How to make violas bloom all year round
The website introduces the common knowledge of flowering plant care related to violas, how to make violas bloom all year round, and the following editor will introduce to everyone.
Perennial herbaceous plant with oblong or oblanceolate leaves, purple-red flowers, also light red, light yellow or white, fragrant, fruit slender. For ornamental purposes. How to make violas bloom all year round?
(1) Choose different types of violas. For example, spring violas, summer violas, and autumn violas, adopt the method of staging sowing, and there will be flowers to enjoy from spring to autumn in warm areas.
(2) Use different sowing periods to extend the blooming period. For example, sowing in a greenhouse at the beginning of February can bloom in May; sowing in a greenhouse from late February to March can bloom in June; sowing in April can bloom in July; sowing in late May can bloom in August; sowing in late July of the previous year can bloom indoors from February to March of the following year. The suitable temperature for sowing is 16-18°C, the seedlings should not be too dense, otherwise, the seedlings may suffer from damping off. In addition, for some tall varieties, cutting off the residual flower branches after the flowers fade and applying 1-2 times of top dressing in time can promote the growth of lateral branches and bloom again.
Violas can also adopt the following measures to promote flowering.
(1) Electric lighting. Violas are long-day plants, and using the method of extending daylight hours in greenhouse cultivation in winter can promote flowering. From the time the bud can be seen from the center of the leaves until the flowers bloom, turn on the lights after sunset every day to extend 4-5 hours of daylight, or have 2-3 hours of lighting at midnight, both can promote earlier flowering. It is advisable to install the lighting at about 1 meter above the top of the plant.
(2) Gibberellin treatment. Before and after the differentiation of flower buds, in mid-November to early November, spray the flower buds with gibberellin at a concentration of 50 ml/L, which will also have the effect of promoting flowering.
The above is the experience of making violas bloom all year round, hoping to bring help to you in life!