Guide
Geranium, hydrangea and clematis, also known as the "Garden Three Treasures", are ornamental flowers that flower lovers love to raise, with beautiful flower patterns and long flowering periods. Autumn, is the season of raising geraniums, today to take you to know an excellent variety, like to raise flowers friends can see.
I. Knowing the "King"
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This geranium is called "King", belongs to the upright sky, foreign breeding companies cultivate horticultural varieties (named by breeders), specially grown for ornamentation, now widely cultivated around the world, is one of the most popular varieties of geranium family, status and the moon season in the "Poseidon King Balcony" is almost the same, are the kind of big flowers, beautiful and fairy representatives.
The plant type is compact and rounded
The king belongs to small sub-shrub plants, not herbs, plants will not grow very tall, usually only 30-40 cm, and branching is very good, can be naturally formed without topping, branches are fleshy when young, wood after maturity, like a small tree, the pot effect is very good, the pot planting is also adapted, the caliber of 15-20 cm of the general size of the pot pot can be raised, placed on the small windowsill does not occupy a place.
Beautiful or not?
The name "King" is certainly not a generic one. The "value" of this variety is super high, the flower type is easy to become a ball, and the diameter of the flower ball can be 8cm, which is simply a small hydrangea flower, the flower color is pink and white, like a girl's reddish face, looking in the sun, shining, shining, super beautiful, in the industry there is a kind of "the king opens, other geraniums can not see" statement.
Outstanding flowering ability
Geraniums are similar to the moon season, different varieties, and the flowering period is different. For example, the upright sky and the hanging sky are multi-season repeated flowering, while the big flower day and angel eye series are a season of flowers, and only spring flowers can be seen. The king is a typical upright sky, properly maintained, and can bloom in all seasons, in the hot summer, and when the snow is white.
Second, the shortcomings of the king
Summer flowers are also attractive
Of course, such a good variety is not completely without shortcomings. The king's disadvantage is that the flowers are easy to lose buds, that is, they fall off before they are opened, which is the "common disease" of heavy-petal geraniums, which is easy to appear when the sun is not enough or too much watering.
III. The King's Planting Recommendations
Maintenance is not difficult
In addition to the high "appearance" and love to blossom, the king also has a clear advantage, that is, it is more heat-resistant, and it is an easier variety to spend summer, so it is easier to cultivate than other varieties, as long as you master the method, novice flower friends can also control. Here are some suggestions for beginner friends to maintain planting:
Flower pots: it is recommended to use plastic pots, for two reasons, one is that the air permeability is better than that of ceramic pots, which is conducive to root growth, and the other is light, and it is more convenient to move in summer and winter;
Soil: other plants are more recommended to use nutrient soil, geranium is not the same, geranium recommended to use garden soil, add about 30% of the nutrient soil, the advantage is to retain water, it is easier to spend summer, I have tried to use peat soil and garden soil to raise geranium, the result of peat soil hanging, the safety of garden soil summer;
Balcony potted products
Suitable environment: the king likes a sunny growth environment, spring, autumn, winter three seasons recommended to put in the place with the longest sun exposure time, more sunshine is right, summer move to a cool and ventilated place, to avoid being exposed to the sun;
Watering: Spring, autumn and winter follow the "see dry and wet" garden soil, the soil should be watered as soon as it is dry, and the watering will be watered thoroughly until the bottom of the pot is watered, and the summer watering should be "less than the amount of more times", without watering, let the soil be slightly wet on the line;
Pruning: The variety grows fast, is resistant to pruning, can be trimmed according to preferences, hit the top several times, and the plant type will be more compact;
Wintering: geranium hardiness is weak, when the temperature is lower than 5 degrees need to move back to the house in time, the northern flower friends must enter the house in winter, indoor heating and sunbathing, it will bloom more brilliant than spring.
The "King" of Northern Winter
Summary: Geranium varieties are numerous, can be counted as "immortal", the king is a, high ornamental value, all year round flowers bloom, huge amount of flowers, there must be flowers, easy to open the pop pot effect, to the balcony that put, proper "C bit", like geranium flower friends do not miss.