Over the past few years, more and more growers are turning their attention to violets. The flowering of this plant is so colorful and bright that it is sometimes difficult to look away. It seems that all the colors and drawings, which only nature is capable of, can be seen on the flowers of violets. The most beautiful varieties of violets are also the most difficult for breeding, because these flowers seem to have their own mood and it is not always easy to find a common language with them.
How to determine the grade of violets?
Buying a very expensive and intricate violet, you seem to be trying to catch luck by the tail. To learn how to correctly determine the variety of violets, you need a very long time to live with these plants. It is important to learn how to grow plants with cuttings. The fact is that from one sheet you can get a variety in several color variations. That is why craftsmen grow plants with cuttings possess the largest and most beautiful collection.
Very often when you buy an adult children's plants you play the lottery. After a while it is very likely that your favorites will bloom quite unexpectedly. Of course, I want to immediately return to the seller and demand explanations, but it is likely that the seller is not at fault. The thing is that you can often stumble upon a phenomenon like sport. What is sport? It happens that at the first flowering there are no flowers typical for the variety. Do not be in a hurry to get upset, because the conceived sport can please you with equally beautiful flowering, and maybe even exceed all expectations.
Varieties of the Umburian violets
Modern varieties of violets are difficult to remember, because their number is very large, and experts do not sit around and constantly work on new ones. Sorts are united in the form of colors: simple, terry, fimbriated. Flowers violets can be monochrome (red, purple, pink), can shimmer several different shades in intricate patterns. There are also ampel varieties of violets. Their main stem forms several rosettes and branches, with leaves more sparsely distributed.
Varieties of white violets
It is white varieties that are the most popular. There is no fundamental difference between white or other violets. All attention is attracted to a white color. It is white color that is considered the symbol of all pure and tender, and the composition of white violets on the windowsill will always delight the look and cheer up. The most beautiful varieties of white violets and names are very lyrical. For example, the recently introduced variety "Return of Love" has half-double or double flowers with a light-green fringe. Looks very elegant and gentle.
"Snow Lace" blooms fluffy terry "stars" of impressive size. In the center of the flower you can see a gentle blue backlight, and the edges of the petals have a gentle green tint. A very big advantage of the variety is the violent and frequent flowering.
Variety "Caprice" has creamy-white, terry-colored luxurious flowers. The edge of the petals is notched, the rosette is not very large. Very beautiful leaves: scalloped edge and beige stains.
The most popular varieties of violets
It has already been mentioned that varieties are distinguished by the shape and color of the flower. Here are some names of varieties of violets that
- varieties of the bell: Bridal Lady (white), Fruit Fly (with small leaves, bright purple), Senk's Alchemy Yellow Bells (very unusual yellow flowers);
- varieties with cup-shaped flowers: Spring Rose, Reflections of Spring. At the base the flowers do not fuse like the bell, but the flower does not fully open.
- the shape of the flower "wasp": terry sports of the senpolia Lunar Lily-white, Fire Wasp, Fantasy Wasp, Senk's Arctic Fox. Very rare and extremely beautiful flowers. The petals are very narrow and folded into a tube at night. This form of the flower is typical for the varieties of mini.