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Geranium: home care

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by Viktoria - Apr 21, 2017

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Geranium is a houseplant, quite common and in demand. It has bright flowers and does not grow much. There is a belief that this flower is a talisman, it protects the house from ill-wishers. Since geranium has the property of emitting a pungent smell, it is believed that it does this only when a person with a negative attitude is present in the room.

Planting geraniums

Geranium is a plant that requires constant care. It loves light, and if you put it in the wrong way, it will reach for it and stretch out. It looks very ugly. To avoid this result, you should remove the shoots elongated in height.

It is necessary to transplant geraniums from a new cutting every year.

Geranium is planted in two ways:

Cuttings into the ground. They need to be cut obliquely. The incision is made just above the kidney. Then it is given to rest for two hours so that the cut is windy and covered with a film. After that, you can plant geraniums in a pot of soil and water.
Cuttings into the water. Cuttings are also cut obliquely above the kidney and placed in water. To avoid the problem of root rot, activated carbon is added there. After root formation. Geranium is planted in a pot.

The geranium pot should be small. If you do not have this, then you can plant several cuttings in a large pot. Otherwise, the plant will die in a large pot. Since growth and flowering depends on how quickly the roots braid the earth and intertwine with each other.

This is a plant that requires care, but not harmful. All that is needed is to provide her with a sunny warm place, and proper watering.

Geranium varieties

Geranium or Pelargonium has more than two hundred species. She is both a houseplant and an outdoor plant. Has a lot of colors. Let's consider the most popular types.

Zoned geranium

The most common is the Zonal geranium. She is a houseplant. It has many subspecies, but they all have common features: unpretentiousness, intense flowering, endurance.

The differences are in the trunk with two types of leaf plates: wavy and lowered. The sheets are framed with a reddish-brown border and can emit a pungent odor.

The following forms exist:

Common with five petals.
Terry petals, more than eight in number.
Semi-double petals with a maximum of eight.

Also, zonal geraniums differ in shape and color of flowers. It grows up to sixty centimeters in height.

Royal geranium

It is considered the most beautiful view. Hence the name. It has large-sized flowers of bright colors: purple, burgundy, white, fuchsia.

The height of the flower is fifteen centimeters. It appeared in the nineteenth century and since then has taken root in almost every home where flowers are loved.

Its distinctive features are:

The petals are corrugated or wavy.
The first two petals are different. They are larger and look like velvet.
Large size flowers.

Thyroid geranium

Features:

Shoots up to a meter in length.
Dark green leaves in the shape of an asterisk.
Flowers hang in bunches.

Geranium blooms from spring to late autumn. It is both indoor and outdoor plant.

Geranium in the open field

Geranium is a perennial plant. But despite this, it is hard going through the climate of the middle zone. Because of this, when growing it outdoors, you need to take into account certain nuances:

The required soil should be neutral, or slightly acidic.
The soil should be light. If it contains sand or peat, then this is only welcome.
The soil needs to be fertilized every fall.
Watering the plant should be properly organized. Since the drying out of the soil is unacceptable.
The most optimal temperature for flower growth is fifteen degrees. Therefore, it is best to plant geraniums in an area where there is little shade.

Planted in the ground, geranium is capable of "target =" _ blank "> bloom all summer... However, so that the plant does not get sick, it should be given rest. This is done simply. Remove top dressing and reduce watering. Get rid of faded buds. It is best to do this before the onset of cold weather.

In order for the geranium to endure the winter well, it is best to transplant it into a pot and bring it into a warm room.

Home geranium

Home or indoor geraniums are of two types: curly and bush (small).

Indoor geraniums can do without additional spraying. However, if you once again decide to humidify the air, then she will safely take it. Geranium foliage is sprayed with filtered and warm water (pre-defend). Otherwise, streaks will appear on the foliage.

Watering is carried out in a measured and large volume. In warm weather, make sure that the soil is always moist. Otherwise, the plant may dry out.

Geranium care

Taking care of geraniums is easy. As has been said many times, flower this one is not picky. All you need is just not to forget about her at all. In order for pelargonium to grow healthy and bloom beautifully, observe the following rules:

Monitor the moisture condition of the soil of the flower. Geranium can tolerate drought for some time, but excessive dampness will destroy it immediately. Therefore, it is enough to water it abundantly about twice a week. Watering is done at the root, without touching the leaves of the plant.
If you want geraniums to bloom with beautiful and lush flowers, then place them in a sunny, warm place.
Be sure to loosen the soil. Thanks to this, the roots will receive an influx of air, and the earth will not coke.
Feed pelargonium with fluoride fertilizers. This will help her bloom better. But do not use organic fertilizers, this flower does not tolerate them.
Both an adult and a young plant require formation. An adult flower is carefully trimmed, no more than five buds are left on each shoot. Of these, new branches will appear over time. In the case of a young plant, to create a treat, pinch the top with your fingers. These manipulations are carried out at the beginning of spring.
It is necessary to transplant the plant several times a year.

Geranium transplant

If the geranium has grown and requires a transplant, the main thing here is to choose the right time. To avoid negative consequences, start from the following criteria:

The period came when geraniums slowed down and stopped blooming.
The earth began to dry very quickly. This suggests that the root system has developed so much that it does not have enough space.
The roots of the plant began to break out of the pot.

If the above listed signs are absent, and the plant is already far from young, then you can check it as follows. Gently remove the geranium from the pot and examine the root system. If there is almost no land left, then you should immediately transplant the flower. If there are few roots, just return the flower to the pot.

Geranium propagation

There are several ways to breed geraniums at home:

cuttings;
division of the root;
seeds.

The most common is grafting. In this case, an adult plant can produce up to a dozen cuttings, or even more.

But geranium cannot be propagated at any time. This is done in the fall, closer to winter. When flowering has stopped and growth has slowed down.

The process itself is as follows:

Cuttings are cut with a sharp knife, neatly under the leaf.
A few more healthy leaves should remain on the top of the plant after cutting.
In order for the stalk to germinate, a special environment is created for it. It is planted in the ground with sand and vermiculite for two centimeters and keeps in the dark for three days.
Then the plant is placed in a warm, well-lit place.
It is watered through a pallet.