According to ancient beliefs, violets provide order in the house and help maintain the relations of its inhabitants at a good level, generating positive energy. Grade DS The shining bell was launched relatively recently; it looks good on window sills and balconies. Its flowers of a saturated shade give the impression of cosiness and harmony. With proper care, these sensitive care flowers can please the eye all year round.
What does a violet DS look like A shining bell
Violet The shining bell belongs to the genus Saintpaulia, belonging to the Gesneriaceae family. Saintpaulia, also called Uzambara violet, is a herbaceous perennial plant native to the African tropics, in a different climate it is grown only in greenhouse or room conditions.
With proper care, these care-sensitive uzambara flowers can please the eye all year round
This variety looks elegant and bright. The flowers of the variety have a dark blue color, turning into a purple hue, they grow in the form of sweeping wavy bells. Some of them have a narrow whitish border, the same color has a flower eye. This produces a light shine effect.
For your information! There are also pink, bright white, combining two colors and variegated violets.
Distinctive features of the variety
Violet Bellflower can bloom throughout the year, taking a break of only two months. The violet bells most of the time are in a partially open state, opening completely only before the wilting begins. Flower stalks grow strictly up, with three buds on each. On the lamellar leaves of the plant, the relief is very faint, they are smooth and even along the edges.
How did the variety appear
Violet flower DS Shining bell is displayed and entered in the register by Ukrainian flower specialist E. Enikeeva. This type of violet was created by selection and registered in 2014. Despite the breeding approach in creating the variety, this type of violet mainly blooms unchanged.
Courts at home
For healthy growth and flowering of this senpolia, it is necessary to observe such nuances as air humidity, soil type, top dressing, the right temperature, regular spraying and watering. So that the plants do not dry and do not stretch, you need to choose the right lighting, also these flowers need protection from pests and diseases.
Healthy growth and flowering of violets DS Radiant bell in a room
Acceptable temperature
The temperature values required for the flowering of these tropical plants fluctuate around 18-22 ° C. At lower rates, violets begin to hurt. Flowers are poorly tolerated and cool drafts, so it is not recommended to place them at the door. At temperatures above acceptable, normal growth and flowering are also not guaranteed.
What kind of lighting is required
The plants of the Gesneria family love good lighting, but under the direct rays of the sun the leaves turn yellow, which is why the northern and eastern sides of the house will be the best location for them. They feel good even under the light of 40 W energy-saving lamps, 12 hours daily is enough.
Important! Once every 10 days, the pots need to be turned ¼ of their circumference to avoid oblique growth.
The nuances of watering
The ideal moment for watering is the time when the surface of the earth dries. In winter, violets A bell of variety DS is watered once a week; in other seasons, two times are sufficient. The most optimal method is to fill the pan with water for a few days. This time should be enough to saturate the soil with moisture to its surface. Water can be enriched with mineral additives, the remainder of the liquid should be removed from the pan.
Wick technique of watering flowers
Important! Do not allow cold drops to fall on the leaves, this will lead to the formation of white spots on them.
Professional flower growers use a wicky method of irrigation using rolled-up nylon stockings. The wick protrudes half from the bottom hole of the pot, descending into the constantly present water, its thickness is responsible for the speed and amount of absorption of water. It is regulated depending on the needs of the flower.
Note!Saintpaulia leaves are not recommended to be wiped with a wet rag or rinsed with pressure from a tap, it is permissible to use a soft cloth to clean significant contaminants.
Violets do not tolerate soot, gas vapors, grease and scale, which is why they have no place in the kitchen and in similar rooms.
Is it worth it to spray
Violets are sprayed with appropriate means only in case of diseases or infection by pests. In the event of a lack of moisture, the procedure will not raise it to the required level; moreover, it can cause rotting at the base of leaves and bells. In this case, it is allowed to clean the flower from dust with a weak warm shower every three months.
Necessary humidity
Room air, especially in winter, is not humid enough for the normal growth of violets, they require 50-70%. However, this can easily be fixed by placing sand over the moistened expanded clay under the pots.
Another way to increase humidity is to place a container of water near the flower; it is often used during abnormal heat or during the heating season.
Recommended Primer
The soil for violets is selected depending on the method of watering, it is often store-bought. For the substrate when watering under the leaves or in the pallet, you will need 3 parts of vermiculite or perlite, deciduous land and peat, as well as 2 parts of sphagnum moss. Wick watering will require equal proportions of peat and perlite, in some cases they are supplemented with moss, but it absorbs and retains moisture.
What soil is suitable for grade DS Shining bell
What and how to feed the senpolis
Due to the large flowering period, this variety needs regular enrichment of the soil with minerals. Senpolies feed five months every two weeks, starting in May and ending in September. In the absence of flowering in winter or when flowering ceases, feeding should be stopped.
The concentration and schedule of fertilizer use differ depending on the method of irrigation. When watering the soil or filling the pan, the violet is fed every two weeks in the summer and once a month in the winter. In both cases, half of the fertilizer recommended by the manufacturer should be used. When wick watering, feeding is carried out constantly in an amount of about 1/7 of the recommended volumes.
For your information!There is a method of feeding when watering in a tray or under leaves with an identical regime for winter and summer, and some experts using wicks do not fertilize violets in winter.
Flowering specificity
The plant has rapid growth and is finally formed in the period from 10 months to a year. The first flowers appear at the sixth month. A compact rosette is formed from velvet leaves of dark green color, in which from one to 10 stable flowering shoots are located.
What buds grow
The first flowers most often “sport”, because of which violets of other forms and colors of violet forms and colors of other varieties may appear on the plant along with buds standard for the given senpolia, the second bloom is dark blue flowers with a lilac hue and white border and eye, corresponding to this selection. At the first flowering, chimeras are possible, uneven blue and white colors, mottled or pink petals, as well as blurry forms of the flowers themselves.
What causes the growth
Flowering forms
The canonical form of the flowers of this variety is a sweeping bell with wavy edges. This selection has long peduncles, forming flowers at a low height. There are descriptions of copyright techniques of floriculture specialists directing flowering in a hat or crown manner.
note! DS buds The shining bell lasts for a couple of weeks, this is the time of development and formation of a new bell.
How long does flowering last?
Senpolia data bloom for 9-10 months, followed by a couple of months of break, after which flowering begins again.
Rejuvenation
To keep the flower in shape, do not neglect the timely removal of wilted peduncles and flowers, third-party rosettes, as well as coarsened or pale leaves. It is recommended to start rejuvenating in the second year of the plant's life, doing this in early spring.
Propagation of bushes DS Shining bell
Senpolias of this variety are propagated by several methods, including planting lateral rosettes or peduncles, cuttings and sowing seeds.
Seed germination
Sowing is a process that allows you to grow perfectly pure seedlings without chimeras, but it requires a decent amount of time and resources, which is why it is mainly used in greenhouses.
Cuttings
A new flower can be obtained by placing a leaf cut with a petiole in a glass of water. Within a couple of weeks, it will release the roots, and it will have to be planted in a pot. After another couple or three weeks, the new plant will begin to grow. Freshly planted cuttings need rare and moderate watering.
Important! The ideal conditions for them would be greenhouses from cans in the first few months of growth.
How to transplant a plant
DS A radiant bell needs a separate pot; spring is the most suitable time for transplanting into new soil. After laying the drainage layer at the bottom of the pieces of expanded clay or broken ceramics, the substrate is poured. Planting in an oversized pot can stop flowering, so some tightness is even welcome. The material of the pot can be both ceramic and plastic. Before transplanting, it is better to cover the bush with a package so that the earth does not fall.
How to transplant
What can interfere with the proper growth of the bush
Healthy flowers look appropriate.
note! The appearance of the sensitive violet DS The radiant bell instantly reflects ailments and painful processes.
Diseases:
- fading lower leaves and the formation of a bush of brown color indicate fatal late blight. It can be cured by watering with the addition of bravo, otherwise it is possible to save the top of the rosette and healthy leaves by rooting them in other pots with a preliminary treatment with a 0.05% solution of the biosept drug or the prequicure according to the instructions. Soil affected by late blight is no longer suitable;
- brown leaves and flowers indicate gray rot. The flower should be set aside from others, the affected leaves should be removed and treated twice a week with euparen, rovral, captan or biosept;
- the leaves below are covered with mucus and fall off during bacteriosis of the vessels of the bush, which often develops in hot rooms. You can cure violet with the help of Previkur, Zircon, Foundationzole and immunocytophytes;
- the appearance of white plaque speaks of powdery mildew; for its treatment, benlat or fundozole should be injected once.
Parasites:
- small nematode worms parasitize the violet root system, poisoning it with their vital functions. The leaves are covered with light green and subsequently darkening and decaying spots. Violet growth slows down, flowering stops, after which it dies. It is impossible to cure a bush from nematodes;
- cobwebs and red dots on the leaves - a consequence of infection with ticks. Cuttings are covered with brown trenches. The leaves deteriorate, turn yellow and fall. The flower ceases to grow and does not bloom. In this case, the bush is treated with an acaricidal agent twice a week;
- aphid covers the violet Bellflower with light secretions, parasitizing on the ground part of the plant, whose leaves lose their shape against the background of stunting. You can cure violet with Actellik or Mospilan;
- if brown and drying leaves with moving dark dots are found, tablets or capsules of the insecticide should be placed in the soil. These pests are small thrips insects.
What can interfere with the normal growth and flowering of a radiant bell
DS A radiant bell can become infected with a fungus in too cold temperatures or in excess of water. Late blight can also develop from the latter, which can be secured against by placing superphosphate in the soil. Almost any representatives of the Arthropod squad are also threatened by violets.
Thus, there are many factors that should be considered for the violet bellflower to bloom and develop. If one moment is missed, she will quickly drop the buds and wither.
