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- The right care for lifting or shrub veronica
- How do you pour lifting properly?
- How often must be fertilized?
- When is repotting the lifting necessary?
- How is shrub veronica cut properly?
- Which diseases and pests should be considered?
- How is Hebe properly wintered?
- Tips
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The right care for lifting or shrub veronica
The native of New Zealand Hebe or shrub veronica has blossomed into a popular ornamental shrub. You can take care of lifting in the bucket in the garden, on the balcony or in the house all year round. Tips for proper care of lifting.
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Hebe needs more water in summer than in winter. Pour enough, but avoid waterlogging. Wait until the upper layer of the earth is several inches deep dry.
How often must be fertilized?
Hebe is an exception, because it is fertilized at a time when other plants do not get fertilizer.
Shrub Veronica is fertilized from autumn to spring at fortnightly intervals. A normal liquid fertilizer is sufficient. Avoid wetting the leaves.
When is repotting the lifting necessary?
You do not have to repot until the pot has become too small. Choose a little bigger vessel. Shake off the old soil before planting.
How is shrub veronica cut properly?
Cutting is not essential, but prevents the plant from shedding. It is cut in spring or autumn.
Which diseases and pests should be considered?
Scale insects and spider mites occur mainly in very low humidity in the room. Treat an infestation immediately, so that the pests can not spread.
Fungal diseases and stem rot are mostly due to care mistakes. Often the substrate is too moist or it has come to waterlogging.
How is Hebe properly wintered?
Even though it is often sold as hardy, Hebe only tolerates temperatures of up to minus five degrees for a short time. Big-leaved varieties are not hardy at all and should be pulled straight into the bucket.
Ideally, Hebe is wintered in a frost-free but bright place. The temperatures should be between five and ten degrees.
Also shrub veronias, which are cultivated exclusively in the room, must be made cooler in the winter.
Tips
Basically, all lifting methods require a lot of light at their location.On the other hand, they do not like direct sunshine so much. Only variegated varieties need several hours of sun per day, so that the foliage colors are preserved.