For many gardeners, violet is the most favorite indoor flower. It is also called Saintpaulia or Uzambara violet. It owes its popularity to the variety of colors and not very difficult care at home.  The flower is native to the tropics and subtropics of South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. In the 19th century, flower lover Walter von Saint-Paul first discovered violet on the African continent. Today there are about two thousand varieties and species of this representative flora, which are described below.

Violet is a small plant with a short stem. From it, on long petioles, there are multiple leaves covered with villi of various shapes and colors. They are rounded or heart-shaped, reaching a length of 8 cm. Flowers of Saintpaulia in size from 3 cm, grow in inflorescences of several pieces.  Coloring is infinitely diverse, some varieties except the main color on the flowers have a border, points, stripes and spots. Do not smell.


Saintpaulia is classified according to many parameters, in particular according to the following:

  • outlet size:  microminiature, miniature, semi-miniature, standard, large;
  • flower size:  small-flowered, medium-flowered, large-flowered, single-flowered;
  • flower type:  simple, semi-double, terry;
  • form:  Annie, star, rounded flowers, bell, wasp, spider;
  • color:  monophonic, two-tone, two-color or multi-color;
  • sheet form:  round, oval, heart-shaped, elongated;
  • sheet type:  boys, girls;
  • edge of the sheet:  rounded, entire, serrated, corrugated, wavy, torn.

Types and varieties

Violet varieties are an incredible variety. To distinguish them, often prefixes are written before the name,  which help to find out what kind of author in a particular variety. For example, EC - Ekaterina Korshunova. Below are some of the most popular varieties bred by domestic breeders.

Frosty cherry


Refers to the form of semi-double violets. Cherry color with white center and border.  The color becomes more saturated with the maturation of the plant.

Another color is very dependent on lighting, the less light, the brighter the flower will be.

The pigment changes, depending on the temperature, the higher it is, the more pronounced is the red color, and white prevails at low temperatures. The leaves are simple, painted with plain green.

Sea wolf


In accordance with the classification, the flowers of this orchid are very large semi-double wavy colorful blue stars with an openwork pattern. 3-5 flowers grow on peduncles.  At the beginning of the dissolution, the flowers have a juicy blue tone, and over time they become slightly lighter. The leaves are glossy, torn dark-green color on top and burgundy below. In the case of an abundance of light, the leaves fall a little. This variety is not very whimsical in home care.

Winter Smiles


Violet is semi-double or terry, the coloring of rather considerable colors is light pink with wine-red strokes and light green lace on the edges of the petals. On steady peduncles 3-5 flowers are placed.  The leaves are round, slightly elongated, quilted with a jagged edge of a yellow-green shade. Saintpaulia is recommended for beginner flower growers as a fairly easy-to-care plant.

Bridal bouquet


This flower is striking in its beauty. It has huge white terry corrugated stars with voluminous ruffles, with a yellow stamen in the center. Flowers remain fresh for a long time and do not fade.  The leaves are simple light green. The variety is very prolific, not capricious and does not require special attention.

Battle of the Bulls


Very beautiful bright violet, the color of which looks new in different viewing angles. According to the classification by flower, they are large semi-double or double crimson stars. On the peduncle is 3-5 flowers.  Their real size flowers show only after 3-4 flowering. Rosette symmetrical bright green. Leaves are elongated.

White Queen


The enchanting beauty of this violet is a large puff of semi-double and terry wavy rounded white stars, about 7 cm in size. The tips of the flowers have a greenish tint. Blooming violet hat shape.  Sheets average pointed green color. The socket is compact and neat.

Lyubasha


Violet with soft pink terry corrugated flowers in the size of about 6 cm, which have a white-green border 2 mm wide.  The flowers are very voluminous, resembling a ball, many flower growers mark their magnificent shape. Lyubasha blooms very abundantly and for a long time. Rosette of light green colors. In home care is not whimsical.

Magic of Love


Socket at the emerald green color violets of medium size. The flowers are huge, densely-terry, rounded purple-red stars with a piping at the edge of the petals, which contrast with the main color of the violet. The magic of love is very easy to care for, Some growers notice that even children can take care of them.

Black Pearl


Violet blooms nodding, huge, about 7 cm, thick-terry cherry-purple balls  on hardy peduncles. Often the flowers when blooming are miniature, and become impressive after a while. Leaves of dark green color, the socket is quite dense.

Yesenia


Flowers are large semi-double white colors. On the petal shade from purple to dark purple colors. Also flowers have one feature - these are ears that are a few tones darker than the main color. The edges are decorated with ruffles of white and green. The outlet is very neat.

Origami


Insanely huge white terry vast stars-balls. The petals are completely covered with waves and are made up of triangles at the beginning of blooming,  which resembles origami in appearance - paper products in Japanese art. Sheets neat and bright.

Perfect Creole


Unusual beauty violet. Flowers with voluminous voluminous mahr. Curly dark blue coloring reach 4-5 cm in size. Peduncles durable, sometimes drop when disclosing all the colors, the number of which 5-7 pieces.  Unblown green leaves form a small rosette. This variety is very easy to clean. Natural lighting is perfectly acceptable.

Chateau Brion


The texture of the petals is similar to porcelain. On strong erect peduncles flowers hold their shape for a long time and do not age. They are large, velvet wine-ruby stars with a snow-white corrugated border. Blooming hat shape. The leaves are slightly elongated, sinuous green.  The outlet is of normal size, compact and neat. Leaves ovoid stretched wavy shape.

Duchess


Violet blooms in a bouquet of huge shaggy corrugated flowers of white color with a plum-colored coating. Flowers open gradually, with little speed,  but according to most flower lovers, the wait is worth the result. Medium green foliage forms a large outlet.

An overabundance of light adversely affects the development of the flower, especially the opening of the buds.

The beauty of flowers corresponding to a sight is not shown from the first flowering.

Green Lagoon


The plant is very unusual and fragile, interesting colors. The flowers are large, terry with a fringe, white with blue blots with outer green petals, shaped like cabbage. Sheets wavy light green color. The socket is very dense with raised sheets. Sometimes the flower at home is naughty, the flowers are not always perfect and often the buds do not open, and the leaves are darker than expected.

Reproduction at home

There are several ways to grow a plant. But the most commonly used method of breeding leaf, it is carried out, as a rule, in spring and summer.


First you need to choose a healthy leaf from a plant that is not damaged by insects or ailments. It is desirable to choose a sheet from the second or third row.  The method of separating the sheet may be breaking off or cutting, the second method is recommended as more acceptable. After that, the rooting of the sheet. This procedure can also be carried out using several methods. The first is rooting in water, and the second is in the ground. After the leaf gives the roots, you need to transplant it into a permanent pot.

Planting: selection of pot and soil

For planting violets, the pot is used small, so that the roots would not grow, and they will take all the strength of the flower. Soil for violets can be used ready  bought at a flower shop, and also prepare it yourself using a mixture of turf, coniferous, leafy or peaty ground adding baking powder: sand, perlite, vermiculite, chopped sphagnum moss. A prerequisite for landing is the presence of drainage.


The plant is transplanted at least once a year.  The main reason is the decrease in the size of the leaves due to the fact that the flower grows and it becomes crowded. During the growth of violets, it forms side sockets that must be separated from the main bush, it contributes to better flowering.

When transplanting the bare part of the stem should not exceed 6 cm. The new pot in this case is used one size larger than the previous one.

Features of care of the senpolia

Violets love light, which plays an important role in the flowering process. But it is also recommended to avoid direct sunlight.

Particular attention should be paid to watering the flower,  as due to the large amount of water the roots most often rot, resulting in the death of the violet. Senpolia requires high humidity, but spraying is undesirable for this, as this procedure can cause staining on the sheets.


This plant is thermophilic, the ideal temperature is + 16-21 degrees.  Fertilizer is recommended to use no more than once a month.

Diseases and pests of room violets

Even observing all the rules of caring for violet, diseases and insects can arise unexpectedly.

Infectious plant diseases:

  • Fusarium (rots rosette)
  • Mealy dew
  • Late blight
  • Gray rot

Pests:

  • Redhead

Growing violets does not require special care, there is nothing difficult in it, and any amateur grower can replenish his collection with this incredible beauty flower.  Providing him with the right care, the plant will please you with abundant flowering and wonderful appearance throughout the year.

Video about the most beautiful varieties of Usambara violets

Saintpaulia, or violet, is an indoor plant that amazes many with its grace. It was so much loved by experienced flower growers and simple lovers that exhibitions are organized in his honor and whole clubs of violet lovers are created. Care at home for this flower does not require a lot of effort, and this fact also attracts many fans of breeding such beauty on their windowsill.

Plant description

The history of cultivating violets as a houseplant dates back to 1892, when the German commander arrived in the mountainous region of East Africa under his control. Walking along the exotic edges of the area, he noticed a delicate flower growing between the stones. The man liked the plant so much that he collected his seeds and brought them home. And after a while this flower became known to the whole world.

Violet is a variety of flowering herbaceous plants growing in some African mountain regions. Most species of this flower are found in the Uzambarskih mountains, therefore, it is also known as florist in the floriculture.

To date, about 32 thousand varieties are grown with a similar botanical description, but they all differ in leaf shapes and shades of flowers, striking in their beauty and quirkiness.

Flower care

Caring for this plant is not difficult, although the violet itself is a rather picky flower that requires certain conditions. Not knowing in detail how to care for violets at home, many beginners repeat the same mistakes, causing the plant to die. Therefore, it is important to follow the rules necessary for the successful cultivation of a flower.

The main conditions of the content of violets:

Such a simple, but very important care for indoor violets will ensure good health of the plant throughout the year.

Fertilizer plants

Saintpaulia needs additional soil enrichment with micro- and macroelements. Lack of phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen can lead to a complete absence of flowering and the death of the leaves. The additional nutrients contained in the top dressing help the plant to grow properly.

Usually, the violet is fertilized no more than once a month, but in the case of weakening of the flower due to the lack of useful substances, it is necessary to feed it once more.

Ready-made fertilizers for Saintpaulia are diluted with water strictly according to the instructions and poured into the pan (as with ordinary watering).

  • to enhance growth requires supplementation, containing a high concentration of nitrogen;
  • for beauty and health of inflorescences - fertilizer with a high content of potassium and phosphorus.

It is very important not to exceed the concentration specified in the instructions, as well as not to fertilize violet unnecessarily, since this plant is extremely poor in tolerating excess nutrients.

Reproduction and planting

Even a beginner florist will be able to propagate his favorite kinds of violets. Planting and caring for young plants at home is an easy process, but it has several important nuances.

Planting is carried out in several ways:

  • rooting sheet;
  • breeding stepsons and peduncles;
  • growing from seed.

The easiest way to propagate the violet is with a leaf. This method can be carried out in two ways: rooting in the ground or in water.

The procedure is as follows:

Such methods can easily obtain the required number of young plants of violet room. Caring for them at home is not much different from caring for adult plants: they good lighting, proper watering and a sufficient amount of phosphorus-based fertilizer are needed. When forming a rosette of leaves, it is recommended to rotate the pot 45 ° C clockwise once every three days so that the leaves develop evenly.

Violet Transplant

Violet transplantation is required every year. Spring is the best time for this, but it can be done in other seasons when the violet is at rest and does not bloom. A flowering plant tolerates such manipulations very poorly, so it is not recommended to touch it.

Plant replanting can be done in three ways:

Despite the fact that the latter method is the most benign, it does not bring much benefit to the flower and is recommended only for those plants whose root system is highly vulnerable. In all other cases, experts recommend using the method of complete replacement of the soil.

The reasons for the lack of flowering

Many newcomers to breeding flowers often complain about the lack of flowering violets. How to care for the plant to bloom, and the main reasons that the inflorescences do not appear:

Sometimes it is necessary to correct one or more of these errors, and the plant will not only bloom immediately, but will delight its owners for nine whole months.

Saintpaulia or violet takes pride of place on the window sills. There is even a club of flower growers who breed these charming creatures. They grow hybrid specimens, arrange exhibitions where they share their experience in caring for this plant at home. One species has thousands of varieties that are registered and are still bred.

Description of violets

Potted violets are one of the most beloved indoor flowers of many plant growers. Due to the variety of colors and simplicity in the care of these flowers very popular.

According to the description of room violets are similar to each other, however, there are a number of differences. This mainly applies to shades of inflorescences and leaf shape. The plant is a rosette of leaves, central stem, which is absent.

Small flowers form in the middle, their shape can be simple or fancy. Coloring of petals and leaves is various. The socket in form meets from simple to very terry.

These lace plants can decorate not only window sills, you can create a composition from them and put them on a kitchen apron or shelving unit. If you follow the rules of care, violet decorate the most modest home.

Varieties and types of violets room







  1. Vittrock Hybrid Violet. The flowers are large, with a diameter of 4 to 12 cm, solitary, formed in the leaf axils. A 5-petal halo, of various colors, from pure white to charcoal black, monochromatic or with strokes and spots of various colors and sizes. Petals can be smooth, corrugated or with wavy edges.
  2. Violets Hemalis-winter (Hiemalis) with a diameter of 4.5-5.5 cm in diameter was registered in 1916, they are characterized by winter hardiness, early and long flowering. Differ compact bushes and bright flowers.
  3. Golden yellow Violet Helios.
  4. Violet Mars (Mars) ultramarine-blue petals and dark "eyes".
  5. Northpole varieties of violets - with pure white flowers and even white seeds.
  6. "Jupiter" (Jupiter) - with purple-purple lower and white upper petals.
  7. Violets Rococo (Rococo) - plants with bright, variegated flowers with a diameter of 5.5 cm and strongly corrugated petals. The variety has an exotic, unusual look, but, unfortunately, in the conditions of Russia, the corrugation of petals is rarely seen.
  8. “Flamenco F1 ″ (Flamenco Fj) - the variety has red-orange petals with a blurred yellow spot and shading in the center.
  9. "Tiger Eye" (Tigereye) is a variety with an amazing color - brownish yellow, with small dark spots in the center and shading on all petals.
  10. Violet "Cardinal" (Cardinal) - with a dark red flower and a darker "eye".

Violet care at home

If you want to put violet in the house, you need to know about its preferences and follow them. There are basic rules for caring for these flowers at home:

If you have not yet abandoned the desire to put violet in your home, then get ready to accept a new family member.

The composition of the soil for violets room

Care at home begins with the preparation of the substrate and capacity. Violet needs a sour substrate, which includes the following components:

In winter, once a year, make a solution of humate, in the spring and autumn period they feed liquid mineral fertilizers  for saintpaulus. The main thing you don’t need to do is overfeed. Do not overfeed, the soil should be in a lean state.

Transplant tanks

In the care of room violets every detail is important. So that the substrate does not turn sour and spoil the roots of the plant, it does not need much. For example, for adult culture enough cupswhose height and diameter are 10 cm. In addition, it is half filled with drainage.

Remember that the violet bloomed you need to wait until the root system completely fills the pot with the ground. For growing the first container is taken with a diameter of 6 cm.

Drain hole should be sufficient. Transplantation is performed no more than once every three years, while the pot can be left unchanged. It should only be careful clean the roots  as far as possible and change the substrate.

Reproduction and transplanting

Planting Saintpaulia begins with a young culture. Propagated Saintpaulia as follows: leaves; cuttings; flower stalks and seeds.

Often use the easiest method of rooting - sheet. Before rooting, the cut is updated using disinfected scissors diagonally, then the leaf cut is sent to the water, where it is before the formation of callus and roots.

When the leaflets appear roots 4−7 cm long, it is rooted. From above you need to cover with a can or film of evaporation and wait for the results. If everything went smoothly, the newly grown seedlings are transplanted into separate pots as they grow. If good care is provided, then violets will bloom in a year.

Hybrid Saintpaulias - chimeras breed only stepsons and peduncles, they will give the young plant maternal qualities. The baby can be separated from the parent with the help of awl, it is rooted immediately in the peat substrate.

When a houseplant requires a transplant, it is necessary to check the health of the root system. Roots should have white color, fill a container, then they are alive.

If you take out of the cone-shaped pots, then you need to save the root system that has adopted this position and transplant it into a larger pot with a moistened substrate in a special cell.

Before planting Saintpaulia should carefully consider the root system and remove dead rootsthey will turn brown.

Be careful not to damage the bright healthy roots. With such thorough processing, the violet can be washed in water, after which the roots should be gently straightened and planted in a new container.

In the case of root rot, the plant must be cleaned to a healthy living tissue, dipped in crushed activated charcoal and dried. After this execution you need to re- root in water or mossbecause it has disinfectant properties.

In summer, the plant feels good when the room is up to 25 degrees Celsius, in winter it takes 18-20. Humidity should be at around 50%.

This flower requires a long day of light all year round. Illumination should be at least 10 hours, during flowering periods required extra fluorescent light.

If watering is carried out through a pan, it is necessary to drain the water that is not drunk by the plant. If watering is on top, then you need to make sure that moisture does not fall on the leaves. Summer water every day  gradually, in the winter - 2 times a week. To bloom the young plant, you must wait one year.

If you properly care, then you will receive a reward in the form of a magnificent flowering plant. Flowering room Saintpaulia about two months, during flowering should remove flowers.

Features care in the winter

To prevent the violet from dying in winter, and this happens due to the lack of proper care, you should follow certain rules:

Saintpaulia is very beautiful plant. They are distinguished by a huge variety of textures and colors. If you follow the above rules for caring for room violet at home, then this gentle creature will often delight with its blooming, vibrant health, the appearance of all households.


Violets have long been considered an indicator of well-being in the room where they settled. If the owners are attentive and take care of all the inhabitants of the dwelling, then Saintpaulia will receive its share of attention and will delight with its abundant flowering. Reproduction and care of room violet will not present difficulties if you know the agrotechnology of the plant.

Conditions and microclimate favorable for the plant

Defining are:


  • placement location;
  • duration and;
  • temperature and humidity;
  • watering mode;
  • timely transplantation and reproduction of violets.

Place room violets in a well-lit place on all windows, except the north without direct sunlight. Lack of lighting provokes disease, flowering will stop. can be grown on racks deep in the apartment, if you create an artificial daylight spectrum for them, for at least 10 hours.

The temperature in summer can be 21-25 degrees, in winter 15-18 is enough. Seedlings take root or rooting at 25. All processes slow down at a temperature close to 30. Humidity should be about 50%.

  Violet does not like excessive moisture. How often to water the violets? During flowering, watering the bottom or the traditional should be daily, in the winter twice a week. The main thing is not to overflow and avoid stagnation of water in the pan. With excessive watering the roots do not get air and can rot. In modern care great interest caused wick irrigation of violets and other indoor plants.

  Saintpaulia grows on thin soil with a small amount of additional nutrition. Therefore, for the full content of the substrate is often replaced. In case of annual transplanting, only the substrate is replaced, without increasing the volume of the pots. Once every three years transplant is required. The systematic cultivation of new copies allows you to remove old plants that lose their decorative effect. Propagate violet, as well as replant easily, knowing the basic rules.

Transplantation and reproduction of room violets

  Plant propagation can be conducted using leaves, processes from the root of 3 - 4 leaves, seeds. The most commonly used method is sheet cutting, let's look at it in more detail.

For reproduction, a leaf is taken from a healthy plant. If it is a big rosette, then leaves of the second tier are selected, rooted through a glass of water. In young plants or young leaves of the upper tiers, they take root directly in the substrate, in wet moss, in a mini-greenhouse.

  The leaf should have a tugor, a fresh cut is performed before laying on germination, which is updated if rotted cuttings instead of callus. Some varieties of Saintpaulia do not root through water, only in moss or substrate.

Substrate Requirements

The ground for the violet should be light and slightly sour. The compositions are different, most importantly, it must be breathable and nutritious. Permanent moderate moisture allows minerals to dissolve, giving salt for food. One of the formulations recommended for Saintpaulia:

  • garden soil - 5 parts;
  •   - 3 parts;
  • sand - 1 part.

You can take ready-made soil for seedlings "Vermion". But first, any of the compositions should be treated against pathogens and pests, then add to 2 liters of the finished mixture:


  • "Living Earth" 1 liter;
  • vermiculite 1 cup;
  • perlite 1 cup;
  • sphagnum moss 1.5 cups;
  • crushed charcoal 2/5 cup;
  •   powder on the tip of the knife.

Drainage will require expanded clay.

Dishes for violets

  Containers should be wide. At a height of 10 cm for a adult plant a cup of 15 -20 cm diameter will do. The correct ratio is important, so a larger drainage layer is laid out in a deep narrow pot. Spacious dishes will delay flowering until it is filled with roots. When transplanting the roots should be initially cramped. Any utensil is used, but plastic is better, since earthenware has pores, and the clod of earth quickly dries out.

Water for irrigation

  The water is applied to a soft, crude settled. If watering is groundwater, then after the soil gets wet, it is required to remove the remaining water from the pan immediately after watering. Modern wick watering violets allows you to create a uniform moisture and reduces the time of care.

When planting violets with roots should observe the following conditions:

  • Create a drainage layer, pre-protecting the drainage holes from clogging, stretching the wick through them, and placing it in a layer of sprinkled earth. Place the roots, so that the plant neck is in the middle of the cup, placed below the rim for watering. Gently sprinkle the roots on the ground, shaking gently and compacting the substrate mechanically.
  • After adding roots to the neck of the roots, water the soil so that it lies on the roots. After settling the coma, pour the dry mixture on top and mulch from evaporation with vermiculite.
  • Cover the novosadu top of evaporation, air. but do not water until it takes root.

  A sign of survival will be the emergence of new leaves on the bush, the appearance of young seedlings on the handle.

It is not necessary to use a larger pot for each transplant. It depends on the state of the root system. If it is tightly entangled lump of earth and retains its shape when excavating from the pot, we need a large 1-1.5 cm dishes.

  It is often asked whether it is possible to replant blooming violet. This is undesirable if the plant is flowering, then it still has enough nutrition, wait until the end of flowering. But if the plant is flooded, transplantation is inevitable. In this case, you should conduct a revision of the roots and remove the brown ones. You can thin out up to 2/3 of the root system and remove some of the leaves, use them for reproduction. To bloom recovered faster, you need to take smaller dishes for transplanting.

  How to plant violet, if it does not bloom, and lost its decorative appearance from old age? This plant has a stem from the bottom bare. Cut the upper part with a sharp knife, root it in water and then plant like all other violets.

If the violet, which blooms beautifully, the lower leaves have fallen off and the stem has become bare, it can be deepened, but not immediately. Initially, it is necessary that the roots appear on this part of the plant. Wrap the stem in sphagnum moss, which has bactericidal and moisture retaining properties. When the roots appear on it, you can pour the earth.

Video about wicked watering violets


When purchasing a long-awaited plant, we are always looking forward to the first flowers. But here passes a month, the second third, and the violet does not please with abundant flowering, we will try to figure out and understand how to care for violets.

Certain conditions are necessary for the growth and development of each plant. For violets, light is of paramount importance. In rooms with insufficient lighting violets may die.

If the apartment has enough windows, then you need to choose where the light is soft, diffused. South windows should be used with caution, as direct sunlight is contraindicated in violets. In this case, the window can be covered with short curtains or sheets of white paper.

How to pick a pot?

Indoor violets are small compact plants, and even varieties with abundant foliage have a small root system, so a small capacity is required for the plant. Saintpaulias grow poorly and develop in large pots. The optimal container size for young plants should be 5-6 cm. For an adult violet, a pot of 10-12 cm will suffice.

Correct ground

A mixture of soil for violets is in each specialty store, but not always it is of high quality.

Since these plants require an acidic substrate, the following components must be present in the composition:

  • Leaf ground -5 parts;
  • Peat-3 parts;
  • Sphagnum, charcoal -10% of the total mass;
  • Large river sand - 1 part

Violet care at home

Caring for room violets does not pose any difficulties, it is only necessary to observe certain conditions of detention and properly care for the plant.

Illumination and temperature

Violet expose to a well-lit place where direct sunlight does not fall. It should be noted that violets with dense, dark green foliage need more light than a plant with light, wavy sheets. It is also not advisable that the plants touch the window glass. If the daylight is short and is less than 15-16 hours, the flowers provide artificial lighting with a fluorescent lamp.

In summertime, the comfortable temperature for violets should be around 20-24 ° C, in the autumn and winter months around 18 ° C.

Watering and feeding violets

The plant is watered as the soil dries, separated by water at room temperature.

For violets acceptable several methods of irrigation:

  • Water is poured into the pan;
  • One-hour flower tank is immersed in water;
  • If the house is too hot, more than +25 ° C can be watered from above, but so that water does not fall on the leaves.

Violets do not like spraying, but need moist air. To do this, next to the plant set the saucer with wet clay or sand.

Feed the violets several times during the year. In the spring and autumn they apply mineral fertilizer twice, in the winter they use organic matter once. In the summer, if the plant is in good condition, it is not necessary to feed, in other cases, apply complex fertilizer for violets, which is in every gardening shop. To avoid burns, you need to dilute the fertilizer in more water than indicated on the package, and fertilizing only on moist soil.

Reproduction violets

The most favorable time for breeding Saintpaulia is spring and summer. For this purpose healthy leaflets of the second row from an adult plant are suitable. Cut them with a sharp, clean scalpel. Cuttings can be put into a container with warm water with the addition of coal or a biostimulator or planted in cups with a prepared substrate. To this end, take small plastic pots or ordinary cups, with drainage holes. Fine claydite is poured at the bottom, then the earth is added with perlite (3: 1), which will provide better breathability. The cutting is buried by 1.5 - 2 cm. After the leaf has been planted, the soil is poured with warm water and the container is covered with a plastic bag with holes, this will help faster rooting and adaptation.

How to seed kids?

As soon as a small outlet of about 3-5 cm in size appeared at the base of the leaf, the plants can be transplanted. Children are separated so that at least one pair of leaves with a developed growth point and the root system are left.

In order for plants to injure the minimum you need:

  • Well moisten the soil;
  • Remove the plant with a lump of earth;
  • Gradually remove the soil from the roots.

For babies prepare containers measuring 4 cm in diameter. The substrate should be light, with the obligatory addition of vermiculite and sphagnum. The plant is transplanted into the recess in the center of the pot. At the same time, the growth point should not be buried. After about 30 calendar days the children will grow up, and the size of the outlet will exceed the diameter of the pot three times. Then I transplant the plants together with the earthy clod, which is placed in the center of the tank, and the soil is filled from the sides.

The reasons why the violet does not bloom

The bloom of violets may be absent due to improper care, improper conditions of detention, due to disease or when attacked by pests. We will analyze all cases in more detail.

Shine. Lack of light is a common cause, the lack of flowering in violets. Wrong flowers in the apartment suffer from a lack of light. It is easy to find out, if you look at the foliage of a plant, it always stretches upwards. But the sun is also contraindicated for violets, otherwise burns will appear on the foliage.

For abundant flowering, these indoor plants need 12 hours of continuous lighting every day.

Fertilizers. During the feeding of plants, it is impossible to use mainly nitrogen compounds, as this promotes the active growth of the green part, and the formation of colors will be delayed. If there is an excess of potassium in the fertilizer, the violet may stop growing and turn yellow.

Water. Flowers on the plant may not be due to improper watering. It is impossible to allow full drying of the soil and waterlogging, as well as the use of hard, cold water.

Air humidity. In ordinary urban apartments, especially during the heating period, the humidity of the air is only 20-30%, while violet requires 50% for normal development. Therefore, it is necessary to set next to the flower saucer with wet clay.

Priming. Normal soil from the garden will not work. It is important that it is light, well breathable. But over time, the best soil can coagulate, so the plant needs a transplant once a year or one and a half.

Capacity. Flowers may not appear at all if the violet is planted in a large pot.

Age. If the plant is more than three years old, then most likely it will not bloom. Flowering violets occurs on young rosettes aged 1-3 years. Violet is renewed in winter, seated daughter outlets, it will adapt and bloom by spring.

Plant Diseases and Pests

Diseases:

  • Mealy dew. Infection occurs when there is an insufficient amount of light, the air temperature is less than +18 degrees, and a dusty room. Powdery mildew looks like white scurf on plant stems. Violet stalks are wiped with a slightly damp cloth, the room is aired, and the drug is used.
  • Gray rot. It occurs due to temperature changes, frequent irrigation with cold water. It looks like a gray, fluffy plaque on the stalks and leaves of violet. For processing use "thiram", "phytosparin", "agate" and other fungicides.
  • Fusarium This fungus leads to decay of the root system, it occurs due to improper care (frequent watering, cold water). The plant does not bloom, foliage becomes gray and falls. For the treatment and prevention of using a solution of benomyl, fundozol.

Insects - pests often found in violets

In order for the violet to enjoy good and long flowering, it is necessary to observe the conditions of detention, properly care for it, and from time to time check the plant for the presence of pests.