Ampelnaya geranium - an excellent option for decoration of windows and balconies

Geraniums are widely known plants. They have gained popularity due to unpretentiousness, beautiful bright inflorescences and a long flowering period. These plants were known even in ancient Greece. In Europe, they appeared in the XVII-XVIII century, and in the twentieth century, many varieties were created that differed in the form and color of flowers and leaves. Ampelic geranium was also produced. It is distinguished by its long, lobate shoots, which create a beautiful waterfall from dense greenery and bright haloes of the inflorescence. From other species it can also be distinguished by smooth leaves (erect species have a pubescent leaf plate).

Ampelic geranium has more than seventy varieties, and all of them have special requirements for care. First of all, it is necessary for them to choose sufficiently illuminated places. The southern windows are best suited, but the western will also arrange a flower. On the rest, the ampel geranium can stop flowering and even discard leaves. The temperature should be about 25 ^o C in summer and not lower than 15 ^o C in winter. In the warm season, the plant Requires abundant watering, but does not tolerate stagnation of water, so in the pot must be a good drainage. In summer the land should be constantly moist, in winter it is better to water the plant every 1-1.5 weeks. Make sure that leaves get as little water as possible - putrefactive processes can develop or even more serious diseases occur. Try to water this plant or in a pallet, or under the root - so you avoid getting moisture on the leaves. He does not like ampel geraniums and sprinkles, so do these procedures as rarely as possible - the plant will be healthier.

When choosing a pot, take it not too big. To increase the flowering period between the root and the wall of the vessel should be 2-3 centimeters. To the ground ampelnaya geranium is unpretentious. For fertilizing, you can use any complex fertilizer with a high content of potassium. Regularity of the procedure in summer - once a month, in winter from top dressing it is better to refrain altogether. It is necessary to transplant this plant once in two years, preferably in the spring. In the ground it is better to add a small part of the peat - this will accelerate the engraftment plants. If there is no need to increase the pot, you can simply remove the old soil and replace it with a new one.

Propagation ampelnaya geranium seeds and cuttings. The use of seeds is a laborious and complex process, vegetative multiplication is much simpler . Cuttings cuttings are dried in the open air for a day, then dipped into carbon powder. Prepare a soil mixture: take peat, sand and leaf land in equal parts, spend it disinfection: pour boiling water and put in the oven for 20-25 minutes. When the ground cools, you can start landing. Rooting occurs within a month. Often Plants planted in the spring, by the summer let out the first flowers.

If you want to beautifully arrange a balcony, a window, an alpine hill - for this you will come up with a geranium ampel. Care for her although it has features, but does not take much time, but the view of such plants is very beautiful, the flowering period is long, the coloring is bright. They look very decorative. Flowers simple or terry, pink, red, white, light green tones, with or without a border - all this is geranium ampel. Photo of these plants will not leave indifferent any lover of domestic plants. Choose your taste and enjoy beauty!