Petunia Cascade, landing and care

Flowers are the joy of life. For centuries, they decorate our planet, making us, residents, life more joyful and cheerful. Agree that no one can pass by a bright flower, who tends his head to the sun, stretches to him with his branches. And if you grow flowers yourself, starting with sowing and ending seed fees, our life is filled with kindness, joy, positive. And we are able to transfer all this to people who surround us - after all it is necessary for everyone from us.

If you consider urban flower beds and balconies of houses, then there can often see the flowering of petunition. Moreover, the variety of their paints is sometimes striking - white, purple, pink, red, with shades of green, purple, striped and even dark cherry, almost black petunias.

They became an integral part of our lives. So what attracts this fabulous flower flower of amateurs and professionals? How to care for him? What is the story of Petunia? We will tell you about all this in our article.

Petunia - history and origin

Our rooting edges were brought from South America in the 18th century. And, despite different climatic conditions, she, oddly enough, feels great in our latitudes and pleases the eye with its rouse flowering. In Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, she can grow in a height of up to 10 meters. Its stems are reprehensive and fluttering, and it blooms from the beginning of May to the first frosts. It is unpretentious to the soil, nevertheless, requires attention and love.

Important! Gardeners were noted, the more to say the flower tender words, the larger and brighter its inflorescences.

Petunia Cascade has a wide color palette and can delight us not only with colorful monophonic shades, but also a bing or delicate strip along the edge of the petal. Their blossoms are rejoiced not only by people, but also representatives of fauna. Often near Petunias you can see moths and birds.

Cascade petunia: photo

Petunia Ampelnaya and Cascade: What is the difference

A million discussion always arises around the petunia flower to the question of the difference between ampel and cascade petunia. In truth, cascading petunia varieties are part of ampel. But still there are some differences.

1. Ampeline petunia has strong shoots, the length of which can reach up to 2 meters with proper care.
2. She has strong stems, which, in the course of growth, can embarrass supports or expand on the soil, forming a beautiful blooming ball. Just one thing is such a kind of petunia in force to turn your flower bed into a beautiful pillow of flowers, the area of \u200b\u200bwhich can reach up to 2 square meters. But only under the condition of systematic and professional care.
3. Ampel petunia is able to form many large flowers. That is why it can ideally decorate balconies, loggias, household pavilions.
4. They look great both in suspended porridge and in large containers.

It's important to know! For a container, a capacity of 15 liters requires 2-3 plants. For suspended porridge with a capacity of up to 5 liters - 1 plant.

How do experienced ampel petunia flowers characterize?

• Strong and elastic shoots.
• Long processes.
• The growth of shoots up and on the sides.
• Flowers of the same size.

Cascade petunia is distinguished by falling stems whose length can reach up to 1 meter.

It is thickly decorated with beautiful and bright flowers of different sizes that fall down chic shafts down.

During the period of riveting flowering, such petunia resembles flowering curtains.

They love the sun and moisture, so the care of such a kind of petunia is quite painstaking. But she deserves it, because in gratitude it gives you a brown and colorful blossom.

Cascade petunia seeds are best bought in specialized stores. Only in this case you can be sure that your balcony will be fully fierus with beauty and aroma.

Cascading petunia landing

It is possible to grow a cascade petunia at home, but this occupation is quite painstaking and requires increased attention. By the way, ready-made Cascade Petunia seedlings are now sold, which, with proper care, will give you violent blossom, while getting rid of troublesome labor to grow from seeds.

For this you need seeds. But, before buying, make sure that in the package really petunia cascade seeds of which you want to grow. Therefore, buy seeds only from a proven manufacturer. Moreover, cascade petunia varieties are amazing their diversity today.

In addition to seed you need a good neutral soil. It can also be bought in a specialized store or prepare independently, in equal shares taking peat, turf, humus and pure sand.

1. Purchasing is needed in mid-February or early March
2. In tanks for sowing, it is necessary to make drainage, putting on the bottom of the ceramisit layer.
3. Add the prepared soil and extinguish the seeds of petunia.
4. We close the tank with glass or film and place in a room with moderate humidity, where the temperature varies from + 20 * from to + 25 * s.
5. Watering the seeds is necessary daily with a pulverizer of pre-prepared water, which can add a little manganese to stimulate growth.
6. When the third leaf appears, seedlings can be resettled in peat pots, with which you will land the plant into open ground.
7. If you land a petunia in a pot, you should consider the fact that to obtain a lush and multicolor composition. One kashpo needs to plant several plants.
8. In order for your petunia to go well, it is recommended to pour a plant at an altitude of 5-6 leaves. The plant cascade petunia is quoted which is needed at an altitude of 5-6 leaves, even lateral shoots, will delight you with beautiful lush and bright inflorescences on bushes.

Fisitive Council! Add mineral fertilizers to water for watering. It will help you get a beautiful and strong bush.

How to collect seeds of petunia?

Petunia's fruit is a double box that is cracking during the ripening of seeds. Store seeds need in a dry room.

Get petunia seeds with terry flowers is quite troublesome. To do this, you need to collect pollen from the terry variety and transfer it to simple flowers. With such a manipulation, some of the seeds collected from simple flowers will grow as a terry plant.

Reproduction of cuttings

Petunia of any kind and variety can be multiplied by the method of drawing. To do this, you need to roll the uterine plant in the pots and cut the old shoots. Store such pots are needed in a light and well-ventilated room all winter and moderately water. The room temperature should not exceed 12 degrees Celsius.

1. In the spring, when the plant will stop shoots, cut the cuttings with a length of 10 cm.
2. Clear the stem from the leaves, with the exception of the two tops.
3. Place cuttings in a container with a solution of phytohormones.
4. Transplanting cuttings into wet sand and cover the glass from above.
5. The place in which the cuttings will germinate should be well lit, and the temperature is 23 degrees. Light day should be 10 hours. If necessary, additional lighting is needed.
6. A week later, the cuttings will be allowed.
7. As soon as the first leaves appear, the plants need to be transplanted into small pots.

Cascade Petunia - Care

No less important task of flowers of lovers when growing cascading petunia is to provide her comfortable conditions, watering, feeding, etc. How to do it right, we will talk to you now.

1. Petunia Cascade is very sensitive to lighting. Therefore, lay them on a well-lit plot, while paying attention - the place must be without drafts and direct penetration of sunlight.
2. Systematic watering is necessary for the good development of a young plant and maintain the decorativeness of an adult seedling. In a severe heat of Petunia, it is watering 2 times a day - early in the morning and late in the evening. Watering should be abundant! If the roots of the plant remain dry, then the plant will begin to fade.
3. In addition, harm to the plant will bring and strongly moistened soil. Therefore, you need to water the bushes only after you make sure that your petunia really needs watering.

If Petunia grows in the garden, then after heavy rains, it can lose some of its flowers. They should be removed immediately. Remember that late removal of broken and dry branches, flowers cause the process of rotting, which leads to diseases of plants, and even those that grow next to it.

Diseases and pests

The main enemy of petunia cascade - fungus. It is the fungus that remains the cause of bad growth, the absence of side shoots and abundant flowering. Increased soil moisture is able to cause phytofoftosis, which is manifested by a flow of plants stalks. If you do not process bushes in a timely manner, the flowers may die.

Spoile charming flowering petunition can be a garden fault. As a rule, it is located on the leaves and sucks all nutrients.

It's important to know! TLA Garden has a property quickly multiply. Therefore, as soon as you find the first signs of lesions of the tool, the plant should be immediately processed.

Petunia makeup cascade

Cascade Petunia Joconda is the most attractive variety. Past of a gorgeous low bush with severe shoots, densely covered flowers, it is impossible to go indifferent. This variety is rightfully considered the Garden Pearl.

It looks great in the hanging porridge and perfectly transfers any climatic conditions. In addition, Petunia Cascade in Kashpo Jokonda can be proud of a wide palette of its flowers. It happens:

• Purple
• Scarlet
• Pink
• Purple, bright-scarlet,
• Purple
• Salmon
• Orange
• White.

But, perhaps, the most beautiful is the cascading petunia of the Jocona purple multitaeque. Petunia is a multi-flower whipping cascade is one charm, which you can see for yourself in the photo.

Grow a plant at home is not so simple. Firstly, the image is not always on the package with seeds match the color of the plants. Second, planting and care of Petunia Multiflora creeping Mona Lisa, has some peculiarities, which you willingly share experienced growers.

1. Planting flowered petunia prostrate in the garden, you need to choose a well-lit sun for her.
2. Periodically sprinkle petunia, despite the fact that it is well tolerated drought and heat.
3. Watered regularly.
4. Avoid stagnant water.
5. Keep away from drafts. Its long stems are easily broken by a gust of wind.
6. Soil for petunia Mona in pots should consist of hardwood and turf ground, peat, river sand, in a ratio of 2: 2: 1: 1.
7. Weekly flower to feed complex fertilizer.
8. Timely remove the faded flowers - it encourages the establishment of new buds.
9. To form a bush. Periodically pinch the shoots, thus stimulating the development of new branches.

conclusions

Indescribable beauty varieties of petunias is difficult to describe in one article. They are increasingly adorn the facades, balconies and loggias of our homes. Proper care and open the secrets of experienced gardeners in their cultivation, will allow you to organize your own blooming area. We invite you to a small tour of the garden with petunias on video.