I was given a small pot with a single sad leaf to try and rescue. I was told it was an African violet. It was repotted and I gave it some fertilizer and it started producing this giant leggy looking leaves. Is this normal? A mutant? It doesn’t look like any violet I’ve seen.

Thanks!

Edit: thank you for all the feedback! It does indeed look like a cyclamen. I have moved it closer to the window, hopefully it will fill in nicely.

  • akwd169English
    14·
    8 months ago

    Does not appear to be a violet.

    Plant.net identifies it as:

    Cyclamen persicum Mill.

    Common name:

    Florist’s cyclamen

    • KillerTofu@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      4·
      8 months ago

      By golly, I think you are right! Looking at some photos the leaves do look similar.

      But now, is it not getting enough light? Is that why the leaves are so long and twisted? I’ve never had one before and the photos all show a more compact looking plant.