Miracle on your windowsill - rozovidnaya geranium. Features care and cultivation
Rozovidnaya geraniums, she rozebudnaya pelargonium. This variety gets its name because of its appearance. The flowers have a huge amount of the large number of lush terry petals, therefore have similarities with roses. With proper care the plants reach a height of 80 cm, the size of the bud - up to 30 cm.
Appearance
The flowers are light pink, red, with a little white areas, color. Compact green bright, rich, against which a very impressive look bright palette of colors.
Sorts
There are many varieties of pelargonium rozebudnoy.
1. "Rozebud Red" -populyarny grade
With a small amount of the plant, it has a rather large bright red flowers collected in inflorescence umbrella.
Shrubs do not require special agronomic conditions for formation, because their own keep their shape without any influences.
2. "Royal geranium"
Another representative of the popular varieties of the group. Incredibly beautiful plant.
Dark green long stems and bright velvet flowers give the plant a truly royal look.
3. "Rosita"
The newest varieties of this species is considered sort of "Rosita". He was placed at the beginning of 2011.
The variety differs from the other the size of their flowers. Large flowers with bright colors.
The soil
Any plant requires the creation of special conditions for its existence. For starters, the soil should be well prepared.
The soil should be loose and easy, you need to carry out regular seasonal digging and add mineral fertilizers:
· Turf land portion 4 + 2 + 2 parts peat humus portion;
· 1 part perlite and 1 part coarse sand.
These mixtures should be stirred, then put pelargonium.
vermin
As with any plant, geranium rozovidnaya damaged a large number of pests.
1. caterpillars
These creatures are detrimental to different species of plants. They are especially active during the summer months.
To save geraniums on their impact need to handle the bushes with special solutions that can be purchased in specialty stores.
2. snails
Snails feed on stems and leaves of plants. The solution is to create around the plants planted rocky surface, it may be pebbles or gravel.
Also, for these plants are characteristic of various diseases.
Care
To your favorite happy with lush and beautiful flowers for a long time, it is important to create certain conditions, which are as follows:
1. Watering should be done as needed. It is impossible to dry up the land, but can not be too hard to water, it can cause rotting of the root system;
2. Hoeing the land. Dumb wooden stick or special small spatula intended for indoor flower, carefully loosen the top layer around the bush.
This procedure is necessary to better ensure access of oxygen to the roots.
And multiplies rozebudnaya pelargonium cuttings. The optimum time for separation of cuttings - in the spring or summer.
Rozovidnaya geraniums - a very beautiful plant that with proper care will be a miracle on the windowsill.