Amazingly beautiful flower - violet "ice rose". A photo and description of the plant will help you to more accurately reproduce the plant’s life process, get acquainted with its features and appearance.
Thanks to the efforts of breeders, gardeners today can observe an indescribable amount of indoor plants, create living compositions from them in their garden and home. At the same time, use a variety of home plants, place them in tiers (from smaller plants to larger ones) or simply decorate window sills in an apartment or house. Among this variety of green and blooming flowerpots - violet "ice rose".
“Ice Rose” - Saintpaulia of extraordinary beauty
The violet “icy rose” attracts buyers' attention with a play of flower colors. Framed with a lime border, white with cherry strokes and interspersed on the petals of the flowers rise on the peduncles, forming a lush rosette. The foliage of the "icy rose" is slightly corrugated.
Interestingly, after each flowering, the texture of the petals of the violet changes: from white it slowly turns into a brightly colored flower, more and more colorful strokes and blotches appear.
Types of Violets
Violets differ in shapes, sizes of rosettes, splendor of flowers, flowering time. Thanks to the features, each of the violets is beautiful in its own way. Exist:
- standard violets;
- violets trailers;
- violets mini;
- violets of semi-mini.
There are more than 400 types of violets. Given the senpolia and subspecies of plants - this figure is increasing dramatically. Speaking about the senpolia, they note that more than 8 thousand of these plants are known in the world, but this is only an approximate figure. Detailed information is stored in the American Society of Senpolis Lovers.
Houseplant Care Rules
Without exception, all varieties of varietal violets require careful care. In order to preserve the maternal characteristics of the plant and preserve the variety, you will have to study the features of growing and propagating such a plant as an “ice rose” - violet, the photo of which is presented below.
We choose the right place for violets
An east or southeast window is a better place to grow violets of this species. Observations showed: when the violet was moved to the window sill of the northern window, the plant growth noticeably worsened, and the flowering turned into sparse and short-lived.
The violet variety “ice rose” is a plant that does not like abundant light: with the active influence of sunlight on the violet, its leaves are burned, and the decorative appearance of the plant is lost over time.
Soil preparation
Violets planted in fertile soil bloom and develop best. The soil should be light and air permeable. You can give preference to a special purchased mixture for planting violets and additionally use leavening agents for the soil.
Features of planting
Violet "icy rose" will bloom longer and grow at an accelerated pace if you choose the right pot for it. Few people know that a container with a diameter equal to the violet outlet itself is considered ideal in volume for a plant.
If you pick up a pot for a larger plant, the flower will direct all its forces to the development of the root system, and not the peduncles.
It is important to know: the closer the decorative pot for the plant, the more magnificent it blooms.
Rules for the care of violets:
- Transplant adult plants 1-2 times a year using the transshipment method.
- Rejuvenate old plants. Breeders recommend to remove almost all rows of leaves, leaving 1-2 rows from the center of the outlet to preserve the variety in old plants.
- After the steps taken, the violet is cut off and placed in a flat bowl with a small amount of water at the bottom for rooting. Keep an eye on the water level, because the violet does not require abundant nutrition.
Creating artificial lighting for home flowers
Most gardeners seek to equip a winter garden at home, and even more - to extend the flowering of domestic plants. Some create additional conditions, for example, luminescent artificial lighting, others resort to the use of special tools, which is not too good for the plant.
If you have 1-2 violets in your house, then there is no need to create artificial lighting, but if you have a collection, then it is simply necessary.
It is important to remember how to choose the right lamp. They should emit a cool white light. From warm yellow light violet varieties "ice rose", the photo of which is presented in the article, is uncomfortable.
Lamps should be placed 20-25 cm above the top of the outlet. Insufficient lighting will not give any effect, excessive lighting will oppress the violet.
How and when to water a plant
Watering is suitable at room temperature. Too cold can negatively affect the development of the root system, lead to decay or multiplication of bacteria and flower diseases. Water the violet in two ways: in a pot or on top of the ground.
Fertilizer
At first, there is no need to feed the plant, since it was planted in an already nutrient medium. During the period of growing green mass, the root system of the plant needs to be enriched with nitrogen compounds. And during the formation of the peduncle - in potassium, which is contained in modern mineral fertilizers for flowers and domestic plants.
Saintpaulia breeding
Leaf cuttings are the material by which violets propagate.
The method of seed propagation is used only by experienced growers. It is noted that, using the method of sowing seeds, it is extremely rare to obtain a copy similar to the maternal one. Daughter violets rarely give large double flowers. Most often, it is possible to bring out a violet with a standard outlet, consisting of green or dark green foliage, which is crowned with several simple single-color flowers.
The violet "ice rose", the description of which you have already studied, propagates in several ways.
It is important to know that varietal characters are preserved only if propagated by cuttings or peduncles.
Breeding methods
The most common ways of propagating violets are:
- rooting of the cuttings of the plant in water (using the cuttings from 2-3 rows from the base of the outlet);
- rooting of the cuttings of the plant in the soil (the cuttings are planted immediately in the soil mixture);
- obtaining a new plant from a peduncle is one of the best methods of propagating the senpolia, so it is possible to achieve absolute preservation of the maternal qualities of the daughter plant.
Rules for propagating violets
- As a material for reproduction, choose only a healthy peduncle.
- Break it off at the base.
- Plant in a small container with nutritious soil, pour and cover with a film or bag (this will help create a mini-greenhouse and increase humidity).
- Remember to systematically ventilate. This will help get rid of condensation.
- When the children appear, let them grow a little and plant them in separate pots (the flower stalk is thrown out, as it becomes unsuitable for repeated reproduction).
Violet “icy rose” is an exclusive Saintpaulia variety that will decorate your interior and, in spite of its “cold” name, will delight the hosts with its beauty and arouse admiration of the guests.