Growing petunia Surfinia: care and reproduction of a flower, photo
Petunia is one of the most sought after plants in the flower market. After all, its varieties and types are very different in shape and color. To date, four groups of petunias are known: large-flowered and small-flowered, dwarf and ampelous. The latter includes petunia Surfinia.
Favorable conditions for growing petunia Surfinia
Each plant has its own preferences in terms of conditions. Petunia Surfinia - the flower is not very capricious, but more demanding to care for than ordinary petunia. It will take some knowledge to grow it healthy and blooming.
Favorable conditions conducive to the successful cultivation and abundant flowering of Surfinia petunia:
- warm temperature regime (the flower comes from the tropics, cold leads to the loss of inflorescences);
- good illumination of the plant location;
- regular and abundant watering in the hot season (the flower is drought-resistant, but in the summer the roots require a lot of water);
- neutral or slightly acidic sandy loam soil;
- fertilizing with mineral fertilizers in the spring-autumn period;
- protection from rain and wind.
Correct care
Basic rules of care:
- apply complex fertilizers from late spring to late autumn;
- regularly remove inflorescences that have faded;
- for the winter, place the Surfinia petunia in a room with an air temperature of 15-18 degrees Celsius;
- transplant a flower if the root system is too tangled.
Seed propagation
In nature, there are two ways to reproduce the Surfinia petunia:
- vegetative;
- seminal.
It is very important to purchase quality planting material. In the process of growing surfiniya petunia, you should not plant homemade seeds. They have poor germination, and as a result, "wild flowers" will grow. It is best to purchase F1 hybrid seeds, and in a specialized store in professional packaging. The packs always have a photo of surfiniya petunia, which makes it possible to choose the color of the flower. Also, when buying seeds, it is important to pay attention to the manufacturer. For example, FloraNova, Kitano, Cowell, PanAmerican and many others are very popular.
Propagation by cuttings
For the propagation of surfiniya petunia vegetatively (cuttings), you need to prepare in advance.
What materials should be at hand:
- well sharpened scissors or secateurs;
- a special rooting container (can be purchased from a specialty flower shop or online store);
- mini greenhouse with microclimate, supplementary lighting and a warm bottom;
- white peat for sowing (purchased);
- priming.
Sharp scissors (pruning shears) cut a stalk from three to seven centimeters high. It takes root in moist soil. Then the container with the cuttings is placed in a mini greenhouse for a couple of weeks. After this time, the planting material will be ready for transplanting into a pot.
The role of organic fertilizers
If the plant is regularly fed with organic substances, then it will generously repay with bright and beautiful flowers.Fertilizers are applied at least once every seven to ten days. For feeding, use mullein infusion or vermistim.
In the process of growing Surfinia petunia, organic fertilizers are added throughout the entire flowering period of the plant. With regular feeding, the flower will become lush and branched. As a result, a riot of color is guaranteed!