Royal Pelargonium: rules of cultivation and care

Plant royal pelargonium or geranium royal notable for its unusual beauty. Excellent grown on a windowsill and can hang in pots attached to the surrounding interior of special atmosphere.

Care royal geranium

When choosing a soil need to prefer a neutral soil or with low alkalinity. If you want to reduce the acidity - add a small amount of ash.

Pot with the plant should not be put in the sun, so it does not like pelargonium and shadow. An ideal place - a light, but not direct sunlight. With sufficient illumination geranium will bloom regularly.

Another factor - the temperature. In summer, geranium approach 25 degrees. It is mandatory in the plant must be winter period in which the temperature drops to 15 degrees. Only in this case will be a constant bloom.

Watering should be done regularly as geranium loves water. But pour the flower is not worth it. Before the next watering the land should be dry top. Boiled water is used.

The plant must be fed during the abundant flowering fertilize using phosphate and potassium.

reproduction geranium

Geranium propagated in several ways. The most common is the cuttings:

1. Cut off the stalk, which must be at least 3 leaves.

2. Dry stalk for 2 hours.

3. Sections were necessarily treat the charcoal powder.

4. The soil where the workpiece is placed, should consist of the turf soil, sand and a small amount of peat.

5. For the formation of the bush, stalk should prischipnut.

Transfer to the main place is carried out three weeks later. During this time cutting steadily taking root and can not be killed with proper care. The first bloom - in six months.

The seeds grow geraniums harder, but in the end it turns out nice and strong plant. Thrust seeds in a pot with a mixture of peat, sand and soil from the turf. Needed for the germination temperature is less than 25 degrees. Seedlings should be expected no earlier than 10 days.

common diseases

Keep an eye on the appearance of the plant in time to detect diseases such as powdery mildew, rust, leaves, necrotic spot virus. All this is treated successfully. Used for processing:

1. Bluestone.

2. Circumcision diseased leaves.

3. Various drugs.

As a result, if properly cared for almost year round on the windowsill will be pleasing to the eye the magnificent and beautiful flower.