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- Horny violets: How hardy are they anyway?
- Which winter temperatures are the minimum for horned violets?
- Often not due to the cold
- When should you protect horned violets in winter?
- Hibernation of horned violets
- Tips & Tricks
Horny violates tolerate temperatures down to -15 ° C
Horny violets: How hardy are they anyway?
With horror one must notice: The summer is over, the winter is approaching. Many plants will now have to end their existence. But what about the horned violets in the bed? Can you survive frost?
Which winter temperatures are the minimum for horned violets?
Due to their origin in mountainous situations horned violets tolerate cooler temperatures without any problems. Even frost does not cause this plant to fall. But it should not be too cold. The minimum that some hybrid varieties on the market can withstand are temperatures around -15 ° C.
Often not due to the cold
If you are sorry to discover in the spring that your horned violets have not survived the winter, it must not necessarily be responsible for a bad winter hardiness. There are three main reasons why many horned violets do not survive the wintertime:
When should you protect horned violets in winter?
Who lives in rough situations like in mountain ranges, should protect his horned violets over the winter. Even in regions where it likes to get wet winter or the opposite Kahlfrost, the horned violas should rather be wintered in a safe place. On top of that, hornbeams in the pot should be winterized on the balcony or terrace.
Hibernation of horned violets
Horned violets, which are outdoors in the bed, can be protected from the end of October with leaves, brushwood, spruce branches, fir branches, fleece or a compost layer from heavy frost. All you have to do is cut it back to just above the ground and then apply a protective layer over it.
Horn violets in the pot can be wintered in the garage or in the cellar. Furthermore, they can stay outside. But they should be put in a safe place. In addition, the pot should be wrapped with fleece, so that it does not freeze during frost.
Tips & Tricks
If you do not feel like hibernating your hornbills, since that would be a huge hassle, how about leaving the seed stalls? The horned violins like to sow themselves. So next year they will have a new generation of horned violets.