Content
- Plant and cultivate lilac in the tub properly
- Which lilacs and varieties are suitable for the bucket attitude?
- How big must a bucket be? Which material is particularly suitable?
- Keep lilacs in the pot and care for them
- Selection of the location
- substratum
- Pouring and fertilizing
- Cut lilac
- Tips
Not all lilacs are suitable for the Kübelhaltung
Plant and cultivate lilac in the tub properly
Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac, is a shrub or small tree that can grow up to six meters in good conditions. Noteworthy are its up to 30 centimeters long Blütenrispen with numerous small violet or white blooms, which exude the characteristic lilac scent. Mostly you can find the lilac planted in the garden, but under certain conditions you can cultivate it in the tub.
Which lilacs and varieties are suitable for the bucket attitude?
For the pot culture, you should choose a small as possible variety, as this naturally can arrange better with the limited space in a planter. Well suited are the various dwarf lilacs such as the well-known variety 'Palibin'. Dwarf lilacs grow slowly, only between 120 and 150 centimeters high and bloom at least as beautiful as the much larger garden lilac. Of course, you can also plant this in a pot, but then have to keep it small by cutting accordingly.
How big must a bucket be? Which material is particularly suitable?
Instead of missing the young plant from the start, you better grow the lilac into a larger one every two years. The rule of thumb is that the pot should have about twice the volume of the root ball. If the plant receives a large pot from the outset, it will grow faster; on the other hand, if the planter remains smaller, it adapts more to the existing conditions. If possible, choose a natural material such as clay or ceramics, as plastic pots (especially if they are black!) Heat up quickly in the sun - which in turn does not please the roots.
Keep lilacs in the pot and care for them
Otherwise, pots are just as uncomplicated to keep as planted specimens. So that the plant thrives and you can enjoy the flowers annually, you should pay attention to these points:
Selection of the location
Lilac is a pronounced sun plant that blooms all the more beautiful and lush, the more sunny it gets. Therefore, a south-facing balcony or a corresponding terrace is best suited, the plant is also quite insensitive to heat and wind. Noble lilacs can often be cultivated in light shade, as long as they receive direct sun for more than four hours daily. For shadier locations, however, there are better suited shrubs.
substratum
Choose a well drained, sandy substrate such as a mixture of potting soil, sand and expanded clay. Good drainage is immensely important to prevent waterlogging.
Pouring and fertilizing
In particular immediately after planting, during budding and during flowering, the substrate should always be kept slightly moist (but not wet!). Pour moderately and do not allow the pot to dry completely. Between April and September, fertilize every two weeks with a nitrogen-poor, liquid container plant fertilizer.
Cut lilac
Lilac is always cut after flowering, avoiding a radical pruning.
Tips
Since lilac is hardy, you can also overwinter it outside as a container plant. Then you should wrap the pot with a protective fleece and place it on a piece of wood or styrofoam.