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- The periwinkle Vinca minor: suitable for the balcony?
- Choose the right periwinkle variety
- Beware of sun and heat
- Maintain the evergreen on the balcony properly
- Tips
The delicate evergreen also thrives excellently in the pot on the balcony
The periwinkle Vinca minor: suitable for the balcony?
With some natural green by real plants almost every balcony looks much more comfortable and inviting. However, if there is not enough time to care for more sophisticated plant species, evergreen groundcover such as the small periwinkle (Vinca minor) may be a good alternative for pansies and geraniums.
Choose the right periwinkle variety
One might sometimes be tempted to select the larger-leaved and up-strained varieties of Vinca major for planting on the balcony. However, this could be problematic because Vinca major is hardy only to about - 15 degrees Celsius and locations on a balcony are sometimes exposed to the weather even exposed than many garden beds. Therefore, you should rather grab vigorous young plants from Vinca minor, which they plant in the plant planters in the spring. Mix different varieties of flowering varieties and stick to the recommended ones
Planting distance, since the plants spread under suitable conditions anyway further.
Beware of sun and heat
South-facing balconies are suitable as a location for the small periwinkle only very limited, as this plant in the heat and drought (which are usually accompanied by continuous sunlight on a balcony usually) can not thrive in the long term well. Unless you have a balcony with a maximum of two to three hours of direct sunlight per day, you should look for alternatives to planting in the balcony box on the balcony railing. These can definitely be found:
Maintain the evergreen on the balcony properly
After you have filled the selected planters with nutrient-rich, loosely packed soil, you can plant the evergreen plants in the substrate a little deeper than the roots. Under the right conditions, even at a certain distance planted specimens will soon form a green carpet. But before that happens, the soil in the plant pots must always be kept moderately moist, as wind and sun on a balcony can cause dehydration to a greater extent than in the garden bed. Has later formed a continuous cover of the ground cover, the water rations can be dosed accordingly more economical.
Tips
The very high water requirement of Vinca minor, even in the shade, can sometimes lead to a flushing out of nutrients from the plant substrate. If necessary, you can control it by adding some compost or some liquid fertilizer (which is practically easier to do with this ground cover).