Beautiful and exquisite flower - ampel pelargonium.

Pelargonium or, as it is still called, geranium, belongs to the family of Geraniaceae, which includes more than 780 species of plant variety . The most widespread and numerous is the genus Pelargonium.

Ampel Pelargonium affects its variety of species and forms. This can drop short shrubs or semi-shrubs, perennial or annual plants. Pelargonium leaves are whimsical and diverse. Whole, palchate-lobate or pinnately-dissected, having dentate, wavy or smooth edges, pubescent or glandular, emitting essential oils, hairs, brightly green or with beautiful colored streaks.

Different types of pelargonium are well interconnected and create amazing in beauty and grace color ensembles. A characteristic feature favorably distinguishes these plants against the background of the others is the specific aroma, which is evolved by the leaves of the pelargonium. Among the huge variety there are species with the smell of peppermint, lemon, ginger, nutmeg, apple, lime, lily of the valley, rose. So this amazing flower is able to amaze not only with its unrivaled exterior beauty, but also delight with exquisite noble and delicate aroma.

Ampel Pelargonium, Pelargonium fragrant, Pelargonium royal, ivy-leaved, fragrant and other varieties of this amazing plant, excel at home and blossom almost all the year round. Of course, when creating suitable conditions for them. It is thanks to this feature, the flower is so fond of gardeners. The plant has beautiful carved leaves and medium-sized bright flowers. Pelargonium does not require special burdensome care, so it is a pleasure to grow it.

How to care for pelargonium.

Ampelnaya pelargonium grows well, as in small pots, or boxes, and in flower beds. The plant is planted on the sunny side and watered abundantly and abundantly.

In order to ampelnaya Pelargonium blossom well, it must be fertilized up to 2 times a month. To do this, special additives are suitable, which must be added directly to the soil, intended specifically for the family of geranium.

Pelargonium is absolutely not afraid of drought and can safely survive a long time without watering. Therefore, even when leaving for a vacation, you can not especially worry about flowers.

A distinctive feature of pelargonium, as well as all plants of the genus, is a low susceptibility to various pests and diseases.

If you want to admire the flowers all year round, then with the onset of autumn pots with plants must be moved inside the room. But you need to do this avoiding a sharp temperature drop. This ampelnaya Pelargonium does not like very much. The plant may begin to wilt or even completely wither.

In winter and autumn, pelargonium should be kept in rooms with a rather low temperature, from +6 to +10 degrees. It is during this period that it will be necessary to closely monitor the regime of watering the plant. Its periodicity becomes much less frequent than in the summer. Each watering of the plant is carried out when the soil is already completely dry, so as not to allow excessive moistening of the soil or stagnation in the flowerpot with a flower of excess water. Do not forget that even in winter a flower needs a sufficient amount of sunlight, so it is necessary to have flowerpots in the brightest part of the apartment. Best of all on the south side.

In the spring, shrubs of pelargonium are cut off a little, freeing them from last year's shriveled shoots. And in a short time the plant gives new young leaves and twigs and becomes ready for flowering.