Violet pink watercolor

Violet, or Saintpaulia, is one of the most undemanding indoor vegetation after cacti. Thanks to long-term selection, taking as a basis the standard variety, which has blue flowers, scientists have obtained a large number of different varieties with a variety of shades. One of these varieties is the Pink Watercolor violet. In this article, you will find out information about this variety.

Violet Pink watercolor: variety description and characteristics

Violet Pink watercolor: photo of the variety

The author of the variety is Konstantin Morev. This breeder has been breeding violets since 1994, he has already obtained a large number of various varietal Saintpaulias, differing in their original appearance and quality characteristics, at times they even exceed modern varieties from America. He pays a lot of attention to clearly visible strokes in the color scheme of Saintpaulia petals.

Interesting fact. In ancient Greece, the deathbed and the graves of dead young people were decorated with violets. Saintpaulias were used in the spring festival, which was held for children 3 years old.

The bush is small in size, grows up to fifteen cm. The leaves are plump, painted green, sit on thickened petioles. From the inside, there are pronounced veins on the foliage. The leaf surface is darker, covered with soft, colorless hairs.

The variety was so named because it has the original color of the petals of white color, you can see clear strokes on them, as if they were purposefully applied with a brush with watercolors. The flowers are large, up to six cm in diameter. The middle and border of white color only when maintaining the temperature regime of plus twenty degrees, and if the temperature rises to twenty-five degrees or more, then the flowers are repainted completely in pink.

The plant blooms for a long time, if you create good conditions for it, then it will bloom for ten months, but it will go into hibernation for one or two months. The first flowering begins in June and ends in September-October, the second time begins to bloom in December days, ends in March-April. The second time it may not bloom if the temperature conditions in the room are too low.

Violet Pink watercolor: growing at home

In order for the violet Pink watercolor Morev to fully develop, suitable conditions are required, as close to natural as possible.

A special role is played by: illumination, temperature conditions, moisture level.

Location and lighting.

Violet varieties CM Pink watercolor requires a large amount of diffused illumination, and they should also be shaded with high quality from the direct sun. Inappropriate lighting will worsen the quality characteristics of flowering, or even provoke the fact that the bush will not bloom. The best distance to the light source should be thirty to forty cm. Daylight hours should be long and be ten to twelve hours.

Flowers are allowed to be calmly placed on wide sunny windows, provided that large cactus and palm plants stand closer to the glass. They will create a shade from the direct sun, and thus you will organize a decorative corner of exotic plants right in the room.

Optimal for growing violets is an east or west window. Make sure that the bush does not come into contact with the glass, because it does not tolerate cold weather and overheating.If it is not possible to place the violet in this way, then you can put it on a rack anywhere in the room, provide it with illumination using phytolamps. The interval from the outlet to the lamp should be twenty to thirty cm.

Air temperature and humidity.

The best temperature conditions for the cultivation of violets. Pink watercolor Morev all year round - eighteen to twenty degrees. Under such conditions, you will ensure that the plant will bloom for a long time, and also twice. In summer, flowers are comfortable in a temperature regime of plus twenty-eight degrees, however, flowering is less abundant. In the winter season, a short-term decrease in temperature conditions at night to plus twelve degrees is allowed, but no more than two or three days in a row. Otherwise, the bushes will freeze and die.

Air humidity should be within fifty to seventy five percent. If necessary, spray the air around the flower, but carefully. A good way is to place flowers very close to vegetation, which intensively evaporates water, thus creating a natural symbiosis, as in the wild.

Violet Pink watercolor: home care

Violet Pink watercolor: photo of the variety

Saintpaulias are quite whimsical in their care. If you make a mistake even a little, then the root system and leaves can rot, and the plant can also get sick with various diseases.

Watering.

Watering of violets of the CM variety Pink Watercolors of Morev is carried out by one of three methods.

• Through the upper part, water is introduced not under the root system, but along the edge of the container from a watering can with an elongated nose or douching - the liquid is poured into the container until it completely seeps through the bottom of the container and flows out into the pallet, then it must be drained without fail.
• Through the pallet - water is poured into the pallet for fifteen to twenty minutes, then excess liquid is removed without fail.
• The wick method - a synthetic wick is threaded into the bottom of the container, namely, through the drainage holes, two cm thick, a tray filled with liquid is placed under the container, a wick is lowered into it (in the volume, the bottom of the container should exceed the volume of the stand, so that there is no contact with moisture).

Interesting fact. Violet Pink watercolor Moreva is one of the most useful indoor crops. It does not contain allergens, is decorative, fills the air space with phytoncides, contributing to a better condition and an increase in immunity.

Watering is carried out with water at room temperature conditions, clean and settled. Young flowers are always moisturized. For this purpose, wick irrigation is excellent. You can pour liquid into the stand once every fourteen days. Adult violets need to be watered less frequently. It is advisable to moisten the bushes after the surface soil layer has dried out in depth by five to ten mm. For adult saintpaulias, it is recommended to alternate watering methods through the top and into the tray.

From time to time, the leaves are wiped from dust. It is recommended to perform the procedure with a damp cotton swab.

Fertilization.

Violet CM Pink watercolor blooms for a long time, so the consumption of batteries is high, and you need to feed the flowers all year round. For this, mixtures are used that are specially designed for Saintpaulias or ornamental vegetation. Top dressing is applied once every ten to fourteen days, observe the dosage as indicated in the recipe. If you introduce substances that are intended for ornamental vegetation, then the dose should be reduced by half of that indicated by the manufacturer.

At different stages of culture growth, the composition of the mixtures should have a different concentrate of the mineral elements they contain.

Young plants are intensively carrying out green mass gain, in this regard, the fertilizer should contain more nitrogen substances.

When a violet bush of the Pink Watercolor variety blooms and buds are tied, violets need a large amount of phosphorus and potassium elements, and nitrogen should be at a minimum.

It is not always necessary to feed the plants: within thirty days after transplanting; under excessively high or low temperature conditions; when the plant is affected by diseases and harmful insects.

They are fed by two methods: under the root; spraying.

Interesting fact. The largest violets are obtained on soils that are enriched with zinc. Thanks to this remarkable feature, the Saintpaulias discovered the largest European zinc deposit.

The best option is to alternate the two feeding methods. We recommend the mixture “Mister Color. Saintpaulia "(to be used when the violet is in bloom - one cap for two liters of water) and" Mister color. Universal "(with the help of it they build up the green mass, the root system, and also use it in the intervals between flowering periods - one cap per three liters of water). It is advisable to feed at the root by pouring the solution into the pan. Everything is done as with bottom watering.

The leaves are sprayed when it is cloudy or in the evening. The foliage must be clean. An hour after being processed, make sure the leaves and the rosette are dry. If there is moisture, then it is removed with a swab or sponge.

Circumcision procedure.

When cultivating violets, circumcision is carried out more for sanitary purposes. Pruning is performed if the lower foliage begins to dry out, its yellowing or strong elongation, due to which the appearance of the bush deteriorates.

The procedure is carried out with gloved hands, in advance you need to dip your fingers in ash or powdered activated carbon. Healthy leaves are used to spread the variety.

If the new stepchildren are numerous, then they are cut out with small scissors, previously treated with alcohol, or simply pulled out of the ground. When pulling out, the soil must be moistened to avoid damage to the main outlet.

Transplanting.

Violet transplant CM Pink watercolor is carried out in between flowering periods. The optimal period is April-May days. The container is chosen from plastic, since it is more mobile and is able to retain water for a long time. The new container should exceed the old container by one cm in diameter and height, but be three times smaller in diameter than the flower itself. In the container, there must be an optimal number of drainage holes of a sufficiently large size (five to ten mm). Violets are transplanted every year, because their flowering is abundant, thereby the soil is depleted faster.

Violet Pink watercolor is not afraid of transplants. If some of the dried roots are removed during transplantation, then the development of the flower will only be better.

When transplanting, the soil ball is partially replaced with planned manipulation, and in full, if the stem is badly exposed due to diseases or damage by harmful insects.

Soil for pink watercolor violets can be purchased at the store or prepared by yourself.

For this, sod-leaf soil, coarse-grained sand, peat are mixed in a ratio of 4: 1: 1.

In this substrate, in order to enrich the earth with nutrients, twenty percent of the total soil volume is added sphagnum moss and wood ash. Before use, the moss is poured with boiling water for fifteen minutes, then it is dried and crushed. To disinfect the soil, it is spilled with a weak solution of potassium permanganate and mixed well.

Transplanting algorithm.

• The day before transplanting, the soil is watered, it should be moistened, but not sticking to the hands.
• The container is disinfected, treatment with boric acid is carried out.
• At the bottom of the container, expanded clay is laid, which is mixed with perlite and sphagnum.
• The earth is laid on the drainage layer (one cm).
• The bush is carefully removed from the old container, the earth is shaken off.
• The flower is placed in a new container, the empty places are sprinkled with soil, the bush is leveled so that after transplanting, the lower leaves practically have contact with the ground.
• Watering after transplanting is not carried out; it is better to cover the bush with a film for 24 hours to maintain moisture and to adapt to new conditions.
• Reproduction methods.

Violet Pink watercolor: reproduction

Violet Pink watercolor: photo of the variety

Cuttings.

Cuttings are violet leaves. Cut lower healthy leaves should be propagated. After cutting, the most beautiful leaves are selected, they are installed in a container with water, one drop of hydrogen peroxide and a tablet of activated carbon are added to it in advance.

The water changes periodically and it is worth waiting for the roots to appear. After their formation, the cuttings are planted in the soil. It is prepared as for adult vegetation. The containers are taken small, five cm in diameter and in height.

Division of the bush.

This procedure is carried out during transplantation, if the flower gave lateral babies - these are small bushes containing several leaves that grow from the ground. After the flower is pulled out of the ground, he carefully shares his hands, this is not difficult.

With a strong plexus of roots, you can use scissors that are treated with alcohol. Young plants are planted in small pots. Cover with foil for 24 hours to create greenhouse conditions.

Diseases and harmful insects

The main difficulty that arises when growing Saintpaulias is that the plant does not bloom.

Difficulty may be due to: illiterate care, but this can be easily corrected; diseases of a different nature; harmful insects.

Widespread diseases of pink watercolor violets

• Rot of the root system and leaves... The leaves lose their elasticity, the color of the rosette changes, the petioles and foliage wilt, they become watery. It is required to quickly remove all damaged fragments and root the healthy part. So that rot does not appear a second time, before rooting the flower, it is treated with a solution of ash with the preparation "Fundazol" in a ratio of 1: 1 - the bush is sprayed or powdered with a dry agent. This solution is used for prophylaxis during transplantation.
• Powdery mildew... The disease is caused by spores of the fungus, which progress with high moisture content and on weak vegetation. Damaged fragments are completely removed, and the flower is treated with Fundazol.
• Fusarium. It is also a disease caused by a fungus. It practically does not heal, in this regard, the bush is destroyed along with the soil, and other vegetation, which was next to the violet, is treated with Fundazol, which is mixed with ash in a 1: 1 ratio.
• Late blight. Brown spots appear, and they dry out, the elasticity of the leaves is lost. Healthy fragments are separated, they are rooted, and diseased parts are disposed of along with the soil. All crops that are next to the violet are treated as with Fusarium.
• Viral diseases... Not treated. Bushes are destroyed along with the soil.

Harmful insects.

• Cyclamen mite. Diseased bushes are isolated in advance, infected fragments are removed, sections are treated with ash. Also flowers are treated with Fitoverm according to the recipe two or three times.
• Aphid. Eliminate it with a solution of tobacco dust. The solution is sprayed over the leaves and replaces the top water.
• Thrips. They struggle with it with a solution of the drug "Aktara" (one or two drops of the agent are added to three liters of water), process the leaves, flower stalks and soil.
• Mealybug. They fight in the same way as with aphids.
• Sciarids... Get rid of them with the drug "Aktara", the dosage is the same as for the fight against thrips.

Preventive measures against diseases and harmful insects.

• It is necessary to clearly control soil moisture and temperature.
• Feed the plants in a timely manner, according to age.
• Carry out soil prophylaxis with a solution of ash and the drug "Fundazol" once or twice a year.
• When acquiring new saintpaulias for the whole month, they must organize a quarantine zone that does not have any other vegetation that is in the room.

Outcome

Violet Pink Watercolor attracts attention with its original flowers. In order for the Pink Watercolor violet to bloom ten months a year, you need to adhere to all the recommendations above.