Violet Macho: photo and description of the cultivar

Almost every woman on the windowsillgrows at least one plant. Everyone loves unusual varieties, blooming, which will decorate the interior of the house, bring a special charm and will raise the mood with its abundant flowering. Domestic violets have a special respect, they are miniature, chic, they are easy to take care of. In addition, such flowers are blooming for a long time, and this is something that lovers of indoor plants like. Today we bring to your attention the Macho violet, photo and description of the variety are presented in this article. Also you will be able to find out everything about the content of the plant, the characteristics of the transplant and the disease that this species can undergo.

Why macho?

If you ask a woman what it should look likea real man, that is, macho (translated from Spanish - "male"), she will say that this is a brutal brown-haired man with light stubble, swarthy skin. He is handsome and well-groomed, bold, attractive, charming, able to catch attention at first sight. It is such a flower is the violet macho. This violet is slender, beautiful, requires attention, love and due care.

Violet Le Macho: photo and description

The breeder of this species is E. Lebetskaya. The flower came to the liking of many people who kept houseplants. Violet Macho, the photo of which you see above, is an extraordinarily beautiful variety. It is endowed with large semi-double flowers. In appearance they are strong, dark purple, almost black in the shade, with dark maroon lighting, the petals frame a delicate white border. The flowers are curly, very delicate and fragile, their shape resembles a star. A plentiful, magnificent cap blossom is located on rather strong peduncles, which are numerous. At the same time they do not blossom amicably, but often, therefore in the pot will always be beautiful flowers. Petals have the property of twisting, hiding in the foliage, they will have to be pulled out constantly, so that they delight in their beauty.

The older the plant, the less saturated and brightbecomes a shade of colors, so do not worry if suddenly it turns from dark purple to light purple, it's not related to his health.

Leaves

The foliage has a dark green color, itlarge, strong and even. The petioles are slightly raised, the rosette is even and strong. Sheets, like flowers, are able to twist into the center, to be hammered into larger ones, they will have to be straightened constantly.

Such sheets are called battle lists, they are the most simple, with the usual texture. The edges have a practically flat relief, the surface is slightly puffy, like most violets.

Possible difficulties in content

Violet Macho, photo and description of which you canfound in this publication, is easy to care for a plant, it is only necessary to find an approach to it. She does not like waterlogging, but also feels badly even in a slightly dried ground. Violet Macho can not be on the window sill all day, too much sunlight. At the same time, her flowers begin to melt, quickly fade, lose color intensity. The socket can also react negatively to the content. If you do not follow it, then the peduncles will be small, weak, unable to fully release, that is, they may fall down at the stage of formation. If you do not remove unnecessary, weak peduncles, the rosette will grow upwards, herringbone, which will prevent the formation of a beautiful flowering cap. Also, the trunk will start to curl, the blossom will be extremely rare and short-lived.

Will a macho violet suit your home? Can you provide it with proper care, allocate the necessary amount of time? Before buying a variety, read the recommendations of gardeners on the content, which we collected in this article.

Correct content

In order to grow Macho violet in a comfortable environment, you must follow a few rules:

1. The room where the pot will be installed shouldbe very light, violet loves light. But no sunshine! They are able to burn tender leaves, yellowness will appear, and the flower will ache. It is better to choose a window sill from the north, north-west or north-east side.
2. If the window sills are located only from the south or south-west side, then stick a film (tracing paper) on the bottom of the glass, you can hang curtains that will take over the whole fire of the sun.
3. The rays of the setting sun are not terrible for violet, they are no longer capable of causing harm, so do not rush to remove the plant from the window sill in the evening.
4. In winter, if you want the flower to continue to bloom, use artificial light that will accompany the violet for 12 hours.
5. Keep the plant from cold and drafts, set the pot in a place where airing does not cause them.
6. In winter, if it is cold on the windowsill, wrap the pots with insulation material.
7. Violet Macho will not fully develop, if the air temperature is below +18 degrees, its growth will slow down, flowering will be rare.
8. In winter, water the flower with less water than usual.

Transfer

Replanting young plant recommendedTwice a year, it is February-March in spring and September-October in autumn. An adult violet must be moved once a year, in spring or autumn. If not transplanted, the plant may die, since salt accumulates in the soil, harmful substances and violet roots will not be able to absorb any fertilizer.

If transplanted in late spring,not recommended time, then flowering will be scarce, in summer it may be absent altogether, since when recruiting the main mass of peduncles the soil will not meet all the requirements. It is possible to transplant even a blooming violet in fresh soil, it will not bring harm, only suspend flowering a little. If two days before placing the plant in the new soil to remove all the buds and flower stalks, the violet will quickly recover and soon will delight you with fresh buds.

Seating rules

Transfer, that is, transfer to a largera pot without shaking off the roots of the old earth, with the filling of fresh soil, is allowed only if the plant lived in the previous tank for no more than six months. In the same way can be transplanted from the adult plant "kids."

When the socket is twice the diameter of the pot, you need to transplant into a larger one with a full replacement of the soil.

The plant pot is not small, but it has begun to fade - the earth is sour, the Macho violet can no longer grow in it. Old soil must be completely removed from the roots, plant a flower in fresh soil.

Diseases and pests

A sort of violet macho, like a little kid,prone to disease attacks with improper care or lack of preventive medications. That the plant pleased you as long as possible, did not hurt, spend preventive spraying from a tick, aphids, gray rot, springtails, or pouses, whitefly, root rot, vascular bacteriosis. Proper care is the key to plant health. Do not allow waterlogging, drying, be sure to install drainage in pots. Humidity should also be normal, lighting - sufficient.