Splitting African Violets for gifts

We're road tripping this summer, and I'd like to take along personal gifts for the folks who are hosting us. I have a beautiful African Violet which has lots of sentimental value to me and to the people I'll be visiting (given to me by a dear friend of us all who has passed away). It's ready to be divided, and I can easily see how to split this plant into two, but I'd like to split it into three (keeping one part here, and taking two on the road). But I'd be pretty torn apart if it died, so ... Tips? Don't do it? Do it with no fear? Any advice welcome.

How many growing tips are in this pot? I saw two. If you find a third one then you can split that out. African Violet roots from leaf cutting very easily. Just snap one leaf and stick the stem into the potting mix and new plants will form. Usually two to three little ones in a cluster. If you let them be you will get one like your current AV. I like to separate them when they are bigger and grow a single rosette per pot.

May Lotito wrote: If you let them be you will get one like your current AV. I like to separate them when they are bigger and grow a single rosette per pot.

That sounds almost magical. Thanks. And you're right, therenare just two growing tips.