The amazing Pelargonium PAC Viva Carolina fascinates many gardeners with its gradient fluffy inflorescences and lush greenery. This unpretentious perennial makes elegant balconies, greenhouses and plots, without requiring much effort to care for it. One of the main advantages of Viva Carolina is its long flowering - about 9 months a year.
Description Pelargonium variety PAC Viva Carolina and its characteristics
Viva Carolina belongs to the Geraniev family, as indicated by its plushikoobraznye juicy dark green leaves. This is a medium-height flower with creeping shoots that can be scattered up to 1.5 meters in length. On average, one bush is gaining up to 50-60 cm in height.
Luxurious terry inflorescences of Viva Carolina give a sense of celebration
The flowers of the plant are rose-like, semi-double, thickening with age. Young buds are no different from pink ones, but every year they become more fluffy, with a broken "skirt". First, 3-5 buds are formed on peduncles, and after that their number can grow.
Additional Information. Pelargonium PAK Viva Carolina is distinguished by its unusual bud color. At first they are pale pink, almost white, but after standing in the sun, they are filled with paint. At the edges, the "skirt" becomes lilac-pink, the flower is deeper white and has a greenish-yellow core.
Flowering lasts from late March to November. In good conditions, under artificial lighting, it can continue in the winter. This type of geranium is quite resistant; it tolerates cold snap up to +7 ° ะก. It is recommended to keep the plant indoors, on a heated balcony, in a greenhouse. In the summer, you can grow on the street.
Other varieties of PAC Viva
Pelargonium PAK Viva Carolina has "sisters" - similar in general characteristics to the variety of geraniums with a unique color of inflorescences:
- PAC Viva Madeleine. It has a pleasant cream shade, the flowers are pink and white in one plexus. Against this background, a red core of stamens stands out.
- PAC Viva Rosita. This aloe-red geranium with delicate flowers burning in the sun, reminiscent of something between a peony and a rose.
- PAC Viva Maria is a delicate flower similar in color to orchids: the edges of the petals are soft pink or white, and the bases are raspberry.
There is also a variation of Princess Carolina. These are exotic buds in a coral-watermelon palette with variegated, dotted petals. Typically, the pelargonium of Princess Caroline is a soft pink flower with bright splashes, but in special conditions it happens and vice versa.
Geranium Viva Carolina is associated with wedding bouquets
"Sisters" look good together, complementing each other with their outfits. Such a bouquet will definitely bring lightness and solemnity to the greenhouse.
Planting, reproduction and further care
Viva Carolina pelargonium is planted in neutral soil, it is unpretentious to the composition of the soil, a standard garden mixture is suitable. 2 times a month, fertilizing with complex fertilizer is recommended.
The plant does not need frequent watering, it is enough to keep the earthen lump moist and not to flood the roots. The ivy plant normally tolerates periodic spraying of leaves to clear dust.
On a note! Do not keep the pot in the sun, so that the inflorescences and leaves do not dry out and do not turn yellow before time.
Pelargonium Carolina grows well on its own, but to make the plant more fluffy and achieve a spherical bush, you can pinch and prune the shoots.
Pelargonium Viva Carolina is propagated by cuttings. First you need to root the material. At home, you can put the stalk in a pot at the end of February. In open ground, this is done after the end of frost and the complete warming of the soil.
Important! The plant does not like heat and drought. Planted or put a flower in partial shade, moderately watered. In winter, watering is reduced, except in cases with artificial lighting.
Diseases and Pests
According to descriptions of florists, the house plant is not susceptible to attack by pests and fungi. If the root system is often flooded, or geranium lived next to infected plants, it is worthwhile to carry out preventive treatment with appropriate means.
Decorative application
Sometimes Viva Carolina is used in landscape design. In this case, a short bush is placed in the foreground or middle ground. In home and artificial (warmed) flower beds, the plant looks great in hanging flower pots, in pots and flowerpots on the ground and on stands.
Flowers look perfect on a windowsill or pedestal and do not need a company due to their brightness and originality. Nevertheless, the plant will play wonderfully surrounded by raspberry and lilac-blue inflorescences of other plants.
Lush pelargonium Carolina will delight almost all year
Everyone who wants to bring air lightness and magnificent solemnity to their flower garden should get at least one of the beautiful Viva geraniums, and she will delight with her charm every day.
