Violet Optimara
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A house plant is always beautiful, but it also purifies the air in the house, this is a plus for human health. A person chooses a plant to his taste in order to plant it at home. Relevant at home - violets, plant varieties are different, there are a large number of them, and their beauty can surprise even a breeder with great experience in this field. In order to know the correct care, planting, nutrition, you are presented with an article where the Optimara violet will be considered.
Violet Optimara: variety description and characteristics
In most cases, you can find violets whose names do not match their original name at all. For example, violets that are grown on window sills are called Saintpaulia. This flower is attractive, its color is unusual, it belongs to the Gesneriev family. The well-known version of the violet is the uzambar one, it can be purchased at any store for gardeners, as well as in supermarkets, it is ideal for home conditions, even for beginners.
Violet Optimara has been known since 1892, her home is Eastern Africa, growing in coastal places, next to the waters in moist land. Its discoverer - Baron Walter von San - Paul, he collected seeds and brought them to Germany. Thus, the violet was named sanpolia in honor of this baron. Since one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, the plant has been participating in all fairs, at exhibitions in Germany, then it became known all over the world.
The variety of this flower is off scale, it is more than thirty two thousand varieties, a couple of them belong to domestic gardening. The plant is constantly green in color, lives for a large number of years. In appearance with a small stem, the leaves grow from the roots. By color, the leaves can be of a dense green color, and there are also spotted ones. The leaves seem to be double, even, rounded, in the form of a heart. The buds are composed of five petals linked together. The box contains two stamens, one pistil, an ovary at the top, and two carpels.
Seeds of the Optimara violet variety sit in a box, in appearance they are small oval seeds, elongated on one side. The plant can be propagated using leaves cut from the parent bush, then they are defended in water, then planted in the soil. It is recommended to use special soil, it can be purchased in a gardening store, it is also mono to do it yourself, add needles, sod, leaves, peat to its composition.
For the rapid development of the plant, it needs to be weeded, hilled, and you also need to add: perlite, vermiculite, sand from the coast of reservoirs, sphagnum. You should also regularly moisten the soil, make sure that there is no drought. Also, make sure that there is no stagnation of water in the soil, otherwise the plant will begin to rot and eventually die.
For the comfort of the Optimara violets, you should regulate: temperature, air humidity, lighting. If all these points are fulfilled, then the plant will respond in kind, show all its beauty, and delight the grower for a sufficient time.
History of development
Violet Optimara has fascinated flower growers with its beauty for a sufficient number of years. The plant was founded in one thousand nine hundred and eighty-ninth, this year was the year of breeding plants of different colors, since before that the plant was only with lilac buds. After it became clear what can be done with the color, the experts set about the size of the buds. There were many options from small to large plant sizes.Such processes could not be hidden. Further, the breeders above learned about this and entered a new stage in the development of violets.
Most flower growers began to notice that the Optimara violet variety appeared on the windows in stores or in greenhouses. This is not some special kind of violet, it is just that this flower is grown by a company called Optimara. The buds of this plant are tropical, they can bloom once. Violets of this variety do not tolerate cold weather, this can affect the development of the inflorescence, it will also damage the roots, which so need constant heat. Thus, beautiful flowers from Africa develop in a short time, and it is also impossible to plant them.
In order for the flower to live a little more, it is developed by cuttings.
You can buy the plant as a bunch, which is sold in pots. The inflorescence occurs once, then care for the plant is not required. Such plants grow and bloom at the same time. Its advantage is the beauty of the inflorescences. Violet Optimara is used in industry, so they can be easily transported, and no plants will be harmed.
The highlight of the Optimara violet variety is a large number of inflorescences of different colors, which is why it is so relevant in sales today. The time of birth of such a brand began in one thousand nine hundred and thirty, it happened in Germany, when M. Dorrenbach began to grow seeds of violets of this variety. this breeder made it so that he was able to raise his business on this plant, achieved his goals. He was also helped in development by his son Reinhlt, who also worked on the business and raised it up to such an extent that their company became known all over the world. As soon as they began to grow plants, this took place in small greenhouses, then with the growing success in business, all the plants were overgrown with Uzambara Saintpaulia.
The aim of this company Optimara is to create a wide variety of plant species. At the moment, there is already a huge number of different varieties on the company's website, some have not even come up with a name yet. Therefore, they began to give numbers to new plants, but the name of the discoverer must be written. Producers are not engaged in making the same variety, diversity is important to them, which is what they are working on.
Violet Optimara: types and varieties with photos
Violet Optimara has a large number of varieties, below are several types of this variety:
- Optimara My Love is an olive-colored plant with brown veins. Cream-colored buds, dark purple in the center. The appearance changes, in winter - white color, with a lilac center, in summer - the plant is completely covered with purple, along the edges you can see a white outline. The rosette is in good condition, small, straight stems, regular flowering.
- Little Moonstone is a flower with large white buds and a bluish center. The leaves grow downward, olive in color, ribbed at the edges. The branches are tall and thin. The highlight of the plant is that in the cold the inflorescences of the white color become greenish in color. The stems are tall, but very strong, as they hold a large number of flowers that bloom regularly. Flowers open for a long time, small inflorescences are velvety in feeling. The plant ripens for a long time, it can be up to thirty days.
- My Dream is a soft and fragile type of plant, cream-colored inflorescences, the center of a purple color, their size can be up to seven centimeters. The stems are small in size, hold from two to four inflorescences, the inflorescence is long. The leaves are simple, green. On the other hand, there may be brown color. The rosette is good, strong.
- Chagall - the buds of this plant are velvety, dark purple in color, the center is white. The foliage is medium in size, neat, looking down, green in color, on the other side of the brown shade. Looks like Pansy flowers.
- Millennia is a beautiful plant, its buds have a double shade, petals can be white, and their center is fuchsia. The highlight is the velvet edges. Large inflorescences ripen with a large number of flowers. The rosette is neat, the leaves develop in the form of a trapezoid. The color of the leaves is bright green, on the other hand, the brown color, medium in size, the plant looks aesthetically pleasing in appearance.
- Ever Grace is a flower with many colors in one plant. In one flower there can be up to three different colors, it can be marine dark, as well as snow-white, the outline is olive, this is the difference from all other species. The leaves are green, velvety, in the shape of hearts.
- Ever Precious - the petals of the buds of this plant are velvety snow-white, the edges are lilac, can be purple, or light green. The leaves are smooth, ordinary, with villi, curly.
- My Desire - the flower has snow-white buds, the middle of the fuchsia color. The leaves are green, heart-shaped, ribbed edges. The rosette is compact, ordinary.
- My Passion - buds of a snow-white color, a purple center, similar to the stars, large in size, from five centimeters. The rosette is compact, the foliage is large, like burdocks. The stems are strong.
- Little Crystal is a plant with white buds with villi. The leaves are pastel green, heart-shaped, neat. Branches are fragile, olive-colored on one side, silver on the inside. The inflorescence is large, beautiful, the stems are vigorous, in large numbers.
- Nebraska - with ordinary, fleecy lilac inflorescences, snow-white border around the edges, this gives even more beauty to the plant. Emerald leaves, glossy. The inflorescence ripens for a long time.
- Annabelle is a plant with charming dark purple bell-shaped buds. Medium in size. Ego charm in the contrast of colors. The leaves are emerald, fleecy, cordate.
- Rita - the buds of this plant are white, the leaves are purple. The edge of the plant is wavy. The foliage is green, rounded, with a compact rosette.
- Dali is a plant with fuchsia-colored buds, white cent. Olive foliage, neat rosette.
- My Joy - the buds are snow-white, the center is bluish. The stems are powerful. The foliage is green, fleecy, medium in size. The rosette is compact.
- Kansas is a plant with snow-white buds, a fuchsia center, with fleecy edges, like stars. The leaves are ordinary, glossy, fleecy, greenish, the wrong side is brown.
- Little Emerald - a flower with snow-white fleecy buds, like stars, the center is fuchsia. Leaves are oval, light green, ribbed. The rosette is compact. The plant is small.
- Michelangelo is a plant with snow-white buds, a center of purple color. The leaves are green, fleecy, flat, the edges are elongated, ribbed.
- Hiroshige is a common plant, the buds are snow-white, the center is bluish. The leaves are green, fleecy, in the form of a heart, the rosette is flattened.
- My Charm is a common plant, white buds, purple in the middle. The inflorescence is abundant, strong stems. The leaves are ordinary, greenish, oval.
- Trinidad - fleecy buds of snow-white color, brighter along the edge. It can be darker on the upper or lower petals. Leaves are emerald green, elongated. The rosette is compact.
- Little Inca - buds are usual bright bluish color. The inflorescence is long. The leaves are light green, coal, smooth, fleecy, also with chopped edges.
- Little Ottawa is a plant with a lot of fuchsia-colored fuchsia buds. The foliage is fleecy, small, emerald color, the wrong side is brown, oval in shape, ribbed edges. The inflorescence is large. Depends on the temperature in the room, if it's cold, then the plant acquires greenish edges on the flowers. It ripens for a long time, the disclosure of flowers also takes a long time, such beauty takes place in the period from one to two months.
- Little Oneida is a plant with large snow-white buds, a fuchsia center. The size reaches up to five centimeters.The rosette is compact, the leaves are light green, wavy. It grows quickly, so does the color.
- Ever Glory is a fuchsia-colored plant with light green edging. The rosette is compact, grows in the form of a bouquet, for a long time. The leaves are green.
- Monet - charming flowers with snow-white buds, purple edging. Leaves are green, fleecy, elongated, ribbed. The rosette is neat. The inflorescence is fast.
- Michigan is a plant with cream-colored buds. The leaves are green, fleecy, the inside is brown. The rosette is neat, the inflorescence is regular, large.
- Isabelle is a plant with creamy pinkish buds. Leaves are emerald, fleecy, pointed. The rosette is medium, the inflorescence is regular.
Above were presented the most famous plant species that can be purchased in the store. A large number of varieties, gives a chance to choose exactly what a person needs. How the decision will be made, you need to find out about the cultivation.
Violet Optimara: cultivation of a variety
In order for a plant of the Optimara violet variety to grow in the comfort of a home, you should know some criteria for its content. Lighting needs to be done more, just so that there is no direct sunlight. Timing requires ten to fourteen hours of light a day. Flowers with emerald colored leaves need lighting more than other plants. The soil in the container needs to be moistened, but if you leave a little dry at the roots, it will be a small kick for the flower, or rather for its inflorescence. Watch for gusts of wind as well as jumps in room temperature.
Violet Optimara loves warmth, so it should be grown between twenty and twenty-five degrees. How to understand that the plant is too hot, not enough light? Very simple! If its buds become smaller, then this is a sign. The air humidity should be from fifty to sixty percent, so you can put a decanter of water next to the plant.
Important! Watch out for roots, and moisture. Do not spray the plant. Because the villi retain moisture, fungus can be provoked because of this.
It is better to place the container to the west or east, on the windowsill of the house, so there will be enough lighting for the plant. To form leaves after moistening, the container is turned. If there is not enough light, then add additional lighting. Lamps are placed fifty centimeters from the plant.
You should also nourish the flower. Violets love phosphorus. You should nourish after moisturizing. You can buy powders or solutions, mix them with water, and add them to the soil.
Fertilizing is only worth it under circumstances, if the plant has a change in appearance, brightens, or becomes smaller in size.
- How to grow a plant
There are many procedures for planting a plant, for example, the following:
- Seeds;
- Cuttings;
- Shrub division;
- With the help of a peduncle;
- With the help of leaflets;
- Using a socket;
- Stealing.
Seeds are the most difficult way to plant violets, so almost no one uses them. If grown with petioles, then a small petiole is used.
The division of the bush is done when the plant itself has little space in the container. The rosette is used to rejuvenate the plant. Peduncles are used for disappearing heredity, they also use pinching.
The planting time for the Optimara violet variety is spring, during this period there is more sun. The earth needs to be loosened, there should be practically no acid, the earth should be impregnated. The size of the container should be medium so that the roots do not grow. It also depends on the size of the bush.
You need to plant the plant very carefully. Planting should be done strictly in the center, so the root system is formed exactly. Leaves that grow closer to the soil should be nearby, not crawling out of the container.
If you can grow or transplant the Optimara violet shrub, then you can safely cultivate horticultural crops.