Pelargonium "Gizela" F1

Horseshoe pelargonium "Gizela" F1 - Pelargonium zonale.
Decoration for home, balcony and garden!
Perennial plant, 30-35 cm high, grown both in garden and indoor conditions. The variety is early, compact, with expressive foliage (leaves of green color with brown tints along the edge). The bright red flowers are collected in large spherical inflorescences.
Beautiful green leaves with an intricate pattern favorably set off large scarlet spherical inflorescences with a diameter of 10-12 cm, bloom profusely throughout the season until frost (each plant forms 50-60 inflorescences per season.
Pelargonium is photophilous, unpretentious in culture, easily tolerates a lack of moisture. Place the plant on sunny east and west windows. In the warm season likes abundant, frequent watering.
In winter, depending on the temperature, water more moderately. Feed the plant with mineral fertilizers enriched with potassium.
To obtain flowering plants by the beginning of summer, crops are produced from December to February, using pure peat or a mixture of peat and sand as a substrate.
For indoor use, sown in March-April. Shoots usually appear 2-3 weeks after sowing. In the phase of two or three true leaves, the plants dive into pots. For better tillering, seedlings are pinched over the fifth or sixth leaf. In summer, it is advisable to take pelargonium to fresh air, and in winter to install it in a cool, bright room with a temperature of + 10 + 12 ° C.
Pelargoniums plant balconies, verandas, loggias. They are used in flower arrangements in semi-shady areas of the garden. Looks amazing both in containers and in various flower beds. Blooms profusely from spring to the first frost.
1.0 g = 150-200 seeds.

TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION.
Perennial, grown outdoors as an annual. Sowing seedlings in light soil. Seed depth - 0,5-1 cm. At an optimum temperature of +20°C, the seeds germinate within 5-10 days. Pick after 3 weeks in pots with a diameter of 3 cm. Do not allow the soil to dry out and temperature fluctuations. The recommended temperature for growth is +15°C.
Height: 30-40 cm.
Landing pattern: 30x50.
Sowing: February-April.
Transfer: March-April.

Origin: South Africa, Mediterranean.
Number: there are about 250 species.
Growth: fast.
Flowering: May - October.
Temperature: Winter +10+12 ºС, Summer +18+22 ºС.
Light: photophilous, direct sunlight, bright diffused, partial shade.
Watering: In winter - moderate, in summer - plentiful.
Air humidity: without spraying.
Transplantation: annually in the spring. pH 5.5-6.5.
Earth mixture: leaf earth, turf earth, humus and sand (2: 2: 2: 1).
Top dressing: spring-summer - once a week with mineral and organic fertilizers, winter-autumn - without top dressing.
Pruning: pinch for bushiness, cut in spring leaving 3-4 eyes on each stem.
Pests: spider mites, whitefly, weevil, aphids.
Propagation: seeds and spring cuttings.
Care features: keep in a ventilated area. In summer, you can take it out into the fresh air. Remove wilted flowers.
The lower leaves fall off, the stems are exposed - lack of light.
Gray rot, watery soft pads on the leaves - waterlogging of the soil.
The plant does not bloom - the temperature is too high in winter.

Eng.: Horseshoe pelargonium. Suom.: Pelargoni. Sven.: Pelargon.