Breeding features
There are 2 ways to breed:
- Division of the rhizome. In early spring or late summer, geranium bushes are divided into parts. Each part must have a root and a kidney. If the procedure is performed in the first months of autumn, then there is no need to delay with it, otherwise the geranium will not have time to take root before frost.
- Reproduction by seeds. Sowing is done in the spring. The first shoots are visible in May. The development of young seedlings is fast. They will bloom only after 2 years. The disadvantage of this method of reproduction is that daughter flowers do not always inherit the characteristics of the mother. That is why the Max Fry variety is advised by many to grow using the division of the rhizome.
Geranium is an amazing flower that can be grown on the windowsill and in the garden, known for a wide variety of varieties and species. On our website you can learn about the mysterious black geranium and Angel hybrids, about the perennial Peony and about the one-year-old Robert, about the interesting Plenum geranium, read how to care for the fragrant and fragrant Lemon, how to grow rosebud and blooming Roseanne all summer long.
Geranium of the Max Fry variety will be an excellent solution for flower growers: it is distinguished by its unpretentiousness, while pleasing the owners with its flowering for more than a month. In the fall it will delight you with its brown leaves, and in the winter there is no need to worry about its condition.
Reproduction and transplantation
The magnificent geranium is bred in only one way - by dividing the rhizome, because it is a sterile culture and does not form fruits and seeds.
The separation procedure is carried out for adults who have reached 5-7 years of age, plants. It can be performed from March to August as follows:
- dig up a plant;
- with a sharp knife, divide into several parts together with the root, but so that each has at least one growth point;
- dig holes 20 cm deep, put a little compost and a mixture of peat and sand on the bottom;
- plant the seedlings neatly into the hole, cover it with earth, slightly compacting it;
- moisten the soil, lay out a layer of sawdust mulch;
- the distance between plants when planting should be at least 40 cm.
Basically, garden geraniums are planted in the open field in the form of single plantings, in small islands, consisting of several bushes. Its lush, rounded shrubs will give a beautiful look to any lawn, flower bed or plot. In addition, planting does not require special knowledge or skills; it is easy to perform even for a novice gardener.
For information on how to properly trim and plant geraniums, see the next video.
Planting a garden hybrid Roseanne geranium in the open field
Garden geranium Roseanne is distinguished by its unpretentiousness and resistance to frost
However, the choice of a landing site in the open field should be given attention.
Seat selection
Rozanne geranium grows quietly in the shade and in a sunny place. A flower bed or a pot is suitable for planting. In the second case, it is recommended to take a small container, which can be placed on the balcony for the summer period.
When planting in open ground, it is better to position the culture so that the sun's rays fall on it in the morning and in the afternoon. It is recommended to shade the plant at noon.
How to prepare the soil and flower for planting
The plant is unpretentious to the composition and acidity of the soil, however, in order to get more beautiful flowers, it is recommended to prepare the soil:
- Dig small holes up to 15 cm deep.
- A small amount of peat is placed on the bottom.
- The sprouts are planted after a couple of weeks in a permanent place.
How to care for winter and summer
Geranium hybrid Roseanne is unpretentious.However, good care will allow you to get larger flowers and a fast growing plant.
Watering rules and humidity
Watering the bushes in the open field is required as the soil dries. The plant loves moisture, but does not tolerate waterlogging, so you should not be zealous with irrigation.
Roseanne does not need spraying. In hot weather, such irrigation can cause burns on the leaves and flowers.
Roseanne's petals come in different shades.
Top dressing and soil quality
The hybrid loves loose and fertilized soil, however, it will also grow and develop well in clay or sandy soil. Top dressing is carried out in spring, using both mineral and organic fertilizers.
Pruning and replanting
A transplant is best done in the spring, once every couple of years. It'll be enough.
Pruning is carried out if desired to give the geranium a certain shape. It is also required to remove excess shoots in the event of a deterioration in the condition of the flower.
Important! The branches are cut to 10 cm, this will allow the culture to rejuvenate and develop better
Features of care and reproduction
Max Frye has the following growing characteristics:
For several years, it does not need to separate the bushes and transplant. In one place it can grow up to 15 years.
Weeding
Removing weeds is important the first time after planting. In the future, weeding will not be needed, geranium itself inhibits the weeds.
Watering
Frequent and plentiful after disembarkation. Gradual decline. In hot and dry weather, the number of these procedures increases. Withered foliage indicates that the plant does not have enough water.
Removing dried flowers. This is necessary to stimulate flowering. After their removal, new flowers will appear in the place of wilted ones.
Fertilizer. It grows well even without feeding. But in the spring you can use mineral fertilizers.
Preparing for winter. Before freezing, the shoots are cut off. No additional cover is required.
Protection against diseases and pests. Thanks to essential oils, geranium is resistant to pests. When affected by powdery mildew, Bordeaux liquid is used. If brown spots are found on the leaves, it is necessary to treat with fungicides.
Blood-red geranium reproduces both by seeds and by dividing the rhizome. Considering that Max Fry is a varietal geranium, the seeds may not retain all maternal qualities. Therefore, for planting, a vegetative propagation method is preferable, by dividing the bush.
Max Fry is a wonderful variety of geranium, which is suitable both for creating intricate landscape compositions and for ordinary flower beds and flower beds. Even an inexperienced summer resident can handle the cultivation. Observing simple conditions of care, you will receive a wonderful decoration of the garden area. Neat bushes with bright flowers will delight you all summer long.
Growing rules in the garden
In the summer, many gardeners take their pelargoniums out of the apartment to balconies, terraces or house plots. If you wish, you can plant them in open ground on a flower bed. Pelargonium is a fairly hardy plant, which greatly facilitates the process of its rooting and determines the high survival rate of the culture when planted in the ground. Transplanting is carried out in the spring after the threat of frost on the soil has completely passed and a stable high temperature is established at night and during the day. In central Russia, this period falls on the period from May to the first ten days of July, but if you plan to transfer a perennial in a container, you can do this much earlier.
The soil for pelargonium should be loose, very light, fertile with high levels of water and air permeability. It is optimal that the soil mixture contains sand, compost and peat. Try not to abuse the organic component - its excessive amount weakens the plant's resistance to diseases and reduces its decorative effect.Clay, like loamy soil, is unsuitable for planting pelargonium, the reaction should be slightly acidic or neutral.
Before planting, it is important to properly prepare the ground - the site is dug to a depth of 25-35 cm, all the roots of weeds are removed and the necessary mineral dressing is added with compost, after which it is leveled with a rake. It is best to do all this in advance, that is, in the fall before the snow falls.
With the onset of heat, pelargoniums are transplanted - usually in increments of about 20 cm, the aisles are kept at about the same distance. If the pelargonium is large and branched, then the distance is chosen less. If you exhibit a flower in an outdoor flowerpot, then, on the contrary, the distance between seedlings can be reduced.
Pelargonium is dug in a couple of centimeters deeper than it was planted before in the container. Thanks to this simple agrotechnical technique, a young plant will be able to grow additional roots rather quickly. If the seedlings are elongated and thin, then they can be pinched a little before moving into the ground. In this case, the bush blooms a little later, but the plant will get stronger and adapt well to the new site.
Pelargonium on the street needs to be watered regularly, but moderately. Despite the fact that the plant can survive a short drought, it is better not to allow the land to dry out. The lack of a full-fledged irrigation regime quickly affects the external decorative state of the perennial - the leaves become sluggish, the inflorescences become smaller, and if the situation is not corrected, then they do not bloom at all.
To maintain decorative flowering, a garden culture needs potash and phosphorus fertilizers. Phosphoric plants are best applied in spring, even before budding begins, when the shrub is just being formed, and potash plants are good at the stage of budding. Keep in mind that within one month after transplanting the bush, fertilizers do not need to be applied - during this period it needs rest for more successful adaptation to the changed habitat conditions.
Garden pelargonium should be protected from frost, but if we are talking about flowers in pots and flowerpots, then there will be no problems - you just need to bring the plant back into the room in the fall, and then place it in home pots
If the flower is in the open ground, then it should be carefully dug out so as not to damage the root system, transplanted into a container and then also brought into a warm house.
Procurement and storage
For medicinal purposes, flowers, leaves, and rhizomes are harvested.
Flowers and foliage are harvested in summer and dried under a canopy or in a special drying cabinet at a temperature not exceeding 45 ° C. The roots are dug up in the fall (September - October), washed thoroughly and dried in a cabinet at 60 ° C. The roots are stored in linen bags for 2 years, leaves and flowers in glass or wooden containers for a year.
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Healing properties are preserved in dried raw materials. To achieve a therapeutic effect, no special treatment is required. Freshly picked flowers and leaves will be an excellent remedy.
Reproduction
Seed propagation of this plant is not that difficult. Generally, store-bought seeds give excellent flowering. However, one should not expect the same effect from seeds collected from their own geraniums, since hybrid varieties often lose their maternal characteristics during seed propagation. Sow seeds in moist, loose soil.
It will not be superfluous to process the seeds with a light solution of potassium permanganate. Before germination, you will need to cover the seeds with glass, thereby forming a greenhouse. After the first 5-6 leaves appear, you can plant the shoots in pots. In order to propagate geranium by cuttings, you need to stock up on shoots of 5-7 centimeters with 2-3 leaves.
Note! Freshly cut cutting should be dried within 24 hours, sprinkled with crushed coal and planted in pots.
Some flower growers recommend strengthening the stalk in coarse sand, while it should always be wet, but in no case should water get on the stem or leaves, this can lead to decay. After the roots of the cuttings appear, feel free to plant them in open ground. For open ground, the variety of Garden geranium Striatum (striatum) is suitable.
Common diseases and pests
Hybrid geranium is affected by the following diseases and pests:
- Gray rot. This is one of the most dangerous diseases, which can be recognized by the presence of gray plaque on the leaves and other parts of the flower. Dampness, waterlogging, poor air ventilation can affect the development of the disease. Mostly gray rot forms during winter rest. The affected plant cannot be saved, so you need to get rid of it, and disinfect the soil.
- Rust. It can be recognized by concentric spots, yellowish at the top and brown at the bottom, on the leaf plate.
- Decay of the stem. It occurs as a result of waterlogging of the soil. The disease manifests itself in the form of dark depressed spots at the base of the stem.
- Verticillary wilting. This is a fungal disease that damages the plant's conducting system. Differs in gradual yellowing and wilting of the plant, it is not amenable to treatment.
- Whitefly. When buying a plant, you must carefully examine the lower part of the leaf for the presence of white butterflies or their larvae.
- Mealybug. This insect leaves clusters in the axils of leaves and on the stems that look like pieces of white cotton wool.
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Reproduction
The easiest way to propagate blood-red geraniums is by dividing the rhizome. When the plant grows too much, it is dug up and divided into several parts so that each contains a formed root system and at least 1 bud. This is usually done in early spring or early fall.
Seed propagation is carried out in March or April. The first seedlings can be seen in late spring. Flowering with this breeding method can only be observed the next year. This method is most often used by botanists for breeding new varieties.
Seed reproduction. Blood-red geranium seeds are sown before winter or early spring in April. The first shoots appear in May. Young geranium seedlings develop rapidly, do not get sick, and are as unpretentious as adult plants. Young plants, when propagated by seed, bloom in the second year.
Vegetative reproduction. Geranium bushes are divided in early spring before the beginning of the growing season or at the end of summer after flowering (late August - early September). Each section should have a part of the rhizome with a bud. It is not necessary to tighten with the division of the bush, the geranium divisions should take root before frost.
Although seed propagation of geraniums is quite simple, it is better to propagate varietal forms by dividing the bush, since during seed propagation, young plants do not always repeat the maternal characteristics.
