Violet "Optimara": home care

Peculiarities

The description of the variety says that this violet is distinguished by large flowers-stars with a rich crimson outline, which can be simple or semi-double. The flower resembles a lotus in shape. Foliage medium green... The bloom is quite strong, in clusters.

Violet CM-Our hope does not like drafts and cold. Because of this, when airing it, it must be removed from the windowsill. The optimum temperature for her in the summer season is + 25 ° С, and in the winter - at least + 18 ° С. You cannot keep a flower near a cold window in winter, because this causes hypothermia of the roots.

Violet loves humid air very much. The higher the moisture readings, the better for the plant. In summer, containers with saintpaulia are placed in a container with wet sphagnum or expanded clay. In winter, when the heating is on, it is also necessary to maintain a high level of humidity around the crop pot. It is undesirable to spray the violet, as the liquid leaves spots on the leaves, which makes the appearance of the culture unattractive. Air irrigation is carried out at a distance of about 2 meters from the flower.

Violet LE Kira: variety description

Violet Kira: video

Elena Anatolyevna Lebetskaya is a famous violet breeder, lives in Vinnitsa. She began her activity in breeding new varieties of violets in 2000. He is the creator of many varieties: Camellia, Scarlett, Pauline Viardot, Esmeralda, Saint Michel, Fuchsia lace. Violets, which were bred by Elena Anatolyevna, can be found at various exhibitions, they have earned special popularity in many countries of the world. She loves to share her plant care secrets with everyone who grows violets. Variety of violets LE-Cyrus first appeared in 2016. The plant is distinguished by medium-sized rosettes and large green foliage, slightly wavy at the edges. The flowers are large (simple or semi-double structure), with a pale pink tint, a variable white eye. The petals at the edges are distinguished by a strawberry speckled border. The plant has a peculiar greenish ruffle. Violet Cyrus has abundant flowering. Because violet LE Kira belongs to a variable variety, one plant can contain flowers with different colors. If he talks about sports - mutated babies that do not have the characteristic features of the mother plant - his flowers will be almost completely white.

Variety of violets Cyrus characterized by rapid growth and formation of buds, they need diffused lighting - 13-14 hours a day. The optimum temperature for growing a plant is +19 +20 degrees, it needs protection from drafts. Like all violets, the plant needs a high level of moisture (more than 50%). For watering violets Kira, you need to use only settled water at room temperature. When watering, make sure that no water droplets remain on the leaves and rosettes of the plant. a young plant needs fertilization, which will contain a large amount of nitrogen, an adult - phosphorus and potassium.

Description of Julia primrose

The section of Julia's primroses, one of the most eminent and demanded, but also the most modest in terms of species diversity, includes only Julia's primrose and garden hybrids obtained as a result of crossing this plant. Today, there is a lot of controversy about the status of Julia's primrose. Some scientists rank it among the synonyms of larger species, in particular, include this primrose in the group, and sometimes in the section of spring primroses.

Others still classify Julia's primrose as a distinct and vibrant species.But despite scientific controversy, Julia's primrose remains one of the main favorites of gardeners around the world, and perhaps the easiest recognizable early flowering plant in the whole genus of Primrose.

Julia primroses in nature are found mainly in the eastern regions of the Caucasus. This plant is used to dwelling in mountain forests and in rather wet, cool areas of the mountains - near streams and waterfalls.

Primula Julia or Julia's primroses (Primula juliae) is a short-rhizome, stoliferous perennial that forms sod cushions from very densely spaced rosettes of basal leaves. The rosettes are pressed to the ground, grow densely, sometimes it is difficult to see the structure of individual "units" in the pillow.

This primrose is constantly growing, expanding and creating more and more dense curtains. The maximum height of Julia's primrose is limited to only 10 cm, but the bush looks very elegant and not at all miniature. Indeed, in the width of the sod grow up to 30 cm. The rhizome is rather short, bundle-shaped, easily recognizable by the brown color of the roots.

Julia's primrose leaves pleasantly surprise you not with a dark, but with a light color with a cold shade. They appear only from the middle, and sometimes from the end of flowering, but they unfold quickly enough. Leaves up to only 3-4 cm long sit on very long, 6-7 cm, thin, ascending or outstretched pterygoid petioles. The rounded top, heart-shaped base and crenellated neat edge accentuate the beautiful wrinkled surface with a brightly visible network of veins. Julia's primrose leaves can be ovoid, kidney-shaped, or rounded in shape; they are always solid.

Julia's primrose blooms very brightly, against the background of leaves, the flowers seem large and sparkling. Reaching a diameter of 3 cm, they bloom only one at a time. Like the leaf petioles, the reddish pedicels are very long, up to 15 cm, which allows the flowers to rise above the bushes.

The flowers are typical of primroses. A long, up to 2 cm tube is combined with a wide rim, the petals of which are in an obovate shape with a deep recess. In diameter, the flowers reach 2 - 3 cm. In the center of the flower there is a mandatory yellow spot-eye, which looks quite catchy. In Julia's primrose, the flowers always look up, in favorable conditions they are able to close young leaves completely at the peak of their flowering.

Flowering of this species of primrose begins before the leaves are released. The flowering dates of Julia's primroses are one of the earliest. The first flowers bloom in April, the leaves begin to unfold only from the middle of the flowering period. Usually, Julia's primrose blooms for more than 3 weeks, until mid-May, but the specific duration of flowering depends on the conditions in each spring and on the climate, starting with a delay in regions with harsh winters. With a favorable combination of circumstances and the absence of prolonged droughts in the fall, several bright flowers of the repeated wave can bloom on the bushes.

Most commonly, Western-bred plants are labeled and marketed as Juliae Hybrids.さ と う

Breeding

Growing such a delightful variety of uzambar violets, which is "Frosty Cherry", a rare florist will not want to propagate this plant. The easiest way to propagate Saintpaulia involves using its leaves (leafy cuttings).

For breeding, you should choose a strong, well-formed and healthy leaf with a petiole at least two centimeters long

It is important that the leaf is cut directly at the peduncle with flowers of the most intense color. In this case, Saintpaulia will retain its varietal characteristics, and the florist will not receive what is called a sport violet.

Sport is a term denoting the difference between violets and their varietal characteristics. Such Saintpaulias do not take on the color and shape of the leaves of the mother plants, which is considered a serious defect in flower growers.

The cut leaf is placed in a glass of water, where it is kept until roots are formed, or immediately planted in the ground. After planting, the sheet is covered with a glass jar, which is periodically removed for airing. In such conditions, very soon babies begin to form from the mother's leaf. Their development usually takes about 1-2 months, after which the younger generation can be transplanted into a larger pot.

You can learn how to properly water violets in the following video.

Landing

The easiest way to acquire the Black Prince violet is to purchase a healthy, strong stalk of a plant at least 5 cm long, which can be rooted in water or planted immediately in prepared soil. For planting cuttings, children separated from the mother's outlet, and starters (young plants), plastic pots with a diameter of no more than 5-6 cm are suitable.For an adult plant, containers with a diameter of 9 cm are suitable.Ceramic pots for growing violets are not suitable: they are colder than plastic, and this is completely undesirable for Saintpaulias.

"Black Prince" is very unpretentious to the soil. It is enough for the substrate to have low acidity, be loose, and let air pass well to the roots. The correct soil should contain:

• leavening agents - perlite, vermiculite, sphagnum, charcoal;
• organic additives - humus or humus;
• nutritional supplements - leafy soil, turf;
• the main fillers are a purchased ready-made mixture for violets or soil from a coniferous forest.

Important! Before use, the substrate must be disinfected in any available way:

• steam in the microwave;
• ignite at high temperature in the oven;
• spill well with boiling water.

This ensures the death of pests and bacteria living in the soil.

The planting mix can be made up in the following proportions:

• ready-made nutrient soil - 1 part;
• peat - 3 parts;
• perlite - 1 part;
• charcoal - 1 part.

For landing you need:

• pick up a good planting material - a leaf from the second row of the "Black Prince" rosette;
• if the cutting has been on the road for a long time and looks sluggish, restore the strength of the plant by immersing it in warm water with a weak solution of potassium permanganate for 1 hour before planting;
• cut off the stalk for rooting at an angle of 45 degrees, stepping back from the leaf plate 2-3 cm;
• place drainage (expanded clay or activated carbon) in a pot by 1/3 of the volume and fill in the prepared soil;
• in moistened earth, make a hole no more than 1.5 cm deep and carefully place the cutting there;
• for comfort, the plant should be covered with a glass jar or plastic bag and transferred to a warm, well-lit place;
• open the mini-greenhouse from time to time to ventilate and drip moisten the soil.

After small baby leaves appear in the pot after 4-5 weeks, they must be planted from the mother's leaf - each to a new place of residence, in its own little pot. The rooting was successful, and now you will have a new, unusually beautiful plant.

Violet Maria: variety description and characteristics

Violet Maria: photo of the variety

If you follow the exact terminology, then the violet Maria is Saintpaulia, which they used to call the Uzambara violet. Therefore, further in the article, we will call this plant a violet.

Tatyana Lvovna Dadoyan does not really like it when she is called a breeder, since she was engaged in breeding new varieties exclusively as part of her hobby. Violet Maria is one of ten new varieties that have emerged as a result of her activities and were introduced in 2012 in response to the fact that there can no longer be new discoveries in the field of violets. All violets are striking with an interesting shape of inflorescences and a bright color, but it was the violet of the Maria variety, in our opinion, that turned out to be the most unusual.

The flowers of the violet variety Maria Dadoyan are light pink in color with a bright crimson edge and green "ruffle".The size of each flower is about 5 cm (for violets, these are rather large inflorescences), the shape of the terry inflorescences resembles a star or a blossoming small rose. How bright your violets will have flowers depends entirely on what conditions you create for the plant (temperature and humidity, lighting, regular ventilation).

Violet Maria rosette of dark green leaves is not very dense, leaf petioles are long. If the plant is placed on a windowsill, then the leaves will be lowered, and if you put a flower pot with a violet at some distance from the window, then the leaves will rise - this is a feature of the variety, depending on the degree of illumination.
This variety is rather unpretentious, moreover, it grows rather slowly, therefore, it should be transplanted less often than many other violets.

Sometimes the violet Maria is confused with another variety - the bright pink terry violets of Elena Lebetskaya Maria Mirabella, but these are two completely different varieties.

Characteristic

Note that calling this plant a violet is not entirely correct in terms of terminology. The cultivar is Saintpaulia, which growers call "uzambara violet". Therefore, abbreviating this phrase, we will allow ourselves to designate the amazing houseplant "Mary" with a violet.

It was presented to lovers of indoor plants by Tatyana Dadoyan. For several years, a woman breeder created flowers for herself, and then showed amazing "creations" to other people. Dadoyan devoted about 5 years to her hobby and presented more than 10 varieties of her violets to the public. They are distinguished by their amazing shape and stunning shades of inflorescences. The female breeder continues to work on the discovery of new species of Usambar violets.

It is worth considering in more detail the description of the "Maria" variety. This is a luxurious houseplant with delicate original flowers and a deep green rosette. It should be noted the following characteristic features:

• variety "Maria" is famous for its large, double flowers, which are distinguished by long flowering and resemble small roses or "stars";
• light petals with a pinkish tint (edges are bright crimson) and thick green "ruffle";
• the size of the inflorescences is 4–6 cm;
• the brightness of flowers directly depends on the conditions of detention (temperature, the presence of light and fresh air);
• wavy green leaves; rosette rather loose and long petioles;
• when growing a variety on racks, the leaves will rise; a violet, which is "kept" in a flowerpot on the window, will lower the foliage down - this feature is completely dependent on the presence of light;
• the variety cannot be attributed to early ripening; Maria grows rather slowly;
• this violet is unpretentious and gives a lot of "babies".

Another amazing variety of indoor violets is called "LE Maria Mirabella". Its creator is Elena Lebetskaya.

Violet SM-Olesya (Seedling Moreva)

The indoor flower "Olesya" has the familiar name of violet and belongs to the genus of flowering herbaceous plants - Saintpaulia, of the Gesneriev family.

Beautiful violet Olesya.

The second name used by flower growers is Uzambara violet.

Variety history

SM-Olesya is a seedling of the domestic breeder Konstantin Morev, known not only in Russia, but also far beyond its borders.

Violet collectors say that Olesya and Dushechka, the two varieties of Konstantin Morev, are very similar in flower shape, but they have different shades. SM Olesya is much brighter, and Darling is much lighter. Darling has a warm, pink, peach hue.

Photo and description of the variety

The presented violet has double flowers.

Uzambar violet Olesya Moreva

• Standard neat socket;
• With large wavy semi-double or double flowers.

In the center of brightly colored pink stars is a white eye. Another feature of bright neon colors, fuchsia border and contrasting cherry red edging along the edge of delicate and wavy petals.

The flowers look very magnificent, the color does not change during flowering. Blooming a second time, the flowers become larger and look even more interesting. Each petal of the flower is cut to the very center, and its shape resembles a convex hemisphere.

The variety in question has a very dense rosette.

Neat rosette, small standard, but in some specimens the leaf petioles are long. The foliage is medium green.

Distinctive features of the violet SM "Olesya":

1. Dense rosette, foliage becomes even more expressive during flowering;
2. A large number of peduncles grows, blooms for a long time and profusely, the duration of flowering is about two months;
3. The flowers are not huge, the average size is about 5 cm;
4. The first bloom may be nodding;
5. With the age of the violet, the density of flowering increases;

6. Quilted leaves, delicate green. When flowering, do not close the peduncles. There is a small fluff on the SM-Olesya sheet plates, which complements the general appearance of the decorative rosette. The size of the sheet plate is about 4 cm;

7. Saintpaulia blooms without reference to the season. The break between flowering is about 2-3 months. With proper care and proper feeding, it blooms almost without interruption. During full nodding flowering, foliage is practically invisible.

Sports varieties

Variety SM-Olesya is famous among the collectors of violets for its good repeatability of the variety. The flower conveys the maternal characteristics of the plant well and rarely sports.