Peppermint Girl (H.Pittman)

Peppermint Girl (H.Pittman)

Thumbnail. Double lilac-pink flowers with white piping.

Tiny elongated gel foliage with large scalloped leaves looks like oak foliage. Very nice little self-forming rosette. Rosette diameter 9 cm. Leaves on short petioles. The rosette is very dense, flowers have to be helped to get out from under the foliage. It's a pity that does not grow in breadth, more and more up.

The voluminous terry, rose-shaped flowers of a wonderful lilac-pink color are decorated with a thin white-green border, and the back of the petals has a milky-white “shirt”. The color of the petals is pink with an intense lavender spray, the edges of the petals have a thin white border.

In cool conditions, greenish edging is visible around the edges of the petals. The underside of the petals is velvety white. Unopened buds of a milky white or greenish hue.

Large (up to 3 cm) for a very tiny rosette, double flowers are located on strong short peduncles. Each can have 3 to 5 colors. It blooms often with short breaks under favorable conditions. Flowers retain their freshness for quite a long time.

Very easy care, hardy violet. Loves good lighting. If there is not enough light, leaf petioles may elongate and the rosette becomes loose. The variety grows very slowly and it is important here that there is good illumination.

You need very moderate application of nutrients for proper rosette formation and good flowering. It is better to grow such an outlet in a 5 cm pot. It feels good both for us on the top watering and on the wick, without increasing in size.

Repotting is required at least once a year. Leaves completely cover the top of the pot. Transplanted like all varieties with a dense outlet - cutting off the lower leaves. It propagates well by cuttings, gives many children. It blooms less than six months after separation from the cutting. Practically does not stepchild. No sports were observed.