The geranium, or geranium, is practically familiar to all. Our grandmothers grew up this flower and have been sure that it attracts wealth and protects the house. Besides, the plant emits phytoncides, the killing pathogenic bacteria. They say, if to put several pots with geranium in the children's room, then it is possible to forget about various catarrhal diseases.
Now it is possible to buy various species of geranium: plyushchelistny, zone, fragrant, violotsvetny, royal. All of them differ in richness of shades (from burgundy to white), form of flowers and leaves. This sort contains more than two hundred types. The simplest in reproduction and leaving – zone geranium. It blossoms in the room all the year round if in the spring to take out plant in garden, then it will blossom since June to the frosts.
It is possible to multiply flower by means of shanks five-seven centimeters long. Cut off them clean sharp knife at an angle, put in water to take roots. Shanks quickly give backs (week later there will already be available planting stock). They can be put in separate glasses in soil at once, to water and from above to put on plastic bag. You will expose mini-small greenery on window.
Prepare pochvosmes from identical amount of humus, perlite and the sheet earth. Fill on pot bottom drainage from crushed stone or haydite. In it land the implanted shanks. If to put couple of shanks of zone geranium, then they will better blossom, but it is necessary to plant royal geranium one. She dislikes neighbors. Select container for cultivation of geranium, proceeding from the sizes of roots. The pot should not be too small or big. As soon as to your plant it becomes close – it is necessary to replace it in capacity more. Care for such plant consists in fertilizing and watering. Water geraniums carefully, they cannot be filled in, otherwise the root system will decay, and the plant will dump foliage. The geranium belongs to plants which are desirable for drying because the geranium has property to accumulate water in stalks and leaves. To wipe and spray leaves there is no need. The flower should do fertilizing once in two weeks. Complex fertilizer, for example, "Kemira luxury" will approach for this purpose. You take out plant in the summer on balcony or in garden. In the winter of geranium rest so plant arrange in the cool place is required. The recommended temperature plus ten-fifteen degrees. Besides, it is worth reducing watering. The flower after such dormant period will please with the abundant blossoming.