Widespread plant for growing both indoors and outdoors.
Early compact hybrid 25 cm high with green leaves. The flowers are red with a white center and form a large inflorescence.
Blooms throughout the season until frost. The hybrid is resistant to pests and adverse conditions.
When used in container gardening (pots, flowerpots, balcony boxes) they remain compact.
Agricultural technology.
The plant is drought-resistant, prefers a sunny location and loose fertile soils. Sowing can be carried out from January. The seeding depth is 0.5 cm. The planting container is covered with glass and placed in a lighted place. At a soil temperature of +20°C shoots appear on the 7-10th day. In the phase of 2-3 true leaves, the seedlings dive. For better tillering, seedlings are pinched over 5-6 leaves.
1.0 g = 150-200 seeds.
* Zonal pelargonium is a popular perennial indoor plant that gives the windows a festive look at the time of abundant flowering. Forms a voluminous and compact bush 30-35 cm high, 25 cm in diameter. The leaves are green, with a characteristic dark pattern. Carmine-colored flowers form large, spherical inflorescences. With careful care, it can bloom all year round.
Pelargonium is photophilous, unpretentious in culture, easily tolerates a lack of moisture. The plant is placed on the 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.
Eng.: Horseshoe pelargonium. Suom.: Pelargoni. Sven.: Pelargon.