All ways to grow pansies. Gorgeous pansies: sowing seeds, transplanting outdoors, care and pests Pansies annuals or perennials

Three-color. It belongs to the Violet family and includes more than 500 species.

It comes from Europe, but spread widely throughout Russia. The fame of viola is largely due to its unpretentiousness, resistance to bad weather, long and early flowering, and an unusual shape of flowers. The petals are distinguished by their brightness and varied range of shades - from black, purple and blue to white and yellow, including variegated, mixed colors and an interesting yellow "eye" in the middle.

Varieties

Name " pansies»Are worn by 2 varieties of violets - the already mentioned tricolor violet and a hybrid created on its basis - the Vittrock violet. They differ in appearance:

Nowadays, breeders have bred a considerable number of varieties of pansies, for every taste and color. Varieties are classified by flower size:

Varieties are divided according to their appearance:

1. Monochromatic- monochromatic, sometimes with small spots or stripes on the lower petals;
2. Bicolor- when the upper and lower petals are painted in different colors;
3. Spotted- characterized by contrasting spots.

Pansies come with even and uneven edges of the petals; different heights bushes: low, medium and high; differ in flowering time.

Choosing a landing site

Viola are light and heat-loving plants, it is advisable to plant them so as to provide them with an influx sunlight at least 6-8 hours a day. Interesting fact- flowers of pansies in the sun grow especially large and colorful, but bloom at the same time not for a very long time. But in shaded places they grow, albeit smaller and not so bright, but their flowering lasts much longer. In general, the planting site depends on the characteristics of the variety.

Viola prefers soil that is loose, nutritious, moist, well-drained, with a neutral level of acidity. Feels good on sandy or loamy soils.

Another thing is swampy or too dry, sandy soils. Both are absolutely not suitable for pansies. Plants on such soils do not survive or their development will be difficult.

Landing rules

Pansies are planted at different times of the year, depending on the climatic conditions of individual regions and on the desired flowering and growing period. Due to these features, there are two landing methods:

1. Sowing with seeds... Violas are grown as biennial plants. In this case, the seeds are planted in a pre-prepared, open ground... In the northern regions, this usually occurs at the end of July. Seedlings appear in two weeks or a little earlier. There are several important points associated with this method:
   • The soil for the nursery is made from a mixture of peat, humus, garden soil and sand in approximately equal proportions. At the end of summer, they are transplanted to permanent place, so that the distance between them is between 10-30 cm.
   • Planting time is vital. It is believed that pansies resist frost well, but severe winters are fatal for them. This is especially true for those plants that were planted too late. Weak seedlings will not tolerate cold snaps and, most likely, will either freeze or weaken. On the other hand, if the viola is planted too early, they can have time to bloom and, accordingly, also weaken, outgrow and, quite possibly, tragically die from overheating.
   • The wrong landing site is also dangerous. Abundant dampness and too wet soil are not good for flowers.

2. Planting seedlings. This method is used when you want to achieve early flowering. In this case, the seeds are planted in containers or greenhouses in late winter or early spring. The seeds are covered with a thin layer (about 4 to 5 mm) of treated soil, then covered with foil or glass. Seedlings appear on average after 10 days. The successful cultivation of viola in this way requires compliance with three factors:
   • Soil preparation - sufficient moisture is required, but not waterlogging;
   • Maintaining the temperature, the most optimal is considered to be + 20 ° C. Decreasing or increasing the amount of heat can lead to stunted growth. After the sprouts appear, the temperature is gradually reduced and the film is removed;
   • Good lighting, if necessary, use simple lamps or.

Seedlings are fed with fertilizers with phosphorus, nitrogen or potassium to increase growth rates. Usually feeding is done after 20-22 days.

For the first time, the plants dive after the appearance of the first two leaves. At the same time, you can not feel much excitement - although transplanting is a difficult and cautious business, the flowers survive even slight damage to the root perfectly. Even the transplanting of viols during flowering does not bring them any inconvenience - often the planting is done at this moment. Moving a plant to a new place of residence, it is carefully shifted into a hole along with a lump of earth and watered.

Care

1. Violas need timely, but not too frequent watering. The main thing is to observe the measure: when waterlogged, the flowers can rot. It is important to maintain soil moisture.
2. On dry soil, flowers grow poorly, become smaller, this is especially true for large-flowered varieties. The problem is solved by introducing humus and compost into the soil. You should not fertilize flowers with manure, they do not like it. Top dressing is done infrequently - once during budding and during flowering.
3. Basically, caring for viols is reduced to weeding and loosening the soil to saturate with oxygen.
4. During the flowering period, faded buds are removed in time.
5. For the winter, biennial plants are covered with straw or woody foliage, and left to winter. The danger is represented by severe winters with a small amount of snowfall and an early thaw with night frosts. In the latter case, a channel is dug next to the garden bed to drain water.

Reproduction

They use 3 breeding methods:

Diseases and pests

Violas are threatened by common garden pests such as aphid or . Get rid of them by washing with water and spraying with chlorophos or other similar preparations.

Diseases, as a rule, indicate improper cultivation, the main prevention is control over watering and disinfection of the soil.

The most common misfortune is powdery mildew , manifested by a white bloom on leaves or stems. Solutions of soda with soap and foundazol help against it.

In case of illness black leg or gray rot, it is necessary to urgently transplant healthy plants, remove diseased plants to prevent the spread of infection, and disinfect the soil.

In general, pansies are really unpretentious, it is not difficult to take care of them.

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Zucchini contains vitamins A and C, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium and others useful material... Its dietary fiber adsorbs toxins, reduces blood cholesterol levels. This vegetable is considered an irreplaceable dietary product. Due to its delicate pulp, easily assimilated by the body, it is recommended as the first complementary food for children. At the same time, zucchini is not so difficult to grow. But there are tricks that will help you get a truly rich harvest from each bush.

Growing crops with a long growing season through seedlings is a painstaking process that takes more than one month. And, you must admit, it is incredibly insulting when the results of our labors die in a matter of days. It is very difficult for seedlings grown on a windowsill to rebuild and get used to a new habitat, although open field conditions are much more natural for plants. Our task is to do everything possible so that their survival rate approaches 100%.

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Common parsnip, or Field parsnip, or Sowing parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) in the wild is widespread in regions with a temperate climate (central Russia, the North Caucasus, Crimea, Ural, Altai, etc.), but so far it is rarely found in garden plots... True, today the popularity of parsnips is growing quite actively. In animal husbandry and beekeeping, it is used as a fodder plant and honey plant, and in cooking - as a tasty and healthy vegetable.

Among the plants, one species of which seems to transport us to the tropical forests filled with aroma, quisqualis is one of the most "atmospheric". This is a rare and valuable indoor and greenhouse vine. And although the plant has long been reclassified into the genus of combretums, it is very difficult not to recognize it. This steeplejack is unusual in everything. A favorite feature of the quisqualis is the inflorescence, in which graceful flowers from snow-white, they quickly turn into crimson-red.

A quick and delicious salad of cabbage and pork. A similar salad is prepared by Koreans, apparently our hostesses have spied on this delicious recipe. Indeed, it is a very quick dish to prepare, and even without any special culinary experience, it is easy to prepare it. Choose low-fat pork, a shoulder blade, a sirloin will do. It is better to cut lard. Early cabbage you can simply chop, and I advise you to chop the winter one thinly, sprinkle with salt and rub it with your hands.

The host's common favorite among decorative deciduous perennials captivates not only with the beauty of the leaves. It is durable and relatively undemanding, it grows in the right place long years, but it can hardly be called fast-growing. Hosta reproduces easily, although you will have to be patient to get spectacular highly decorative bushes. To independently increase the host collection, first of all, you need to remember about the peculiarities of this culture.

Dill spreads well by self-sowing, so many summer residents do not consider it necessary to sow this crop every year on the site. But at the same time, everyone understands that dill and dill are different. And the greens of carefully grown dill in the garden in their taste and aroma, as a rule, surpass the greens of dill, which grows by itself. This article will show you how to have enough green dill in your garden beds from early spring to late autumn.

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IN winter time every summer resident is looking forward to spring and is happy to open the season with the first plantings of flower and vegetable crops for seedlings. But, unfortunately, the space on the windowsill is limited, and it is not always possible to place the required number of seedlings in cups in the apartment. In addition, some of the crops may simply not grow, something will die ... And for us summer residents, no matter how much we plant, it is not enough! Therefore, almost every gardener buys at least some seedlings.

Growing annuals in the garden has at least two advantages over growing perennial flowers. First, most popular annuals bloom profusely throughout the growing season. Secondly, many annuals sow freely and appear in the garden year after year with minimal participation from the grower. Which summer people can be planted only once, and then, following simple techniques, meet them in the garden every season?

The cultivation of flowers with this poetic name is widespread in our gardens, both in flower beds and in flower pots and containers.

Pansies (another name - viola) in ancient times was credited with a magical property - to bewitch love. It was believed that one has only to spray the juice of this plant on the eyelids of a sleeping person, then wait for his awakening and the one whom he sees first and becomes the object of his adoration.

The French and Poles usually present these flowers to their loved ones during the upcoming long separation.

They are perennials that are often grown as biennials or annuals.

Together with other annuals, such as or nasturtium, they perfectly decorate any garden, terrace, balcony.

Perennials or annuals?

Pansies can be grown as annuals and perennials. It all depends on the climatic conditions in which the plants are grown and the labor that you are willing to put in.
These flowers are hardy enough, but even in middle lane Russia is not always able to survive the cold winter. Particularly vulnerable are plants that were planted late, did not bloom well and left weakened before winter.

Viola does not tolerate wintering well in winters with little snow; spring thaws with subsequent night frosts are especially dangerous for flowers.

In order for the viola not to freeze, it is necessary to avoid low damp places for planting, cover the flowers with covering material for the winter, and in winter carry out snow retention in a flowerbed with pansies.

In order for the viola to bloom earlier, it is better to close the flower bed with foil in early spring.
Growing an annual viola is a more predictable process.

Viola varieties

Numerous varieties of these flowers are hybrids of several types of violets. All varieties are widely used in floriculture to create borders, flowering carpets, flower beds, flower beds, as well as to decorate windows and balconies.

Viola can be compact or spreading bushes.
Viols are widespread throughout the world. The most common groups among our florists are as follows:

• Erfurt early,
• himalis winter,
• swiss large-flowered (Roggli),
• trimardo blooming profusely.

Pansies have an incredible variety of colors and colors, the most popular is the tricolor viola - top of the petals - purple, the middle petals are yellow and the lower petals are light yellow or white.

Landing conditions

Pansies are thermophilic plants. They should be grown in sunny or slightly shaded areas. In partial shade, their flowers become small, the plant itself grows for a long time.

But on sunny place plants are large, bright flowers... Plants do not tolerate lowlands and damp places, spring stagnation of water rather poorly. Loamy, fertile, moist, neutral soils are suitable for pansies.

Growing methods

You can grow these flowers from seeds, planting them directly in open ground, or grow seedlings from seeds.

In addition, it is possible to self-sow pansies in the spring in the place where they were planted last year.

At the same time, the flowers are pollinated, their species differences are lost, the color and size of the flower change.

These flowers are cross-pollinated plants, when planting, different varieties must be planted at a distance from each other in order to maintain the purity of the variety.

To collect seeds from your flowers in the country, you need to select strong specimens, wait for the seed pods to turn yellow and collect the seeds before the pods crack and the seeds spill out onto the ground.

At the same time, it is possible to prepare seeds of exactly those varieties of flowers and colors that you like. The seeds are very small - there are almost a thousand seeds in one gram.

Growing from seeds in the open field

Seeds are planted in open ground in June - July, and pansies will not bloom this year. The flowers will bloom profusely next year in early spring.

Seeds are sown in rows in a nursery - a special bed with well-prepared soil. After the emergence of shoots, they dive, that is, they are transplanted with pinching of the central root by one third for better root formation.

It is done in the presence of two true leaves and transplanted to a permanent place within 25 by 25 centimeters. The plant should develop well over the summer, but not bloom.

Growing seedlings

Sowing of seeds is carried out in early March in small containers with drain hole... The soil for seedlings is shed with potassium permanganate per day. The seeds are laid out, moistened with a sprayer, covered with glass or placed boxes with seedlings in plastic bag and put in a warm, dark place.

When the sprouts appear, we transfer them to the windowsill, make sure not to steam under the film or glass. Next, we act in the same way as with sprouts in the open field - we dive and then transplant them into separate cups.

At the end of April, you need to harden - take the seedlings out into the street or balcony. In open ground, seedlings are planted depending on the weather in April - early May, and in a month the viola will delight you with abundant flowering.

Propagation by cuttings

Pansies, along with seeds, are also propagated by green cuttings.
When the bushes have been growing for more than two years, they can grow strongly, flowering becomes less abundant.

In order to rejuvenate the plant and propagate it, cuttings are used.

From May to July, in several stages, the most beautiful specimens are chosen, the buds are removed, young end shoots with 2-3 nodes are cut off and planted tightly to each other in the shade in moist soil.

Cover with a jar or paper dipped in water. Cuttings grow well when planted under the crown of a tree. In the fall, after the cuttings have grown well, you can transplant them to your permanent place.
Plant care. For the winter, plants are mulched. Standard care: weeding, watering, loosening, top dressing. For long-term flowering, faded flowers are removed.

Bloom

Flowering begins in April and lasts until the onset of frost.

Because of the love of the sun, pansies on the sunny side are always larger and brighter in color, but they will fade faster.
Pansies, which are grown as biennial plants, are recommended to be cut by cuttings.

Plants grown from summer crops in the previous year, or grown from cuttings, bloom more abundantly and have larger flower sizes than annual flowers.

Watering. Water at the root, abundantly and regularly.
Fertilizers, top dressing... These flowers love fertilizers containing potassium, phosphorus, nitrogen, and trace elements. The first feeding is carried out at the beginning of butanization.
Diseases, pests... The plant is affected by the following diseases and pests: powdery mildew, leaf spot, rootworm nematode, black leg, aphid.

Growing in areas with a cold climate requires one important procedure - the plants should be dug up for the winter, transferred to a greenhouse. For other regions, it is quite enough to cover the plants well with sawdust, covering material. Pansies can be combined with other biennials and perennials such as mignonette.

Good luck, gardeners to you!

Everyone has their own preferences. Someone likes large inflorescences on tall stems, someone loves smaller and more tender plants. The indisputable choice in most cases is the violet, this flower has long been popular. Most often it is given in a flowerpot as indoor plant, but sometimes the inflorescence itself becomes an element of a beautiful bouquet.

Many gardening enthusiasts exclusively grow pansies on their plots as an annual plant. At the same time, there are perennial species of these bright flowers that can decorate the garden for many years.

Perennial violets (Viola) are predominantly May flowers, but they can please even earlier. Often violets "come" to the garden from the nearby forest, being proprietorily located in flower beds, crevices of stones or under trees. The hand does not rise to weed out such natural self-seeding, and the charming creatures remain in the garden forever, already acquiring the name of the garden violet (or viola).

Look at the photo of what a perennial garden violet looks like, its leaves are arranged on the stem in the next order or collected in a root rosette:

The flowers are usually blue, white, bright red and yellow.

IN different countries this flower has different names, since it has a wide geographical distribution, but in Russia it is often called pansies.

Varieties and types of garden violets (pansies): photos, names and descriptions of perennial flowers

There are a great many violets that can be grown in the garden. They are conventionally divided into two groups: some have a horizontal spreading rhizome, while others all shoots grow from one root collar.

Among the existing flowers, the following varieties of garden violets can be distinguished:

Squat plants scattering in different directions fragrant violets (V. odorata) bloom profusely in spring purple flowers... This violet is the record holder for the speed of reproduction.

Violet sister (V. sororia) behaves more modestly: the curtain gains only 5-10 cm per year. How varied and large are its flowers!

Grows even slower violet stopper (V. pedatifida)... It is a delicate delicate species with leaves that look like small fans. The flowers are lilac, common to violets.

There are garden violet flowers suitable for rockeries, look at the photo - this is a charming plant with small bright yellow flowers, violet Caucasian (V. caucasica), like the previous species, has a creeping rhizome.

Violet labrador (V. labradorica) in terms of conquering territories, it can even compete with a fragrant one. Its seeds literally shoot out of the capsules. Self-seeding is very persistent.

How does the trans-Ural ephemeroid behave violet one-flowered (V. uniflora)... In the spring it is a bush with large, original form leaves and numerous sunny yellow flowers. From the middle of summer, the plant retires.

Horned violet (V. cornuta)... It looks tender, it hibernates with green leaves and even retains some buds. Violet blooms from snow to snow, although, of course, the first wave in May is the most violent.

Self-seeding gives an interesting variable color of flowers. And here cultivars for some reason they do not hibernate. They are probably of hybrid origin.

After reading the description of some varieties and types of garden violets, learn about the rules for growing them.

How to plant pansy plants outdoors

The easiest way to propagate viola is by division and cuttings. To do this, it is enough to cut off the leaf with the stem and put it in water until the root appears. It should be noted that even if the reproduction of the plant is not planned, then at least once every three years it must be removed from the soil and divided. Otherwise, due to overly dense growth, the flowers become small and may lose the features of the species.

In species with a horizontally creeping rhizome, a bush can be divided. This is done as follows: you need to moisten the soil well, remove the plant and divide it, disassembling it into full-fledged bushes. Then each plant separately in flowerpots or in open ground. This is done in the spring, before flowering, or in September.

In other species, you can separate the branches from the base of the bush and root them directly in the right place. Under the banks, cuttings of a fragrant horned violet take root in two to three weeks.

If a decision is made to breed plants by means of seeds, then you need to know what the planting should be and proper care behind a garden violet. The seeds must be good quality and the soil is properly prepared. It is important to know that sandy soil not particularly favorable for a perennial violet garden flower. Such a land needs to be improved organic fertilizer but not with humus, as it is aggressive to the soil and can burn the delicate roots of the plant.

For perennial garden violets, timely and moderate watering remains an integral part of planting and care. It is worth noting that overflow has a bad effect on this plant, as well as too cold water... This does not mean that it should be warm, but the room temperature of the water for irrigation is simply necessary.

In extremely dry weather, watering should be adequate. With a lack of moisture, the flowers become smaller, the color fades, and the plant stops blooming. To extend the flowering period, rods with faded petals should be removed more often.

Viols are sometimes affected by pests such as scoops and aphids, so certain measures should be taken in time to protect the plant.

In order to properly handle the perennial garden violet bushes without injuring them when planting and leaving, you can see a photo with a sequence of actions:

Street perennial violets in garden compositions

Any of the above can be attributed to this type of viola, since all violets grow without much whim in the open field. Their root system is located in such a way that they quickly germinate in loose soil. Such a flower can be a good addition or even a highlight of any composition. Balconies, flower beds, designer slides are decorated with street violets. Various options the design of flower beds with the participation of street violets can be seen in the photo:

Violets are very plastic and unassuming in growing conditions. They can be grown both in the sun and in shaded areas. This allows you to create clearings from violets under tree crowns among other spring plants. In a garden, perennial street violet is widely used to decorate borders, alpine slides and flower beds. They can be planted with a luxurious carpet between trees and near artificial reservoirs.

Take a look at the photo of flowers growing by the street violet pond, the variety of shades forms a delightful carpet and complements the landscape design of the resting place.

The violet labrador has purple leaves and lilac flowers... It can be planted next to plants that have silvery or yellow leaves.

The contrast is pleasing to the eye. How you can arrange a garden violet in a flower garden so that it sparkles with all the colors, look at the photo:

Horned violet, another species actively used in landscape design... It has small peduncles, therefore it is planted in groups.

Another feature of it is the short stature of the bushes, so in flower arrangements it is planted in the foreground. The miniature size made this species a regular on balconies and verandas, it is convenient to use it in portable flower beds and flowerpots.

A successful neighborhood in garden compositions will be:

• coniferous shrubs;
• host;

More tall plants will create the necessary shade for the viola on a sultry day.

Scented garden violets: varieties of perennial flowers

If you look into the history of the appearance of viola in Europe, then the first mentions begin just with a perennial fragrant garden violet. It was she who was the first to decorate the monastery gardens, and after her the mountain variety of the plant soon appeared. The fragrant garden violet is planted as a perennial crop and is often used in folk medicine as a remedy for severe congestive cough.

In almost every garden, even a novice amateur florist, you can see how the pansy violet unfolds its petals and fascinates with its tenderness. This flower is a type of perennial garden violet. As for the variety in the variety, there are two most famous types of this flower:

• viola tricolor (the so-called initial);
• a hybrid of Wittrock (this is a hybrid of a tricolor species and other more wild varieties: Macedonian, morning, subalpine).

It is the second species (hybrid) that is so popular in gardening because of the variety of colors, there is even an extraordinary black hybrid. The disadvantage of all hybrids in general, and this in particular, is the weak resistance to various diseases.

Pay attention to the photo, the flowers of the violet pansies in the lower part of the peduncle are bright yellow, and in the upper part they are purple.

The plant has a very beautiful flowering. Recently, various hybrids of this flower have been bred by selection, so it can be found in very bright colors and amazing combinations... For example, each petal can be of a different color, or on one of them there are different kinds of dots, streaks, stripes. It looks really beautiful. Look at the photo, how different varieties of pansy flower look:

As for the Wittrock variety, he does not have a single classification. There are several of them and each takes into account its own approach:

Difference of variety in size, shape, color:

• bush height (undersized, medium-sized, tall);
• inflorescence size (small flowering and large flowering);
• with a wavy edge (even, slightly wavy, strongly wavy);
• by color (one-color, striped, marble, four-color, multi-colored).

Types depending on the pore of planting, flowering method, color:

• winter varieties (which bloom very early);
• large-flowered (flower diameter up to 10 cm);
• highly wavy and newest varieties (variety series "Swiss Giants").

Look at the photo for pansies of all known varieties and their names:

Such a flower can charm anyone. It is not for nothing that for a long time this plant was endowed with magical properties... There is a belief that pansies were used as a means for a love spell. The beauty of these flowers is admired not only by the Slavic peoples, they are popular in different countries. The British, with the help of pansies, confess their feelings to the girls, sending a flower to the chosen one and indicating their name. Inhabitants

France and Poland use the flower as a symbol of goodbye and parting.

All kinds of pansies are perennial varieties plants, but most often they are bred as two-year-olds, their inflorescence is similar to a violet. This flower bushes sprawlingly, it grows 15-20 cm in height, the leaves open and stems appear in their axils with a color that reaches 7 cm in diameter.

Take a look at the photo of how a perennial violet looks 3 weeks after planting, if the conditions and care are chosen correctly:

Correct planting of fragrant pansies in open ground

This kind of violet, when planted in the open field and with high-quality care, can please with flowering twice a year. This is very convenient for decorating flower beds or designer flower beds. They bloom in early spring and late autumn, depending on when were planted. To get flowering in early spring, you need to sow seeds in the summer, that is, six months in advance. If the seeds fall into the ground in May or at the very beginning of summer, then the plants will delight with flowering in the fall.

Pansies take root well in the open field, they tolerate wintering well. Of course, if in the fall they were exposed to abundant moisture, and in winter they were not merciful to frost, then freezing is possible. Spring floods can also adversely affect, and under favorable climatic conditions, this plant is not particularly whimsical.

To receive good flowering you need to know how to properly plant pansies in open ground. It should be borne in mind that the land for sowing must be cleared of weeds and well loosened. Therefore, it will be necessary to make beds and place seeds in the holes, avoiding planting density. When planting pansy flowers in open ground, the first shoots should emerge from the ground in a week, or after two, then the seedlings can be thinned out. The distance between the bushes should be about 20 cm. The soil near the bush must be watered and loosened from time to time so that the root system can breathe freely.

With rational moistening and timely treatment from pansy pests, the next spring will quickly grow and please with abundant flowering. Ready-made flowering plants can be used to decorate all kinds of flower beds and compositions. Florists often decorate wedding bouquets or boutonnieres with violets of this kind. Planting pansies in the prepared open ground can be carried out even by a novice amateur gardener, since special requirements for care, this flower does not have and takes root everywhere. It is important to remember that if the flower garden is located in a sunny place, then the flowers will be bright and large, if in the shade - a little smaller and paler.

Pansies, regardless of the variety, can be grown both in special greenhouses and in garden conditions in the courtyard of a private house or in the country.

Care when breeding perennial violets

Many violets are not easy to grow through seedlings. At first glance, this is strange, because self-seeding in most species is quite aggressive. The explanation is simple: only fresh seeds germinate well in violets. After storage, they require stratification.

The quantity and quality of flowering can be adjusted by choosing the sowing time and the characteristics of lighting and heating. It is also important to remember that frequent ingress of water on the leaves can provoke rotting, so it is better to water it from below, using a tray, or soak the soil under a growing flower.

A perennial garden violet does not require spraying when planting and caring for it, but wet air for her, like for most plants, it is necessary. To satisfy this need, it is enough to put a small container of water next to the flowerpot. If the plant is outdoors, then more often spray the nearby area or neighboring plants to ensure required level moisture on hot days (approximately 50%).

It must be remembered that violets, although not whimsical plants, are afraid of drafts. This is especially true for flowers that are in the room. And street copies are also better placed in a cozy place.

Fertilizer plays an important role in the cultivation of viols. Now there are many different solutions that you can add when watering, or treat the roots with them when planting a plant in the soil. To choose a good fertilizer for violets, you need to focus on the agent for flowering plants... You need to process the plant, following the instructions and dosage indicated by the manufacturer.

How not to make a mistake when buying violets

When the choice fell on a violet for growing flowers at home, then you need to know how not to make a mistake when buying.

If you decide to buy ready-made violets in a flowerpot, then you can use the following tips:

1. The plant should have dense leaves, no spots.
2. The ends of the leaves should not be dry.
3. Lethargy should not be present.
4. The violet should be in bloom.
5. There should be no smell of rot or delight from the soil.

Choosing the right violet for the interior, you also need to take into account some features:

1. Color combination.
2. The size of the flowerpot and the outlet itself.
3. Lighting of the intended place (the pale flower will become even paler if it stands where there is little light).
4. If the walls of the room are dark in color, then the flower should be lighter and brighter.
5. The color and style of the flowerpot also needs to be considered.

Perennial violets can be selected in the photo below:

Viola of any kind can successfully blend into a variety of interiors. These flowers look equally harmonious both outdoors and indoors. The main thing will be determined where is the most suitable place for their placement.

Violet tricolor (Víola trícolor), otherwise - pansies, viola, is a popular herbaceous annual or perennial plant... It is most widespread in Europe and temperate regions of Asia. Viola belongs to the genus Violet from the Violet family.

Botanical features

Violet tricolor has a thin, rodlike, unbranched, brownish root, which sinks almost vertically into the soil.

The stem is branched, triangular, glabrous or pubescent. The stem is hollow, no more than 0.45 m in height. The leaves are of another type, petiolate, glabrous or with scattered hairiness and large crenation. Flowers are represented by a frondose look with a simple brush, zygomorphic, located on peduncles that emerge from the leaf sinuses. The flowering is profuse and very attractive.

Known subspecies

Currently, violets are often used in the landscape design of cities and become a real decoration of flower beds or flower beds in summer cottages and household plots. The most popular are the following types:

• Viola curtisii or Curtis subspecies;
• Viola macedonica or Macedonian subspecies;
• Viola matutina or Morning subspecies;
• Viola subalpina or Subalpine subspecies.

Today, there are more than 400 species and varieties of tricolor violets, which allows you to choose a plant for every taste and color for growing in the garden.

Viola: growing and care (video)

Violet tricolor - unpretentious and very decorative flower. Bushes of most varieties are compact. The height of low-growing varieties does not exceed 15 cm. For medium-sized varieties, a height of 15-25 cm is characteristic, and tall violets can grow up to 30 cm.

Viola horned or Viola cornuta refers to perennial garden violets that are grown for several years without losing their decorative qualities. Winter hardiness indicators depend on varietal characteristics... A specific feature is the presence of a slightly curved spur, 1.0-1.5 cm long, located on the back of the flower.

Recently received viola Williams or Viola Williamsii is a hybrid biennial plant. Domestic and foreign breeders have bred not only bush, but also very decorative ampelous forms. Low growing ornamental plant suitable for indoor floriculture and edging borders.

Violet Wittrock or garden pansies is a herbaceous perennial plant of hybrid origin. All cultivars and cultivar groups were developed by crossing Viola tricolor and Viola altaica with Viola lutea.

Fragrant violet or Viola odorata refers to perennial ornamental plants... At the stage of active flowering, it has a pleasant and quite pronounced aroma, which allows the use of an extract from fragrant violets when creating cosmetic and perfumery products.

The following unusual varieties and varieties are also of particular interest for floriculture:

• violet "Little Red Riding Hood", forming large semi-double and double, slightly notched, coral-red, star-shaped flowers;
• yellow violet (Víola lutéa), which is a perennial herb;
• a pink, double violet called Your Majesty, with wavy petals and vibrant lush green foliage;
• violet "Black cherry" with strongly double, not fully opening flowers of dark cherry color.

With the correct placement of a garden violet in a flower bed, a street flower garden will look like a picture.

Landing technology

Currently, flower growers successfully practice several methods of reproduction and growing violets. Enough simple option is sowing room culture with seeds. Seeds should be planted in pre-prepared soil, adhering to the following technology:

• fill the seed containers with a nutritious soil mixture, and sift the top layer through a medium-sized sieve;
• spill the soil abundantly in the planting containers with a fungicide solution;
• carefully but carefully level the surface and make grooves for sowing;
• sow seeds into soil and sprinkle with disinfected fertile soil flower mixture;
• water the crops abundantly and leave under a film cover for germination.

Seedlings should be planted after the air temperature is optimal for the growth and development of a flower culture, and the soil is sufficiently warmed up. Outdoor planting is done in August or September. The area where violets are supposed to be planted can be either sunny or shady, depending on the botanical characteristics of the variety. The soil on the site should be nutritious, loose, well-drained. Almost all varieties of violets require a neutral or slightly acidic soil.

Many varieties of viola, grown under the conditions of home gardening, can be easily propagated independently by dividing the bush. The procedure is carried out in the spring, before the mass flowering phase. It is allowed to divide adult plants in the second half of summer, immediately after the end of mass flowering (the bloom of a violet of the second year of life occurs around April, simultaneously with crocuses popular in our country).

In indoor floriculture, violets can be grown in two ways. The first method of planting is more difficult, but quick - immersing the leaves directly into a nutritious soil substrate. Less in a difficult way reproduction is carrying out preliminary rooting of leaves in water, followed by planting in a nutrient potting soil... This method is most often used by novice amateur flower growers.

Care features

Viola rightfully belongs to non-capricious flowering crops. But still, like any flowering plant, you should take care of the violet correctly:

• the standard distance between the bushes of decorative viola when planting should be about 10-15 cm, closer cultivation can negatively affect the flowering of the plant;
• abundant flowering is possible in the presence of good lighting, but from too strong sun rays the plant should be shaded, which will protect the culture at the flowering stage from burnout and help preserve its decorative effect;
• watering should be regular and uniform, therefore, it is absolutely impossible to allow both overdrying and excessive waterlogging of the soil around the root system;
• to obtain abundant flowering, the plant should be fed correctly and in a timely manner: when growing viola in indoor conditions, fertilizers are applied weekly, and for flowering plants cultivated in open ground, fertilizing complex fertilizers should be done about once every three weeks.

For the winter period, especially in regions with insufficiently favorable soil and climatic conditions for flowering crops, it is advisable to cover the plants with spruce branches or dry foliage. It is very important to remove the shelter in the spring in a timely manner, which will insure decorative culture from damping off.

Violet tricolor: useful properties (video)

Use in landscape design

Pansies are one of the most popular flowering biennials among both amateur flower growers and municipal gardeners and experienced breeders. Various varietal forms of violets are widely used in group plantings, as well as mixborders, flower beds and flower beds. IN last years the plant is very actively grown in flowerpots and special containers, and is also popular for decorating alpine slides.

Growing viola ampelous in hanging planters makes it relatively easy to decorate balconies and loggias, as well as gazebos. In rocky compositions on personal and summer cottages, miniature varieties of violets look very harmonious. Fragrant varietal forms and hybrids are most often used for decoration in near-trunk circles large-sized. Volzhanka violet, as well as geranium and rogersia very effectively complement it.