Petunia Gioconda – strive for beauty
Here you can get acquainted with:
- the newest variety of petunia F1 Gioconda, find out its individual characteristics;
- a gallery of photos of a wonderful petunia;
- petunia Gioconda multi-flowered cascading cascading;
- orange petunia;
- selection of soil and care;
Petunia F1 Gioconda is the newest hybrid petunia that has made a breakthrough in breeding. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it is the first petunia in the world to have such a huge number of flowers. This overwhelming effect is due to male sterility, that is, such a plant is not capable of producing seeds. Gioconda blooms at an early stage of plant development, and with proper care, flowering is continuous for a year, although petunia is an annual plant.
Petunia Gioconda F1 also competes with surfinias and petunias, which propagate by cuttings. Unusual power branching stems up to 1 meter long are able to cover the soil with a flower carpet, having a height of only 20 cm. The diameter of the flower is relatively small – only 6 cm. When grown in flowerpots and pots, the shoots cascade down over the edges. The value of this type of petunia is also that it is able to withstand a large temperature range from -8 to + 40oC.
The phenomenal feature of the Mona Lisa is its ability to adapt to a decrease in temperature, at which the plant does not die, but only slows down its growth. It is an extremely hardy variety..
Like all petunias, Gioconda F1 is a light-loving plant, which needs 11 hours of daylight to grow comfortably. Keeping petunias in the most optimal conditions for it will prolong its flowering up to a year. This invaluable quality opens up new possibilities for gardeners..
When grown in hanging baskets and flower pots, Gioconda petunia has created competition for the best varieties of ampelous petunias. The uniformity of the distribution of flowers on the branches, create lush garlands. Petunias of this variety are distinguished by the evenness of plants both during growing seedlings and when planting in a permanent place. This invaluable quality makes it ideal for the production of seedlings in greenhouses. The plant is very strong, powerful, begins to bloom in the early period of development..
The considered variety of petunias is more resistant to rot and disease than a number of other popular varieties and hybrids. Therefore, it can be widely applied in different regions with different climatic conditions..
The variety of Gioconda petunia species is quite large. Coloring of buds happens:
- purple;
- pink;
- purple;
- scarlet;
- bright scarlet;
- orange;
- neon;
- salmon;
- white.
The photo shows various types of petunia F1 Gioconda
Petunia F1 Gioconda multi-flowered cascading cascading
This type of petunia with its beauty can compete with the ampelous petunia. But if the ampelous petunia is grown in pots and hanging baskets, then the multi-flowered cascading cascade petunia is also grown in the open field. This became possible thanks to the powerful, densely branched stems of the plant and the unique resistance of petunia, the Gioconda variety, to climatic changes in temperature and the ability to tolerate a humid environment in the form of rains. The resistance of this hybrid variety to root rot allows it to be grown also in the form of a chic, spreading carpet in all directions..
Petunia Gioconda orange
Orange Gioconda is distinguished by its special beauty and rarity of color. Flowers 6 cm in diameter, length of branches 100 cm. It belongs to multi-flowered cascading cascading petunias. From top to bottom, strewn with bright orange-colored flowers, creates a unique beauty orange cascade of meter-long powerful branches, which will attract the eye with its uniqueness. Grown as an ammel plant in hanging baskets, pots, in pots, in the open field.
Growing Mona Lisa is no different from growing all other types of petunias. Soil selection does not require any special approach. Petunia has a remarkable ability to adapt to any type of soil. But if you want to create ideal conditions for your pet, then you need to make a mixture of turf and leafy soil, add sand, rotted humus, peat and mix everything well. But it must be remembered that alkaline and highly acidic soils are contraindicated for petunias..
To ensure the acceleration of growth and abundant, long-term flowering, it is necessary to feed the plants with organic and mineral fertilizers. The interval between dressings is approximately 10-15 days..
To increase the efficiency of assimilation by the roots of the plant, the dressing is diluted with water:
- 1 tsp / 1 l for organic fertilizers;
- 1.5 g / 1 l for mineral fertilizers.
Granular fertilizers are very convenient to use, which are simply embedded in the soil around the bush and watered. Water the soil regularly, the main thing is to prevent soil from locking. In order for petunia to please with its lush, delicious flowers, wilted buds should be constantly cut off, otherwise the appearance of the bush will be untidy and unkempt. This does not take much time, but it needs to be done constantly. In addition, removing wilted buds encourages the development of new ones..
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