Why does not a geranium blossom?

Geranium, or in another way Pelargonium, is a long-known flower. At first he grew up in the fields and in the woods, and then he moved to our homes and today he stands on almost every window. Especially popular now ampel geranium with beautiful red, white or purple inflorescences.

Why did the geranium cease to bloom?

You also grow a beautiful pelargonium, you care for it as expected, but one day the geranium for some reason ceased to bloom. There may be several reasons for this:

• it's all about feeding, geranium likes to be fed with potassium fertilizers every week, but it does not tolerate organic fertilizers;
• they have flooded the earth, geranium does not bear excess water;
• a very large pot, in such a pot of geranium the root grows more, but in small flower it will bloom. Another geranium likes to live with its neighbors in the same pot, while the risk of decaying the roots is minimal;
• there was no trimming, the old bush in the spring should be cut off and leave only one or two shoots with eyes;
• poor lighting, geranium likes light, but from direct sunlight it can have burns, which can shorten its flowering time;
• too many neighbors, if the geranium grows in the shade of other plants, it can also stop blooming.

If all the previous reasons are excluded, and the geranium still does not bloom, then it is worthwhile to think what kind of flower the winter had. Many wonder why the geranium does not bloom in winter. It turns out that it is in winter that the plant rests: it should be kept in a cool room with a temperature of no more than 15 degrees, watering it very moderately, but geraniums need a backlight of about five hours a day. In the summer, geraniums love balconies and terraces with fresh air.

How to make a geranium blossom?

In order to make the geranium blossom, use these tips:

1. Since geranium is a photophilous plant, it is best in our apartments it will bloom on the southern window.
2. Be sure to provide the plant a cool winter. Keep the geranium all winter on the window closer to the glass at a temperature of no higher than 15 degrees. And for royal and ampelian geranium the temperature should not exceed 12 degrees.
3. Every spring for pelargonium is necessary pruning, this will also stimulate its flowering.
4. Plant the plants if they are very crowded in one pot. Well, we must remember that in general the young geranium blossoms better than the one that has been for several years, so it is necessary to update the plant from time to time.

Why does not the royal geranium blossom?

Among all the variety of varieties of geranium, royal, royal or noble pelargonium is distinguished, as it is also called. Derived varieties with beautiful exquisite flowers of various colors and shades from white to dark purple. Corrugated petals are marked with dark spots or contrasting strips. As well as it is necessary to the queen, this geranium is more capricious and exacting in leaving and the maintenance in comparison with others. Blossoms of the royal pelargonium is very short-lived and only on condition that it was cool with additional lighting and limited watering. In this case, she will have a lot of flower ovaries.

Unlike other types of geraniums, the royal pelargonium is afraid of wind and rain, so it is better to live in a house or in a glazed balcony with an abundance of fresh air. This queen will not be blossom if it is hot, so it should be winter at a temperature of no higher than 15 degrees, which is difficult to do in the living room, but in the winter garden it is possible.

Before buds appear, one must pinch the geraniums of the royal top for a more lush bloom. Well, to prolong flowering, you must remove fading flowers.

According to the teachings of "Feng Shui" geranium is very useful to keep at home, it makes a person with whom he lives, friendly and purposeful. Therefore, grow this beautiful flower, take from it positive energy, be sociable and good-natured.