The geranium – well familiar houseplant which thanks to efforts of keen botanists has got various forms and outlines and enjoys now wide popularity among flower growers.
Useful properties of geranium
It is more correct to carry normal room geraniums to sort of geraniums which are in turn subdivided into several subspecies, absolutely not similar some into others. Depending on specific feature, geraniums grow up for the sake of beautiful flowers, unusual forms or fragrant aromas and also in the medical purposes. For preparation of drugs use roots, leaves and also geranium oil. Components of plants apply as anti-inflammatory, astringent; at intestinal and gastric bleedings. Essential oil of geranium is used in perfumery for preparation of spirits, soap and aromatic oils.
Types of geranium
All geraniums are divided into several big groups which treat: - zone geraniums; - royal; - plyushchelistny; - fragrant; - succulent.
Popular geraniums
The geranium zone – the most widespread look, includes large number of subspecies and grades. Is called so for the accurate differentiations well visible on leaves of plants. The ring zone can be brown, red, violet, white; leaves can be two-and three-colored. Depending on form of leaves and flowers distinguish:
- rozovidny; - tyulpanovidny; - star-shaped; - cactaceous; - hybrid. They share also: - in form and color of leaf: "bird's eggs", "speckled"; - by the size: tiny, dwarfish, high. Ampelous geraniums with the long hanging-down stalks on which clustery terry or simple inflorescences are formed belong to geranium plyushchelistny. Decorate with them balconies, land in garden. At the same time plants are capable to keep decorative effect during all summer season, but for the winter it is necessary to move them in the warm room. The royal geranium completely justifies the name. Large graceful flowers of various shades will leave nobody indifferent. This type of geranium is more whimsical, than all others and demands special conditions in the period of laying of buds and also after blossoming, but thanks to effective blossoming has many admirers.
Unusual geraniums
The fragrant geranium is grown up for the sake of essential oils, and judges of aromatherapy have houses of plant which smell of mint, rose, pineapple, wild strawberry, apple. One more unusual type of geranium – succulent. These plants are remarkable the fancy silhouettes reminding tiny baobabs or bonsais, to these they and are appreciated. Selectors have removed geraniums with prickles and without prickles. Designers quite often use these plants for creation of small architectural forms and registration of stony gardens. Besides above-mentioned geraniums, sortotipa "Angel", the reminding pansies and also "Unique person" who is the hybrid look differing in extreme decorative effect of flowers and spicy smell are popular. Among huge species diversity of geraniums everyone can find unpretentious and at the same time original plant to surprise acquaintances and most to be surprised to variety and magnificence of such, apparently, usual plants.