the flowers were gone (looked fine with the flowers filling the center of the plant, but now it's bare. Well, I figured that the heat had done 'em in. There is no place in the house that is cool.( Well, there is one room, but it's occupied by a plethora of cats, and is a bad place to be a plant, believe me).
Then yesterday, as I took them for their soak, I found a flower. Just one, and it was hidden under the leaves. It isn't the same as the others were, they had white edges, this is solid.
What do I do now? They're still in a sunny, southern window, and the leaves look healthy. Is there any way to get them thru the summer, until temps are reasonable again? I feel so badly for them. I had expected them to die quickly, but they just kept going...
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