Currently, there are many different indoor plants, but among them a separate place belongs to different varieties of violets. Which grade can I choose? What are the features of caring for these flowers?
Violet Lady Hamilton is considered a real "beauty" among the flowers. It is very popular among fans of home plants.
Let's talk about whether it is possible to keep violets at home, how to care for them, so that they please their owners with abundant flowering for a long time.
Description
What is Lady Hamilton's violet? Let's start with a brief description of this delicate and refined home flower. This variety has a neat rosette, large flowers (reach 5-6 centimeters).
Violet Lady Hamilton has a rounded flower shape. Type of petals: terry and semi-double. Of interest is coloring. Delicate light pink flowers with a lilac-raspberry border look very impressive.
Features
Lady Hamilton's violet is so tender that it will be appropriate both in a large spacious room and on the kitchen windowsill. An unusual sprayed border of this variety attracts lovers of home flowers, giving the plant mystery and originality.
How does Lady Hamilton violet propagate? The description of the breeding of these flowers is no different from other varieties. It can be propagated by seeds (preferably), as well as by cuttings of shoots. What method do experienced gardeners recommend? They propose to grow violets of this variety from seeds. Plants are stronger than in the case of cuttings.
If you dream that in the cold winter gentle and refined violets of unusual coloring should stand on a window sill, take care of planting seeds in pots in March-April. The plant will have time to take root in the winter, will delight you with large and bright flowers.
Useful Tips
How to properly care for the violets of Lady Hamilton? In order for the plant not to die in the cold winter time, it is necessary to place a pot with this delicate flower in a place with an average air temperature of at least 10 degrees.
These flowers grow beautifully in the shade and in the light. What is important to know when planning the planting of this indoor flower? It does not tolerate drought, so it is necessary to control so that the soil in the flower pot does not dry out.
From time to time it is advisable to remove old leaves, to make mineral fertilizers in the soil. In case of insufficient watering or lack of air, the violet is hit by a spider mite, it dies.
What are the distinguishing features of Lady Hamilton's violets? She loves light a little more than her other "relatives", but it is important to protect the plant from direct sunlight.
Watering is preferred in the pan as the soil dries. Do you want the flower to have a beautiful and even rosette? In this case, turn it (2-3 times a week) in the direction of the sun.
Can these flowers be kept at home? Despite numerous legends and conjectures, amateur gardeners do not see any reason to deprive themselves of the opportunity to enjoy the delicate large flowers of this kind of violet.