Roseanne is one of the most cold-resistant geraniums. Beautiful, large flowers, long and abundant flowering with the most minimal care - these features of tropical culture made Roseanna one of the most popular favorite variety among gardeners.
According to the Association of Perennial Plants of the USA, this valuable geranium variety is recognized as the best perennial of 2008. And in 2013, members of the Royal Society of Flower Growers of Great Britain awarded the title of a flower - a plant of the century!
Botanical characteristics and history
The flowers of this variety have a pleasant aroma, large, cup-shaped, bright blue with a white center, about 30-50 cm tall. Blooms continuously for a long time - from June to frost, and abundant.
Roseanna Geranium has two varieties. Azure Rush geraniums have pale lilac flowers with a white center. Shoots are much shorter, so the bush is smaller than Roseanna’s. Even more compact Geranium Lilac Ice - rather, it is a collection variety. It does not bloom so much, but the color is surprising - depending on the weather, it changes color from pale cold-purple to pink with a metallic sheen. Monophonic petals without white center.
There is a version that the roseanna variety first appeared in the UK, but it is not. Scientists believe that the birthplace of this geranium species is South Africa or India. In the seventeenth century, the British began to introduce new varieties of plants, so Roseanna appeared on English flower beds and balconies. In the XVIII-XIX centuries, this variety first appeared in Russia, and perfectly acclimatized even in the northern corners of the country.
Appearance
Roseanna is a plant with recumbent, long stems, large flowers of incredible bright blue color with a delicate lilac shade. Especially clearly the blue appears in the morning and evening hours in cool weather. On hot summer days, flowers take on a lavender-purple hue..
Deeply divided soft leaves have a pleasant aroma and rich green color. Each petal is decorated with about five strokes of purple. An adult plant bush can reach up to half a meter in height and 50-60 centimeters in width. With careful care for a couple of years, the flower can grow to a territory of 1 square meter.
Popular varieties: description and photo
Below you can find a description of popular varieties of Roseanna geraniums and see photos.
Phaeum
The variety blooms from the end of May and ends in the beginning of July.. Flowers have a reddish-brown hue. Outwardly similar to the varieties Samobor, Margaret Wilson, Lisa.
Xmagnificum
A variety obtained by combining Georgian and flat geraniums.
Double juel
Plant height reaches 80 cm.
Split Splash
It should be noted that Double Juel variety stands out with white terry flowers.
Mrs. Kendal Clark
Differs in almost transparent petals.
Varieties with red leaves
- Focus Pokus;
- Victor Reytor;
- Midnight Reuters;
- Okie dokie;
- People Heron;
- Blj Beauty.
Summer Skyse has lavender sheets, and the Violaceum Plenum has purple sheets.. The Orion variety is popular - large blue flowers have white inclusions in the center.
Landing: rules, tips and instructions
The picky and cold-resistant beauty needs minimal care. Roseanna can be planted in flower pots and flower beds. Before planting the plant, it is necessary to prepare the ground in advance (two weeks). To do this, put a little peat on the bottom of small holes.
Lighting and location
Unpretentious culture can grow in the sun, and in partial shade, and in a flower bed, and in a pot. But it is preferable to place the flower on the sunny side.
Reference! For abundant and regular flowering of tropical crops, it is necessary to spend at least 6 hours in the sun.
Soil requirements
This geranium variety does not need any special soil. The most important thing is good soil drainage and regular timely.
Care
You must follow the most basic rules.:
- finding a flower on the sunny side at least 6 hours a day;
- drained soil;
- regular watering;
- top dressing by mineral or organic fertilizers during vegetation.
The flower feels great both in a flowerpot and in the open field.
Watering is needed immediately as the soil dries.. Water is desirable to use at room temperature.
Geranium tolerates drought better than waterlogging.
If your pet is grown in a pot, then in order to avoid flooding the root system, it is recommended to pour water into the pan.
Transplantation should be carried out only if the plant became crowded. But it is worth remembering that too big a pot can provoke active growth of green mass.
Common diseases and pests
This variety of tropical culture has good immunity against diseases and parasites. Most often, from any other disease provoke too dry air, lack of lighting and excessive watering.
Mushroom Botrytis (Botrytis Blight) - gray spots on parts of the flower indicate the development of fungus. If you do not take timely action - the stem completely rot. To combat the disease, it is necessary to clear the soil of weeds, remove the affected parts of Roseanna, water the flower in the morning and treat the plant with fungicides.
Rosanna may be affected by aphid and whitefly. In this case it is necessary to spray the plant with drugs:
- "Spark";
- "Coman";
- "Aktelik" dor ".
Bacillus thuringiensis aerosol will help against cabbage caterpillar, and against ticks - products with horticultural oils and insecticidal soap.
Breeding features
The flower does not give seeds, this explains such a long period of flowering.
This variety of unpretentious geranium can be propagated in two ways - in the spring period, divide the rhizome or cut the stalk and transplant to another place.
The root of the transplant is cut carefully, so that there are living ground kidneys on all delenok. This method of reproduction is not suitable for weakened plants.
Reference! Cuttings are used more often - dozens of new cultures can be obtained from a single adult plant.
- Under the leaf of the geranium, cuttings are carefully cut with a neat, sharp sterile knife. The upper part of the flower after the procedure should have at least 2-3 healthy leaves. Cuttings can be cut from the lower bare trunks, provided that there are dormant buds, from where they will grow a new plant.
- Cuttings must be dried and processed with activated carbon.
- Then deepen into the ground by 2 cm.
Roseanna Geranium has many advantages. - unpretentious, resistant to diseases and pests, frost-resistant and long-flowering. For basic care, it blooms from late May until the first frosts in late autumn. It is not surprising that this variety of tropical culture is so loved and popular among gardeners.
