Last gesneriad post For now.

[MattWoelfsen]

Gthumbz89, I was impressed with your pretty Gesneriad photos that I did some googling and came across two societies, the Gesneriad Society and the African Violet Society of America. These Gesneriad are very easy to grow and not as expensive as orchids.

I went and bought a couple of them from Lowes Home Improvement. From pictures on the internet I have seen even more elaborate flowers and leaves. There is a potting technology that is used for African Violets, called a "self watering pot" allowing the plant to hydrate without the leaves getting wet--which these plants seem to be more susceptible to crown rot.

Why are there two societies?