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- The columbine - perennial, but short-lived
- Average life: 2 to 3 years
- Self-sowing - the secret of columbine
- She survives the winter without any problems
- Aspects that keep the columbine healthy and strong
- Tips & Tricks
Although the columbine is perennial, but usually not older than three years
The columbine - perennial, but short-lived
Whether in blue, purple, white, red or two-tone - the columbine brings momentum to the perennial flowerbed. With its exceptionally delicate flowers, it sets great accents next to perennials such as funerals and hydrangeas. But is she a perennial for life?
Average life: 2 to 3 years
For the multitude of acele varieties on the market, life is short-lived. The average life expectancy is 2 to 3 years. Thereafter, the columbine is beaten and enters. Under good site conditions and with optimal care, the columbine can be up to 5 years old. Thus, the columbine is considered a perennial, but short-lived perennial.
Self-sowing - the secret of columbine
The short lifespan of the columbine is often unnoticed. Why? Because the columbine propagates via self-sowing merrily. This will keep her at her location for many years.
But many a gardener is almost desperate and sees the columbine less as a pretty shrub, but rather as a weed that proliferates everywhere and even in cracks in the wall. If you feel this way, you should cut off the withered flowers before the seeds can develop and mature.
She survives the winter without any problems
Frosty temperatures cause no problems for a columbine:
Aspects that keep the columbine healthy and strong
So that the columbine can persist for many years, it should find optimal location conditions. She prefers to grow in a partially shaded position. The soil should be calcareous, humus rich and permeable. She takes care of a regular fertilizer (organic fertilizer), a suitable pouring and a cut before the maturity of the seeds. Even the sharing of this perennial is recommended in old age.
Tips & Tricks
The choice of location for the columbine should probably be considered! Anyone who has his perennial flowerbed next to the vegetable patch should not be surprised if coleia soon sprout in the vegetable patch.