Violet Ecstasy
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The violet is a home culture that grows in many apartments. Due to its decorative effect and long flowering, the plant is popular with both beginner and professional flower growers. In this article, you will learn about a distant relative of the violet and bearing this "title" as usual. This is an uzambar violet - violet AV Ecstasy.
Violet Ecstasy: variety description and characteristics
Violet Ecstasy: photo of the variety
The characteristic of the violet AB Ecstasy is very short: it is low herbaceous vegetation. Green leaves, slightly wavy, grow on low stems, form a rosette at the roots. The flowers are velvety, white-light green in color, capable of delighting with their attractiveness for a fairly long time. The violet was first discovered in the tropics of Africa. The scientific name is "Sainpaulia", derived from the name of Saint-Paul, it is the baron who discovered this culture.
In 1892, he discovered a flower in huge stones, and the violet was sent to his father, a collector of rare vegetation. And the Uzbek culture because this name is consonant with a place in Tanzania, it was there, walking with his beloved, the plant was discovered by Saint-Paul. Further, the violet of the Ecstasy variety was exhibited in magazines, in print publications, at exhibitions, this contributed to its wide distribution and popularity on a global scale.
Choosing the right plant
Violet Ecstasy: photo of the variety
If you want to purchase the AB Ecstasy violet variety, then when you buy a plant, be sure to pay attention to the appearance of the flower. It is advisable to visit a flower shop late in autumn or in the first days of summer before the onset of a hot period. Newbie flower growers immediately want to purchase an already flowering bush, but do not rush with this: you may be disappointed in the purchase. This is because potted flowers are usually brought to markets and shops from Western European countries, where they are cultivated on an industrial scale.
For one or two months, the violet AB Ecstasy will delight you with the fact that it will bloom vigorously, and then the flowering will end, and the flower may die (this is a greater percentage of probability). Think, do you really need beauty for a while? If you buy cuttings, then in this case you will not regret it, because a young bush quickly adapts to growing conditions, in addition, it has a low cost. But even when determining the variety of a seedling, difficulties may arise. There is also the possibility that you will buy a flower that does not meet your expectation.
In addition, the cultivation of the AV Ecstasy violet cut is a very long procedure, in addition, the plant will bloom for the first time only after a year.
Violet Ecstasy: growing and care
Violet Ecstasy: photo of the variety
When growing a violet of the Ecstasy variety, you need to be careful about temperature conditions, since the plant does not tolerate sudden changes in temperature regimes, the best option is nineteen to twenty-four degrees. Violet comes from the tropical zone, and there the duration of daylight hours is long enough, therefore, in order for the bush to grow well, long-term illumination is required - twelve hours a day. In the winter season, it is required to additionally illuminate the tropical beauty with fluorescent lamps. However, do not go to extremes - such a flower does not tolerate the direct sun.
Watering a violet Ecstasy is just as important as keeping an eye on the light level. It should be said right away that the most popular reason that a flower dies is an excess amount of water.This fact appeared due to the morphology of the leaves: the small villi that cover the leaves protect the culture from strong cooling and overheating, but when direct sun hits them, spots form - burns, and water droplets can increase the harmful effect by 100 times ultraviolet rays.
In addition, the method of watering is also important. The most popular top watering is not particularly safe and must be done with extreme caution. A watering can with a thin nose is used, water is poured immediately under the root, the leaves cannot be touched. Wick, or lazy, watering is safer and less time consuming. As the name implies, the liquid goes into the container with the help of a wick, one end of it is in the drainage of the container, the second is dipped into a container with water. Thus, the flower independently absorbs the required amount of water.
Also, the violet Ecstasy itself can control the incoming liquid during bottom watering (through the pallet). The soil is saturated with water, the residues are drained thirty minutes after watering. The soil for the flower should be loose to enrich the root system with oxygen.
You can also purchase a ready-made soil mixture in a special store, in addition, it is permissible to plant a violet AB Ecstasy in coniferous soil, sand and sphagnum moss are added there, as well as leaf humus.
It is undeniable that growing flowers and watching them grow is a favorite pastime for most people. When comprehending such a science as floriculture, the Ecstasy violet will be an excellent choice, because it is undemanding and easy to care for. Professionals can prove themselves as breeders: with mutations, they can get various, original shades of a flower.
Violet Ecstasy: video variety
