What kinds of geraniums do you have? Appreciation of pictures attached

Geranium is a good decorative flower, which is generally more common in Europe, and now it has been planted in many places in our country. The growth of geranium has higher requirements for environment, light and temperature, and there are many matters needing attention when breeding. There are also many varieties of geraniums, and there are certain differences in design and color. Let's take a look at what kinds of geraniums there are. Picture appreciation is attached.

What are the kinds of geraniums?

1. Trailing geranium

Trailing geraniums are also called pelargonium or Fujimoto geraniums. Its varieties are amethyst with purplish red flowers; Lambada 98 with pink flowers; Xiang en with semidouble flowers in crimson; Peng Wei with semidouble flowers in pink; tornadoes with single flowers in white. In addition, there are tetraploid geranium freckles (Freckles), pollen red; tetraploid red, large flowers, bright red flowers.

2. Horseshoe geranium

The genus Pelargonium is a subshrub with a height of 30-80 cm, erect stem, cylindrical subfleshy, ovate or Obovate leaves, dark brown horseshoe-shaped ring on the leaf surface and obtusely serrated leaf margin. Flowers crimson to white, fewer flowers, florescence anniversary.

3. Fragrant leaf geranium

Fragrant leaf geranium is also known as geranium, and the commodity is called mosquito repellent. Pelargonium is a plant of the genus Pelargonium (Pelargonium), which is widely popular because of its volatile aroma. Can be used to make essential oil, its main ingredients are geraniol, citronellol, linalool and so on. There are many kinds of aromas, including lemon, rose, fruit and so on. Because of easy cultivation and management and high yield of essential oil, it can be used as a substitute for low yield of other essential oils, such as rose essential oil or orange blossom essential oil.

4. Domestic geraniums

Domestic geranium, perennial herb, 30-40 cm tall, stem erect, branched. Base Lignified, villous spreading. Leaves alternate; stipules scarious, triangular-broadly ovate; leaf blade rounded-reniform, base cordate or truncate. Umbels opposite leaves or axillary, conspicuously longer than leaves, with several flowers; sepals lanceolate, Corolla pink, scarlet, crimson or white.

II. Matters needing attention in the culture of geranium

1. Soil

Pelargonium soil can be mixed with 4 humus soil, 3 garden soil (or peat soil), 2 river sand (or perlite) and 1 organic fertilizer, or mixed with fine sand soil, humus soil, perlite and organic fertilizer. Geranium requires that the soil is more loose and breathable, and the basin can be turned every autumn, or loosen the soil in time.

2. Watering

The geraniums should be watered properly and would rather be dry than wet. Spring and autumn growth season should meet sufficient moisture, so that the basin soil often keep moist, but not stagnant water; cloudy or rainy days, generally do not water, do not fertilize. Plants can be properly accepted by Rain Water, but avoid too much Rain Water watering. Otherwise, it is easy to cause root rot.

In winter, according to the indoor temperature, try to use the temperature to irrigate, lest the water temperature is too low, resulting in plant stems and leaves yellowing.

3. Fertilization

During the growth period, the geranium was applied liquid fertilizer every 10 to 15 days, while in spring and autumn, liquid fertilizer was applied every 7 to 10 days; nitrogen fertilizer was the main fertilizer before budding, and phosphorus and potassium fertilizer was the main fertilizer after budding, and the concentration was 0.1% to 0.2%. Put in indoor maintenance in winter, the temperature is higher, basically will not stop growing, can be properly fertilized. With high temperature in summer, the plant is in a semi-dormant state, so fertilization should be stopped. It is best to apply fertilizer in the evening and water it the next morning.