Saintpaulia aka African Violets leaves are not destroyed by water. The thing that they can not take is COLD water. I feel, like all plant, african violets appreciate a good bath every month or so. Just be sure to use warm water. Jae wrote: > > *NOTE: -be careful not to do the treatment on plants whose leaves would > get destroyed by water (examples are saintpaulia > and gynura) > -also be careful not to damage the fragil leaves of some > types during the treatment