We are going to remove a couple of suckers from Lady Baltimore in this project.
Suckers usually develope in the first year on a violet, tending to warp the parent if let grow on.
They should be removed so the parent plant can get on to the business of developing symmetrically and put on a show in the form of blossoms. Suckers develop at the crease where the leaf meets the stem. Lady Baltimore has two good sized suckers now and a few more developing. Use a sharp knife to carefully cut the sucker away from the mother plant. Here is all the extra baggage this poor lady was carrying, and trying to feed.