Flowering houseplants adorn the home, making it cozy and beautiful. Among all the home flowers, one of the most unpretentious in care is pelargonium, which is popularly called geranium. It pleases its owner with a long and bright flowering. But it happens that pelargonium does not bloom for a long time, and you need to figure out why this happens. On the main reasons for the long absence of flowering - later in the article.
Why geranium does not bloom, and what to do
All varieties of geraniums, except royal, are undemanding in care. Therefore, the plant usually grows well on the windowsill and blooms almost all year round.
But there are a number of reasons why a flower can have a healthy appearance, but not please with bright inflorescences. The main ones are described below.Did you know? The word "geranium" in Greek means "crane". Geranium seeds are shaped like these birds.
Wrong pot
If you plant a plant in a very large pot, then it will get too much room for growth. In this case, the geranium stretches up and does not bloom. Outwardly, it looks absolutely healthy and is actively overgrown with leaves. But all her strength goes only to growth, and the flowering of resources does not remain at all. To bloom the geranium again, transplant it into a smaller pot. It is recommended to plant several pelargoniums in a large and spacious pot. Then they will all bloom, forming a beautiful and lush bouquet on the windowsill.
Heavy soil
Pelargonium needs not too heavy soil. The soil in the container should be loose enough so that air can enter the root system. An ideal option would be a mixture of sheet earth and sand. To prevent root decay as a result of excessive moisture accumulation, you need to take care of good drainage. To stimulate growth, be sure to add humus to the soil.
Did you know? In ancient times, a love potion was prepared from pink flowers of pelargonium. It was believed that this plant attracts love.
The soil in a pot with a plant needs to be loosened periodically. This will benefit the roots, as a result of which the flower can bloom for a long time and magnificent.
Wrong watering
Often, geranium does not bloom due to improper watering. She does not like too wet soil. If you water too hard, you can provoke decay of its roots and destroy the plant. Geranium is watered when the topsoil in the pot is completely dry.
The flower also does not like it when the leaves are sprayed with water. Flowing down the stem, moisture enters the soil of the container and makes it too wet. Even in hot weather you can not fill the geranium with water. And in winter, watering is carried out once every 10 days.
Important! It is undesirable to water the pelargonium with tap water. This contributes to the salting of the earth in a flower pot.
High temperatures during wintering
In winter, the flower begins a period of rest. At this time, the pot with the plant should be placed in a cool room without drafts. The optimal air temperature in winter is considered to be +15 ° C. With the correct temperature regime, pelargonium will gain strength during the winter for lush spring flowering. If you put it in a room that is too warm, it can die. A sign of this is yellowing and falling of leaves.
Fertilizer shortage
Often, geranium cannot find the strength to bloom as a result of a lack of fertilizer. The plant enters the phase of active vegetation in early March and completes it in September. During this period, it needs mineral fertilizers. During feeding, it is important not to overdo it with nitrogen-containing fertilizers. If the nitrogen content exceeds 11%, the geranium will not bloom, but will grow in lush foliage.
One of the most effective and affordable fertilizers for geraniums is iodine.
The most suitable for pelargonium are mineral fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium. They significantly increase the vitality of the plant. To pelargonium pleased with a large number of buds and inflorescences, it is watered with a solution of iodine. This should be done carefully so that iodine does not get on the stem or leaves.
In summer, geraniums are fed with fertilizers every 10-14 days. In winter, she is at rest, so one fertilizer will be enough.
Bad light
The pelargonium container should be placed on a well-lit window sill. Under the influence of sunlight, it will begin to produce buds.
The plant will not bloom in low light. But direct sunlight for geraniums is also contraindicated. They can cause burns on the leaves, and inflorescences under the bright sun will quickly lose their beauty. The best option would be a bright place in which there is a bit of afternoon shade. Pelargonium should not be placed near bushy plants that will cover it from sunlight. A signal about the lack of lighting is the exposure of the stem.
Untimely pruning
In order for geranium to grow well, timely pruning of the plant is necessary. Removing dried stems and yellowed old leaves contributes to the normal vegetation of the flower. Pelargonium pruning should be done at the beginning of autumn. In order for the plant to have a beautiful and magnificent shape, branches whose growth is directed to the middle of the bush are removed.
Pinching geraniums is best in February. This will contribute to long and lush flowering. But you can’t cut the plant in winter, as this can delay its flowering for a whole year.
Pelargonium can be cut in the spring. Pruning promotes leaf renewal, but may delay flowering for several weeks. After such a procedure in the spring, pelargonium will please with larger flowers.
No transfers
For regular and prolonged flowering, pelargonium must be transplanted into the open ground. Planting of the plant should be carried out only after warm weather is established on the street, in order to avoid sharp temperature drops in the daytime and at night. Staying in the open field positively affects the state of geraniums. After transplanting into the ground, it will certainly bloom in early spring.
Before the onset of cold weather, pelargonium must be transplanted from open ground again into the container, placing it in a cool place. If you immediately bring pelargonium into a warm room, then a sharp temperature drop can provoke its death.Important! Pelargonium can not be moved and rotated after the appearance of buds. As a result of these actions, geraniums can lose inflorescences.
To answer the question why geranium does not bloom well in your home, you need to pay attention to the proper care of the plant. If you follow all the described simple recommendations for care, then pelargonium will surely delight you with magnificent and long-term flowering.
Reviews
Indeed, the most important reason for the lack of flowers in geraniums is poor lighting. Still, of course, maybe the geranium is just old, in the second year the plant always blooms worse than the young first-year geranium, in the third year and then the flowering worsens even more or does not occur at all.
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By the nature of things, pelargonium is a street plant. She asks for fresh air. If it doesn’t stretch out very well for you, transplant it into a flower pot and hang it on the street (this is the case if there are no bollards from the side of the street. If there is, then it is the way to go there). Pelargonium lays buds in the presence of a difference in night and day temperatures. When grown indoors, whether it is a glazed balcony or loggia, a greenhouse effect is created. The plant is elongated and blooms poorly. Moreover, be sure to discard the leaves. Ultimately, you become the owner of a freak with a bald trunk and a frail hat of flowers. Yes, and yet, pelargonium does not like spacious pots. She's getting fat. When planting in boxes, the distance between the bushes should be about 15cm. I planted through 10cm. I had to remove part of the foliage. Otherwise, a putrefactive fungus develops on the leaves. But I have such a balcony !!!!!! : bis: For the winter, I remove boxes from the street and transfer them to the window sills in the room without digging up plants. In the spring, I cut and change the soil, adding AVA fertilizer. ”As for the royal pelargonium, I could not tame it. But from the stories of gardeners I know that she needs a fairly cold (+ 8, + 9 degrees) and a very bright winter.
Cobra (Moscow)
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