Geranium blood-red max Fray, pot C2, 1 pc, summer 2024

General blood -red Max Fray - a spectacular ground cover, unpretentious perennial. The height is 30 cm. The leaves do not fall for the winter, light green, in the fall part of the leaves acquires a bright red color. The flowers are numerous, purple-red, abundantly shower the entire bush. Flowering is very plentiful and long, from mid -June to August.

a long -term geranium is a magnificent plant that combines high decorativeness with absolute unpretentiousness. The homeland of a long -term geranium is considered Great Britain. It forms compact spherical bushes with spectacular openwork leaves, which retain their decorativeness until winter, can grow with a thick carpet and have different sizes and coloring of flowers and leaves, and uncomplicated, but charming flowers.

The geranium blooms quite long. Flowering dates differ. Some varieties and hybrids bloom twice in the summer.

They are cold -resistant, drought -resistant, almost do not require care and are perfectly combined with other plants in the garden. Garden geraniums combine the best qualities of their wild ancestors with all the advantages of modern selection.

Positing site

varieties of geranium of the garden differ in the requirements for growing conditions. As a rule, geraniums prefer open sunny areas with fertile loose soils. Some varieties grow well in the shade and in high humidity conditions, others are in sunny and raw areas, or in shaded places with dry soils.

the soil requirements

soil for a garden geranium is needed loose and fertile, and it is better to plant it in open lit areas, but some types of geraniums can withstand a shady place and not too nutritious soils.. A good rhizome should be solid, with a large number of subordinate roots. After the purchase and before planting, the rhizomes are placed in a slightly moisturized peat, put in the refrigerator and stored until planting, periodically moisturizing. Geranium is planted in the open ground when warm weather is installed and the soil warms up enough. A hole for planting should be deep enough so that all the roots are freely placed in it. The distance between plantings depends on the size of an adult plant and its ability to grow, as a rule, it is 25-30 cm (for very compact varieties less). labor. Plants are watered only for the first time after planting and with a long absence of rains. Sleanings are not required to the Gerans, since weeds under them practically do not grow. It is not necessary to cut plants, you can only remove faded inflorescences, but this is not necessary. The geraniums are not affected by pests and diseases: the plants are exuded with a spicy aroma saturated with essential oils and phytoncides, protecting themselves and their neighbors from uninvited guests.

shelter for the winter

shelter for the winter is not required for the winter.