Royal Pelargonium

Pelargonium or geranium - houseplant, which for many years does not leave thousands of hostesses indifferent. Its flowers can be completely different, but they are invariably collected in umbellate inflorescences.

Today, more than 250 species of pelargonium are hatched by flower growers, but, of course, the most common and favorite is the royal pelargonium. This is a tall plant. In the first year of life, it can grow up to 80 cm. Leaflets on it are rough with notches. Flowering is very beautiful. Flowers reach 8 cm in diameter and can have several color shades. There can also be hydrides, they are characterized by the fact that they have one shade. Blossoms of the royal pelargonium for a short time, from the beginning of spring and the maximum until mid-summer.

Care of the plant is simple, since it does not require any additional waste and time. For a plant, you need to provide a bright place, but it should not be exposed to direct sunlight. The optimum temperature for the maintenance of a flower in the summer - 22 degrees, and in the winter - 6-12 degrees. Best of all, he will feel on the south side. Pelargonium royal, the care of which ends here, does not require frequent watering, since the stems and leaves are powerful enough and can accumulate a large amount of water.

Transplant pelargonium is best in spring, in principle, like many other flowers. In fertilizing it only needs a spring-summer period. Pelargonium royal, whose reproduction by cuttings is possible at any time of the year, easily and quickly takes root. Although the flower growers recommend a transplant in February-March or July-August. It is better to cut off the top of the geranium, give it a little dry and put it in a substrate and keep it in a dry state. You should water little, you can not spray.

Royal Pelargonium can signal when it is not properly maintained:

- if there are no flowers on geranium, and the plant itself looks healthy, the reason may be too warm air in the winter;

- mold appeared on the leaves. The reason for this is overflow and, as a consequence, a fungus that causes gray rot. The plant can be treated by pruning affected leaves, reducing watering and treating the plant with a fungicide;

- If the watery pads appeared on the sheets, it means that the geranium has swelling. You transfuse the plant, watering should be reduced;

- if you notice that the leaves began to fall, perhaps Pelargonium does not have enough light;

- if the stem at the base darkened, the flower fell ill with a black leg. The plant will have to be destroyed;

- if the edges of the leaves are red, the room temperature is too low for geranium. Here, you just need to rearrange the pot in a warmer room, especially in winter, when it's freezing outside;

- if the lower leaves began to turn yellow, but only the tips remain elastic or yellow, the reason is a lack of moisture. If the leaves are lethargic or start to rot - an excess of moisture.

In order for the royal Pelargonium to feel fine and to please you, it needs quite a bit of care:

- geranium does not like dark places, it should be in a bright sunny place;

- in spite of the fact that the flower is thermophilic, it is not a little freeze to it;

- Pelargonium must be watered moderately, especially in winter;

- It is desirable that the flower had access to fresh air and low humidity;

- from spring to autumn, geranium needs constant feeding;

- the plant will feel great in fertile soil ;

- that the bushes were neatly formed, they should be plucked, then the branchedness increases;

- if the flowers wither, they must be removed.

There are many folk methods and recipes for the treatment of geraniums. If you believe our ancestors, the geranium with pink flowers can attract love, and with white - will increase fertility. Geranium oil is also widely used in aromatherapy. Here is such a beautiful and at the same time a wonderful flower - Pelargonium.