Caring for royal pelargonium. How to achieve flowering

The name royal pelargonium fully justifies itself. This is a truly luxurious and capricious flower, truly a royal person among pelargoniums or simply geraniums. Caring for royal pelargonium has its own characteristics, and achieving its flowering is not always easy; you need to know some nuances. The plant is light-loving. In winter, its shoots become very elongated due to insufficient lighting, and the plant needs to be shaped by pruning every spring. At the same time, the top layer of soil in the pot is replaced with fresh one, without replanting the plant.

Royal pelargonium does not tolerate waterlogging, it might even make her sick. But the soil should be constantly moist in summer, and watering should be sufficiently abundant. In winter, water less frequently, only a couple of times a month. The water should be settled and at room temperature. Watering is carried out through a tray. This prevents soil compaction, which royal pelargonium cannot tolerate. And the roots will receive a sufficient amount of moisture through the pan. Caring for royal pelargonium should include presence of a dormant period in the winter months with poor watering and air temperature 13-15 degrees. In this plant, bud formation occurs only at low temperatures.

Another little secret regarding pelargonium. All geraniums, including royal pelargonium, bloom better in a cramped container, therefore they are replanted only when the root system is so developed that it will penetrate outward through the drainage hole. But even then, you need to choose a new pot only slightly larger than the old one, 1.5 centimeters in diameter. To fertilize, buy special fertilizers for pelargoniums and apply them twice a month during the growing season.