42+ African Violets Leaves Turning Brown. If your african violet's leaves are turning brown at the edges and you've ruled out other problems, you may have a problem with your water. You might have a plant that appears something like the one shown at left.
Belonging to the saintpaulia genus with many species.
My african violets have recently developed brown spots on their leaves. Remove yellow or brown leaves, and fertilize with an african violet fertilizer according to the package directions. Why do leaves turn brown on my african violet plants and how to prevent it? This only happens once in a while, and usually only one of the bottom.