Violet winter rose - unusual violets that look like roses
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Violet Winter Rose belongs to the indoor saintpaulias. This variety name is due to the similarity of its flowers with pink buds.
What does a violet Winter Rose look like, which family does it belong to?
Usambar violet Winter Rose belongs to the Gesneriaceae family, the genus hybrid Saintpaulia. This is a flowering herb.
Shoots are shortened, branching, numerous with a basal rosette. The leaves are small, with a rich dark emerald hue, much lighter on the inside with dark red veins. The entire surface of the plates is pubescent. A light green border runs along the jagged edges.
Violet Winter Rose
Common varieties of violets with large, rose-like flowers
Saintpaulia varieties:
- Magic of Love - beetroot petals with a snow-white frame;
- Marshmallow - beautiful light pink flowers with darker spots of the same shade in the center;
- Ming Dynasty - snow-white buds in the center to the corrugated edges turn pink;
- Eseniya - purple-white inflorescences can bloom at the same time up to 40 pieces (a feature of Eseniya is flowering from September to March);
- TZ-Sunset (K. Morev) - pinkish-scarlet petals, darker at the edge;
- Fialka Black (Black Pearl) - the flowers are huge, double, purple with a velvety tint.
These violets, similar to roses, are gaining more and more popularity among collectors and are used to decorate apartments, houses, offices.
The history of the emergence of new varieties
Uzambara violets have been grown indoors for many years, so there are a huge variety of varieties.
Most varieties are a cross between Saintpaulia violet and its interspecific hybrids with some other varieties
All over the world there are many nurseries and private breeders who breed rare home violets. Modern varieties do not reproduce varietal traits very well. Similar types of earlier breeding do it better, for example, the results of selection by B. M. Makuni. Sometimes in flower shops you can see completely different flowers sold under the same name and description.
There is always a prefix in front of the variety name. She indicates which nursery or private breeder managed to breed new hybrids. For example, RM - Natalia Skornyakova, ND - Natalia Danilova-Suvorova, 23 - Yana Zubo, etc.
Crossbreeding requires two adult specimens during the flowering period. The pollen is ready for pollination on the 5th day after the opening of the bud. It is carefully transferred to a pestle. With successful pollination, a seed box is formed in the place of the wilted corolla. It ripens within six months. Then the peduncle is cut off, the box is opened and the seed is dried for another 3 weeks. Seeds can be planted within six months, during which time they will not have time to lose their germination.
Features of caring for a violet Winter Rose at home
Varietal violets Winter Rose do not cause difficulties in growing. They require minimal maintenance and conditions that are not difficult to create indoors.
Temperature
The optimum temperature during the growing season is + 23 ... + 25 ° С. In winter, it can be lowered to +18 ° С.
Lighting
The Winter Rose needs good lighting, but it needs to be shaded from direct sunlight. With a lack of light, the bushes will begin to stretch upward, the shoots will become thinner. Flowering will be short-lived, the buds will become small and rare. When you are under ultraviolet light at noon, bright greens will burn out, become pale.
In winter, it is necessary to extend the daylight hours. For this, you can use fluorescent lamps or phytolamps. The devices must be placed at a height of 20-25 cm above the plant.
Watering
Water the bushes with soft, settled water at room temperature. It is recommended to do this at the same hours (preferably in the morning and evening at sunset).
Flowers can be watered under a bush or through a pallet. The second method involves submerging the pot in water. Through the drainage holes, the root system absorbs the required amount of moisture.
Watering through the pallet
Watering should be done as the topsoil dries out (1.5 cm). Control the amount of water so as not to flood the bushes. This results in root rot. When watering, water should not come into contact with sockets and greens. This can lead to stem rot or unsightly whitish spots on foliage.
Spraying
You cannot spray homemade violets. If water gets on the leaves and flowers, the plant will lose its decorative appearance.
Humidity
Fancy violets prefer a humid indoor climate (above 60%). Because you cannot spray them, you can put a container with water or wet expanded clay, moss next to the pot. It is also recommended to install a special air humidifier in the room.
Priming
You can make the soil mixture yourself. There are several ways to prepare it:
- soil + peat, perlite, moss, nutrient soil + charcoal (5: 2: 2: 1);
- fertile soil, moss, perlite, charcoal (7: 1: 1: 1);
- mix peat and nutrient soil 3 to 1, add 1 part perlite and charcoal.
Eggshells, river sand, coniferous soil, dolomite flour, compost can be mixed into the prepared substrate. The earth should be loose, airy, moisture-permeable and saturated with nutrients.
Top dressing
For lush and long-lasting flowering, Saintpaulia needs phosphorus and calcium. Mixtures containing these elements must be applied every 2 weeks from March to September. Nitrogen-containing fertilizers are used during the growing season before the first flowering.
When and how it blooms
Winter Rose belongs to the violet varieties with the largest and most lush flowers.
Types of flowers
The buds are painted in a dark blue-violet hue. There is a thin snow-white edging along the edges of the petals.
Flower shapes
In shape, the flowers of the Winter Rose resemble pink buds. They are lush, terry, large in size.
Winter Rose Shape
Flowering period
Saintpaulias bloom 8 months a year with good care. Mostly this period falls on a warm season. However, when the necessary conditions are created, they bloom in winter.
Summing up, we can conclude that caring for the Winter Rose variety does not differ from other Saintpaulias. If you provide it with comfortable growing conditions, it will bloom magnificently all year round.
