Beauty of flowers. Geranium. The best flower of the day (3 original photos by @shady)

Geranium is one of the most popular indoor plants, which does not require any special effort or time to grow. However, there are several peculiarities that an amateur florist will not prevent from knowing:

In the winter, geranium loves the cool temperature, but it is not necessary to keep it in a room with a temperature below 10 ºC;

- Geranium flower loves the sun, therefore the best place for a geranium pot is the southern window;

- Geranium can bloom all year round, for this it needs only enough food and light: do not forget that its homeland - South Africa;

- to increase branching shoots geraniums need to pinch;

- Fade flowers must be removed;

- almost all types of geraniums require regular cropping.

Pelargonium, geranium - these plants are united into a large family of geranium. Usually, we grow these flowers on the windowsill, in the summer we carry them to the country, admiring the white, pink, red, bright inflorescences-balls, not even thinking about the therapeutic properties of these "grandmother" flowers. Meanwhile, the mother of a geranium bush at home is to feel secure and energetically and physically, and from many ailments and even "bad" energy. It is very easy and enjoyable to treat herbal and herbal essential oils. We only need to know how to do it competently, so that all biologically active substances detect the beneficial effect on the body. Geranium is able to heal the owner of the house, even when he does not think about it. Pelargonium has a beneficial effect on the atmosphere in the home, destroys pathogenic microorganisms in the air, improves the health of everyone who just lives next to it. Do you know that the attitude of a person to the smell of geranium can determine the state of her nervous system? It turns out that people with "weak" nerves smell geranium is usually not like!

This once again confirmed that my nerves are not steel)))

It is possible to grow geranium from the seeds, but easier -  cuttings , which is carried out from the middle of February to the beginning of March. At this time, it is already necessary to make pruning of geranium. After all, geranium is light-hearted, and in winter there is little light, and the plant is extracted, it becomes not very beautiful.