Apple Blossom Rosebud Pelargonium is considered the Queen of England's favorite. This is an important detail in every bouquet. Some believe that the plant has been around for over two hundred years. Although there is an alternative opinion that this variety was bred only in the forties after the war. The flower has such a unique inflorescence that it bewitches the eye. They look like little roses. In the very center, the color is green-white, a little further from the middle is pure white, and the edges of the flower are pink.
Description of the variety
Pelargonium Apple Blossom appeared in South Africa. Back in the seventeenth century, the flower was brought to Europe. A hundred years later, gardeners singled it out as a separate variety. It is believed that the species arose by chance, by an unexpected mutation. Then it reached its present-day appearance when it crossed with other varieties (approximately this happened in 1870).
Rosebud is considered a terry plant. The appearance of the inflorescence resembles a pink bud, which is about to open completely. Geranium is often confused with a rose growing on a bush. That is why it is called Rosaceae Pelargonium. But flowers differ from roses in their leaves.
Pelargonium Apple Blossom Rosebud
Pelargonium Apple Blossom is a light-loving perennial plant. It is worth highlighting several points that characterize this inflorescence related to geraniums:
- the rhizome of the flower is dense;
- the plant has a herbaceous and tough stem, which often woody from the root in old species;
- the leaves look like circles with a cutout not exceeding a third of the width;
- the fruit of the flower is in the form of a box;
- propagates by seeds, cuttings, by dividing bushes;
- loves warmth.
There are no thorns on the stem. The inflorescence looks like a ball, for the beauty of which flower growers, even beginners, want to have this particular flower in their garden.
In winter, Apple Blossom Rosebud pelargonium does not look pretty at all. The stem becomes bare, as the leaves turn yellow and fall off, and there is no flowering at all. The bred geranium variety blooms all the time, except for cold weather. The seeds are large, they can be collected and planted in a cup in the fall, in order to transplant the sprout into the ground in the spring. The plant is quickly adopted and begins to bloom immediately.
Many inexperienced flower lovers use incorrect plant names:
- pelargonium Appleblossom rosebud;
- Pelargonium Apleblossom rosebud;
- Pelargonium Appleblossom.
Features of growing
Caring for Apple Blossom Pelargonium Rosebud is easy, since the flower is unpretentious. It does not need to be watered often, it grows well on the sunny side of the windowsill. Without light, the leaves turn white and fall off, the stem becomes longer, the formation of flowers does not occur.
This is due to the fact that the roots are not very branched, so they cannot master the entire volume, the soil begins to acidify, which will lead to the death of the plant. It is necessary to ensure that the ground is good for air and moisture. Therefore, you should make a potting mix from:
- small expanded clay;
- coconut fiber;
- fertilizers in granules.
You cannot overdo it with fertilizer, you need to use the dosage indicated on the package.
You should also add loam and sand, which retain moisture. Everything is put in equal proportions. Watering is necessary rarely, but abundantly. In this case, the water must be hard.
Such water requirements are due to the fact that the Apple Blossom Rosebud species of pelargonium is a calcephile. If the plant easily tolerates drought, then strong moisture is bad, the process of decay begins. Pour into the container in which the pot stands. Daily hydration is required in summer, once a week in autumn and spring, and once every two weeks in winter. The main thing is that the top layer dries out for two fingers.
The description of the plant shows that it is the best of the geraniums. Experts often advise it.
