White violet

Violet is the most popular domestic culture, which occupies a place of honor on the window and is an unusual decoration for the interiors of any premises. There are a large number of violet varieties, however, gardeners prefer, for the most part, white violets. White violets are easy to grow, but very whimsical to care for.

White violet description and characteristics

The white violet is a herbaceous domestic flower, it does not have a middle stem, it is short and perennial. The leaves are dense in structure, during the growing season they are formed into a rosette located at the roots. The main characteristic feature of the leaves is that they are elongated and sharp, and they can also be colored in a dark or light green shade. In individual varieties, the leaves are covered with a pattern in the form of spots, this culture is called saintpaulia.

Domestic violet plants differ in shape and flowering period, they can be painted in a snow-white color of one tone or have patterns with a border or interspersed. If the flower is properly looked after, then it will bloom for a long time, often within ten months. When the plant has bloomed, a capsule fruit will form on it, which is filled with small grains. Seed germination lasts two years. Usually, the flowering of such violets begins in the spring season, at this moment the first single buds bloom in the form of an oval, containing 5 petals each.

White violet, as a rule, reaches a height of fifteen to forty cm, the growth depends on the characteristics of the variety. The root system of the white violet is arranged in a special way - the roots are stiff and thickened. Stems are slightly shortened, slow-growing, in this regard, the leaves are tightly pressed against each other and form a compact rosette. The root system includes both leaves and flower stalks.

Flowers, leaves and stems carry healing qualities, they have an antiseptic effect, help with kidney and colds, cope with problems of the gastrointestinal tract. Everything is explained by the fact that during the development of a plant, a large number of useful elements accumulate: vitamin C, rutin, salicylic acid, carotene. In addition, the green mass contains glycosides necessary for the human body. Before using the culture as a remedy, consult a specialist, as there are contraindications.

Nowadays, the white indoor violet is grown by a large number of flower growers, because it is easy to cultivate. In addition, there are varieties of such flowers growing in parks, forest areas and garden plots. For the successful development of this plant, you need to know the main characteristics that relate to this variety, and when cultivating, act as indicated below.

Create the right kind of socket. The violet will look gorgeous if it turns clockwise from time to time towards the sunny side.

Form a compact size. The bush is pruned as it grows, for this purpose the lower leaves are removed. As a result, you will get a decorative miniature bouquet, which is decorated with several rows of green foliage.

Rejuvenate and propagate an old plant. If the stem is too lengthened, it is cut off. So you get brand new young leaves. To rejuvenate a flower, you can transplant it; for this, use a part of the root with several leaves.

Add rich colors to the flowers. Naturally, the white color is delicate, however, if you regularly water the violets with a solution, which is based on potassium permanganate, you get the original color of the flower.

Varieties

Although violet plants can be colored in different ways, growers prefer white violets, as they are extremely decorative and graceful. Below are the most popular varieties of white violets.

"EK-White Queen". This variety of violet culture has snow-white flowers with wavy petals. On the room windows, the flower looks beautiful and graceful. The rosette has a standard size, the buds are seven cm in diameter. The peduncles are elongated, for this reason they cannot hold large flowers on themselves, and they often droop. The plant blooms for up to 2 months, and the life of each bud is 2 weeks. A large number of buds are formed, in this regard, when they completely bloom, they cover the outlet as if with a blanket. The rosette of the variety is quite large, it is twenty-five cm across (slow-growing), the leaves are colored green, in addition, their upper side is shiny. The leaves are pointed. The variety grows well, it can produce varieties of pink violets.

"Snow lace". This is a small bush with corrugated leaves and flowers of a snow-white terry structure, which have specks of a pale blue hue. When a flower is actively blooming, it turns into a bunch, characterized by incredible splendor, numerous inflorescences are located on it. Leaves are medium in size, in the form of a semicircle.

"Aly's Blizzard Bunny". One of the most popular varieties of indoor violets, because its appearance is very elegant, but at the same time simple. The snow-white buds resemble water lilies. The rosette is lush, it is formed by leaves in the form of hearts, painted in a rich green color.

"The bride's bouquet". The inflorescences form large petals, arranged in the form of an asterisk. Snow-white flowers are located above the rosette, which is formed by large shiny dark green leaves. Outwardly, this flower looks like a real bridal bouquet.

"White Camellia". This homemade violet plant has dense snow-white inflorescences with decoratively curved, not narrow petals. The rosette is compact, formed by its terry leaves in the form of an oval, painted in emerald colors. The leaves may have small white specks. This variety has a lot of dignity, the main advantage is that it blooms all year round.

"AV-Polar Bear". This plant is immediately noticeable, as it has large, dense, double, milky white globular flowers. The leaves are medium in size, slightly wavy, quilted, painted in a light green color.

"RS-White Pearl". When the bush blooms, large spherical flowers with rounded petals are formed. The bush is large, it is covered with large leaves sitting on cuttings, measuring fifteen to twenty cm in length. The flowering of the plant is long.

Rebel's Rosebud. This variety was bred from white violets. The plant has flowers of a pale pink color, arranged in three to four pieces on a peduncle. Violet is undemanding to care, its flowering begins from 1 year of development. The rosette forms itself; therefore, it is not required to systematically turn the container with the flower to the sunny side.

In addition to the violet plants described above, the following varieties are in demand: LiK-White Cradle, VaT-Snow White, RM-White Sails, RS-Belaya Magic, NK-Belaya Envy, Alan's White Feather "," Lunar Lily white "," LE-White Peony "," EK-White Mustang "," AB-White Carnation "," LE-Tamara "," LE-White Swan "," NK-White Poppy ", “RS-Annabelle”, “AN-White Nalivi”, “RS-Belinda”, “Mac's White Water”, “RM-White Asters”. You can also find original varieties of violets, their snow-white flowers have a border of purple, yellow and pink.

Variety selection

Before purchasing a white violet, you need to correctly choose the variety of this plant.It is recommended to purchase the culture in a special store, since you can often find a fake on the market. When buying a flower, pay attention to the plant signs below.

Coloring and condition of the leaves. The color should be light or dark green, there should be no spots. When over-stretching the leaf stalks, it is better not to buy this violet. After all, it was grown from a weak seedling, while there was no necessary illumination.

Power socket. An overly tightened rosette signals that the plant has a disease.

Time for purchase. Professionals advise buying plants in the spring season, since in the summer and winter, the roots do not take root well in a new planting site.

It is worth noting that by purchasing 1 seedling, in the future it will be possible to grow more than one full-fledged house plant.

White violet cultivation and care

White violets, like any other varieties of home vegetation, need to be properly looked after, the start of care will already be laid when the bush is planted in a container. For the quick survival of the flower, its active growth, for the splendor of the bush during flowering, it is necessary to plant the planting material in garden soil mixed with sand, drainage is poured onto the bottom of the container, for this you can use expanded clay.

The plant will thrive if you provide it with good light. Violet is an extremely light-loving culture, however, it is unacceptable for direct sun to fall on it. In the winter season, with a reduction in the length of daylight hours, flowers are supplemented with additional light sources, for example, using fluorescent lamps. In addition, the plant must be provided with systematic watering, fertilization, cutting and placement in a room where the air humidity is fifty percent, no less.

Temperature conditions. To grow white violets, you need a temperature regime of twenty to twenty-two degrees. The flower responds negatively to a sharp change in temperature conditions in the room; at a variable temperature, the death of a violet can occur. In addition, the plant will develop poorly at an elevated temperature regime, which is more than thirty degrees, in this regime the leaves will turn pale, the flowers will become smaller in size. Death may also be due to a draft.

If the roots are overcooled, they will begin to rot.

Fertilization.

An important factor in agricultural technology is to timely feed the soil with amino acids, vitamins and microelements. For feeding, only a specialized mixture is used, which is intended for a violet culture. Fertilizers are applied 2 times every seven days. Pay attention to limiting feeding. It is forbidden to apply fertilizers all month after transplanting, in addition, it is better not to feed the flowers when the temperature conditions change, and symptoms of disease are present.

Watering.

These flowers are very capricious to watering. For them, both a shortage and an excess of water are dangerous. Watering is recommended to be done 2 times in seven days with warm settled water. Most gardeners moisten plants like this: water is poured into a wide pan, containers with bushes are placed there, they remain in the pan for thirty minutes.

If watering is done directly in the container, then make sure that no drops of liquid get on the leaves and buds.

How to deal with diseases.

If you take care of the plant incorrectly, then a disease can occur. In frequent cases, the flower affects powdery mildew, rust, late blight, gray rot. Powdery mildew is the most common - the leaves are covered with a bloom of white color. To save the violet from death, it is treated with the preparations "Fundazol" and "Bentlan".Due to lesions with gray rot, specks of gray color appear on the flower, and on all its fragments. To cure the violet, it is transplanted into a new soil mixture and treated with fungicidal preparations.

Late blight and rust also pose a danger to the violet culture. For preventive purposes, the bush is transplanted into a previously disinfected container, and the leaves are treated with a solution, the main part of which is copper sulfate.

Circumcision.

Although the plant is miniature, it needs to be trimmed periodically, because due to trimming it will look beautiful and have a three-tiered shape. In addition, pruning is done to remove the yellowed lower leaves. Trimming (plucking) is performed on old leaves, leaving only the middle young rosette. With a strong overgrowth of the plant by stepchildren, they are also pulled out or cut out, so the base is freed.

White violet reproduction

Methods for reproduction of white violets in indoor conditions: cuttings, with the help of peduncles, stepchildren, seed method. The method of propagation by leaf cuttings is widespread. To perform this procedure, a plump, medium-sized leaf is taken from a healthy parent bush, it is carefully cut off at an angle, then the leaf is placed to root either in water or in moistened soil. For the appearance of root shoots on the cuttings, the following algorithm of actions is carried out.

The soil and the pot are prepared for planting. The stalk is planted in a small container; a plastic glass is also well suited. A drainage layer is necessarily laid at the bottom of the pot, then it is covered with soil.

Next, they start planting. For this purpose, a shallow hole is made in the soil, filled with small scraps of moss to strengthen the plant. The stalk is sprinkled with soil a little, and watering is immediately carried out with warm water. To create a greenhouse effect, the container with the plant is covered with polyethylene, the room temperature is maintained at plus twenty-two degrees.

The soil is watered periodically, it is impossible for it to dry out.

Rooting can be done in another way - place the leaf in a glass with settled water. The appearance of roots will be observed after six to seven days. When they reach one and a half cm, you can transplant the cuttings into a permanent container, having prepared the soil mixture in advance. A young flower will take root faster if it is properly looked after and protected from through winds.

If the plans are to distribute the violet with the help of the stepsons, then the stepson is separated from the adult violet in advance and planted in the ground. Thanks to this, all the characteristics of the variety will be preserved. With the seed method of reproduction, it is necessary that the "mother" and "father" are present at the same time. Containers with parent plants are placed next to each other, after a certain period of time they are pollinated, and the formation of a mother capsule will occur. Then wait until it dries and collect the seeds.

Finished seeds can be purchased at a specialty store.