What is Pelargonium?
Pelargonium, a member of the geranium family, is a flowering permanent origin in the countries mainly in the southern hemisphere. It carries five -breed flowers and green gray -lral leaves. It is a plant relatively with low maintenance, which can be kept outside or inside, but is susceptible to several different pests and diseases. It is important both in folk medicine and in the perfume and culinary industries. It is also located on the southern Atlantic Islands St. Helena and Tristan Da Cunha. Plants grown in Europe and North America today come mainly from species from South Africa. Most plants grow to 12-18 inches (about 30.5-45.7 cm) high, with 12-24 inches (about 30.5-61 cm) spread. Pelargonium is growing at the Ministry of Agriculture of the USA resistant zones nine to 11 or as a room in colder climate. This plant with tolerant drought and heat prefers sunny or slightly shaded areas with well drained, neutral or slightly acidic soil. Also suitable are container gardens or hanging baskets. In a roundASTech with hard frosts must be transplanted from the garden bed into the pot and moved inside the spring. Pinces and container gardens can be brought in.
Pelargonia inner plants need six to eight hours of sunlight every day. These plants best do at temperatures between 65-70 ° Fahrenheit (18.3-21.1 degrees Celsius) during the day and night at least 55 degrees Fahrenheit (12.8 degrees Celsius). Dead flowers and leaves can be pinched as needed. The fertilizer can be applied monthly during the summer and for two months for the rest of the year.
Pelargonia plants are sensitive to caterpillars, aphids, greenhouse white flies, slugs, mites and underground thermites. The caterpillars and slugs can be removed manually and other pests can be sprayed with insecticidal soap and gardening oil. Termites may indicate a larger problem and may be guaranteed consultations with a societyMingial to thermit removal.
plants are also sensitive to fungal and bacterial leaf spots, rotting of the stem, gray mold, rust, non -plague and viruses. To treat these diseases, infected leaves or plants should be removed from the garden and fungicide is used as guaranteed. To avoid disease, plants need good air circulation, sunny placement and watering in the morning at the roots.
Folk medicine has been used by geranium extract for hundreds of years as a treatment of respiratory diseases. Pelargonia smell flowers, partivariants with pink calls, can also be distilled and used in many different perfumes. Mint plants, citrus and fruits are often used as a decoration and taste cold drinks such as ice tea.