Flowers of Viola "Red Cardinal", 0.1 g

A decorative biennial, forming compact bushes up to 15 cm high with large (up to 6 cm with diameter) with numerous red flowers having a characteristic dark spot in the center. Viola, or pansies, belong to the most early and prolonged flowering plants. This is one of the most popular and beloved flowers. It is often used as an accent plant in creating floral arrangements, widely used for growing in various kinds of flower beds, borders, slavecars, stony slides, in flowerpots, and is also grown as a potted crop. An unpretentious, winter -hardy plant prefers open sunny areas, but can grow in partial shade. It develops well on soils consisting of peat, humus and sod land with the addition of sand. When growing as a biennial, seeds for seedlings are sown in May-July on the ranging ridges. In late August - early September, grown seedlings are planted in a permanent place. To obtain plants blooming in the year of sowing, seeds for seedlings are sown from the last decade of February. In the substrate, grooves are made with a depth of 3-5 mm, the interval between the grooves - 1 cm. The seeds are laid out with an interval of 2 cm and sprinkled with the soil. The crops are moistened, covered with glass and placed in a warm light place with a temperature of +20-25 ° C. Glass is periodically removed for ventilation. Seals appear after 7-10 days. In the early days, ventilation is carried out 2 times a day for 20-30 minutes, gradually increasing the temporary interval, completely shelter is removed in a week. When forming two real leaves, dive is carried out. Seedlings are planted in open ground in late May - June. Planting interval 15-20 cm. Flowering when growing seedlings from July to frost, when sowing seeds in the ground-next year from early spring to late autumn.