Rosewood Geranium - Luxurious Pelargonium
Rosebud geranium is a plant that has luxurious inflorescences that resemble a bush rose. There are more than 200 varieties of this flower. All of them are highly decorative.
Plant characteristics
A distinctive feature of such flowers is a large number of terry petals, which form beautiful elegant corollas, similar to small roses. The peculiarity of the rosebud geranium is the lack of smell in the inflorescences.
The rosebud variety owes its appearance to a random mutation, which counts its history from the distant 18th century. Breeding work continued, and only quite recently did the flower of this variety receive an appropriate aesthetic appearance.
Growing geraniums in indoor conditions has a very important advantage - the plant cleans the air of pathogenic bacteria.
The best varieties of rosebud geranium
Breeding work gave birth to a large number of varieties that differ in color and shape. Some geraniums have not only beautiful flowers, but also very interesting leaves.
Some of the most beautiful varieties include:
- Bornholm - red rosewood geranium;
- Lady Gertrude with a very delicate color of flowers;
- Appleblossom Rosebud - White flowers with pink edging
- Noel Gordon - with original, twisted petals on the flowers;
- Millfield Rose with pink and lilac "roses";
- Ice Rose variety;
- Geranium Grainger's Antique Rose;
- cultivar Marbacka Rose;
- rosewood geranium Denise variety;
What care does rosebud geranium need?
With proper plant care in a greenhouse or at home, pelargonium pleases with a beautiful appearance and abundant flowering.
Basic requirements for caring for rosebud geraniums:
- shading from direct rays of the sun;
- moderate watering.
Violation of these rules can provoke a deterioration in the appearance of the flower and a decrease in the intensity of flowering. Do not flood a houseplant with water, it may die because of this. In winter, if the plant is not in the room, it needs to create a suitable temperature regime - not lower than + 10 ° C.
A flower transplant is best done in mid-spring. In the future, care will be reduced to timely soil moisture. The soil can be purchased ready-made, designed specifically for pelargonium, or you can compose it yourself.
The soil mixture should contain the following components:
- humus;
- peat;
- coarse sand;
- perlite;
- sod land.
Maintaining the decorativeness of the plant requires periodic renewal, which must be carried out no later than once every 5 years.
Indoor pelargonium, if possible, can be transplanted into open ground for spring and summer. This will enable the plant to bloom beautifully and luxuriantly in the warm season. In the fall, the geranium can be transplanted into a pot again and brought indoors.
Which breeding method is suitable for rosebud geranium
Geraniums can reproduce in two ways:
- Cuttings.
- Seeds.
Since with the seed method, new plants do not inherit all the properties of the parent, rosebud geranium is bred by cuttings. The best time for this is from early spring to mid-summer. To do this, a small stalk with several internodes is cut from an adult plant.
For planting cuttings, a light soil is prepared, with the addition of peat. Or prepare special tablets for rooting the formation of roots.
Procedure:
- The cuttings are dried for 60 minutes.
- Remove the lower leaves.
- It is buried in the ground so that one internode is in the soil mixture.
- Peat around the cutting is slightly compacted.
- The container is placed in a bright place at a temperature of about + 20 ° C. If the days are cloudy, it is necessary to arrange sufficient artificial lighting.
- Watering is moderate, it is carried out away from the trunk.
If all conditions are met, roots appear in 15-20 days. If the plants were planted in tablets, then you can place them in glasses for further growth. When there are more roots, the cutting is transplanted into a flower pot.
Whether or not to cover the cuttings with polyethylene, each grower decides for himself. This circumstance does not affect the rooting rate.
If it was decided to use a bag on top, it is necessary to ensure that excessive moisture does not collect under it. Cuttings of rosebud geranium, with proper care at home, are well accepted, allowing you to get new plants.
The stem for planting must be correctly selected. If an immature shoot is cut off, without semi-lignification, such a cutting in most cases rots.
Pelargonium rosebud is an attractive flowering plant that is distinguished by its elegance and unusual beauty. This type of geranium for breeding is chosen by true connoisseurs who are ready to care for a plant with unusual beautiful flowers.