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Saintpaulia is a beautiful luxurious plant with flowers of a bright rich red hue. Differs in long flowering and high aesthetic characteristics.
About the history of appearance
The variety was bred in Togliatti by breeder Elena Korshunova. Because of this, the abbreviation EK is added to the name of the violet variety (in contrast to RS - a variety bred by Repkina Svetlana).
Violet "Bullfight" (Saintpaulia)
Description of the variety
This violet is easy to distinguish from other similar varieties. Refers to large-flowered varieties. A distinctive feature of the plant is the presence of a constantly blooming magnificent cap of red flowers. The flowers are star-shaped, double or semi-double.
Violet Bullfight blooms all year round. First, 3 peduncles with two buds appear. As soon as they bloom, 3 new buds grow. The result is a spectacular bouquet. If the plant is properly looked after and, which is very important, it is regularly fed, then the flower rosette will reach 30 cm in diameter.
Leaves are large, somewhat elongated, bright green. Their edge is somewhat wavy.
From this variety comes the violet bullfight gold (that is, "gold"). The leaves of the Violet bullfight gold in the center of the rosette are white or with a lemon tint. The lower leaves are bright green. Cherry flowers, together with these leaves, look very beautiful and elegant.
EK Bullfight is similar to the varieties of violets Bullfighting, Blackberry EK-Maharaj. Bullfighting violet, unlike violets Bullfight, has large semi-double flowers of white color.
Care features
In order for the plant to please the eye with beautiful flowers and not hurt, you need to strictly and carefully adhere to the care recommendations.
Temperature
The flower feels great at an ambient temperature of 18 to 25 degrees. Violet is afraid of cold and draft. Higher temperatures are also detrimental to her.
Lighting
It is recommended to grow violets on a flower rack using artificial lighting. It should be placed on windows facing north, northeast or northwest.
Violet likes bright light
Watering
For growth and flowering, the plant needs a sufficient amount of moisture. The plant is watered when the soil in the pot is about a third dry. The violet should be watered with settled water, at room temperature. The jet is directed to the root. Do not allow water to get on the leaves - they not only change color, but also begin to rot.
There are several ways to water:
- Water is poured into the pot with a watering can with a long spout.
- The pot is placed in 2/3 water for about half an hour so that the moisture is absorbed into the soil through the drain.
- A wick is pulled through the drainage hole. Its end is placed in a container of water under the pot.
Spraying
You cannot spray the plant. Water spraying is allowed at a distance of about 2 meters from the plant.
Humidity
The air humidity in the room where the bullfight violet is located must be at least 50% and not more than 65%. The air humidity can be increased by placing containers filled with water near the plant.
Priming
You need to use a purchased soil mixture for violets. It can be prepared independently by mixing peat, leaf, turf and coniferous soil, sand in equal proportions. A small amount of perlite or vermiculite is used to loosen the soil.
Soil for violets
Top dressing
Fertilizers are applied every 2 weeks. Nitrogen fertilizers are necessary during the formation of a rosette and active growth of leaves.
When buds are forming, or when a plant is in bloom, it needs phosphorus and potassium, as well as trace elements. Top dressing is carried out with mineral mixtures. The recommended fertilizer concentration should be reduced by about 2 times.
During flowering
During the flowering period, the violet needs regular watering. The task of the grower is to maintain a normal level of soil moisture. It should not be dry and at the same time excessively flooded with water.
In addition, the plant regularly needs phosphate fertilizers to keep the flowers strong and rich in color. The plant is fed strictly according to the instructions for using the fertilizer.
When and how it blooms
The plant has some peculiarities in flowering.
Color and pattern of flowers
Violets of this variety have practically no flowers that would differ significantly from the red color range.
Saintpaulia flower
Flower shape and size
The size of the flowers is large - up to 8 cm. Flowers are star-shaped, double.
Flowering period
A distinctive feature of this variety of violets is that it blooms throughout the year. The rosette constantly throws out new peduncles, on which beautiful and lush flowers grow.
How to propagate a violet
There are several ways to reproduce violets: seeds, leaf, daughter rosette.
Germinating seeds
Growing this violet with seeds has many difficult steps and is therefore only available to breeders.
Rooting cuttings
The leaf must be cut from the second row of the outlet. The cut is made with a sharp knife along an oblique line about 3 cm from the base of the leaf plate. The stalk is placed in a small container with water or a mixture of soil and sand. After the roots appear, the cutting should be planted in a pot of soil. The babies will appear in about a month.
To obtain daughter outlets, they need to be cut and rooted. Small daughter rosettes appear on the stump left after cutting the plant. When they have grown by about 3 cm, they are separated from the outlet and then transplanted into small pots. Top them need to be covered with a bag. The shelter is removed when new leaves appear on the outlet. When they grow to about 4 cm, they are removed.
Rooting and germination of cuttings
Other options
There is a way to propagate violets using a leaf. The sequence of actions will be as follows:
- cut off the sheet;
- place it in the soil about 2 cm, slightly squeeze the ground around it;
- cover with a glass jar and pour over.
Transfer after purchase
The violet is transplanted every year, around the beginning of March. This frequency is due to the fact that prolonged flowering leads to depletion of the soil. The plant needs a fresh substrate with nutrients. The pot should be wide and low, because the root of the plant occupies the surface layer of the soil. Its other layers will acidify. The diameter of the pot should be no more than 12 cm.
At the bottom of the pot, drainage is laid in the form of small pebbles, gravel, and foam. It will remove excess moisture, prevent decay.
Possible problems
Violet diseases develop if it experiences a lack of sunlight or, conversely, is exposed to strong insolation, is watered with cold water, and is placed in a room with low temperatures and high humidity. As soon as the first signs of damage appear, all diseased leaves should be removed, the plant should be transplanted into a new pot with new soil. The leaves are treated with an appropriate fungicidal preparation.
Diseases
The most common diseases of violets Bullfighting are late blight, gray or powdery mildew, fusarium, gray rot. All of them develop due to excessive watering or non-compliance with the conditions of detention.
The violet can be saved only at an early stage of the development of the disease. The affected parts of the plant are thrown away, healthy leaves are treated with drugs.
Powdery mildew
Pests
The following pests have the greatest danger to the plant:
- aphid;
- thrips;
- ticks;
- nematodes;
- mushroom mosquitoes;
- scabbards.
If the leaves of the plant are affected by these pests, you need to wash them with soapy water, then treat them with an insecticidal solution of Alatar, Aktellik, Furanon, etc.
Other problems
The variety is somewhat capricious. Sometimes flowering is unstable, double petals appear after the third flowering.
It happens that the leaves of the lower row begin to turn yellow prematurely. This phenomenon is independent of the ambient temperature. Yellowing of the leaves does not mean that the plant is affected by any disease. The lower leaves can turn yellow constantly and fall off, new ones grow in their place.
The bullfight violet is an excellent decoration for any room. The undoubted advantage of the plant is its ability to bloom all year round. The plant is demanding for care, in gratitude for which it gives beautiful flowers.
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