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- The Kapkörbchen - a new inhabitant on the balcony
- The perfect location and less suitable locations
- Window boxes, other planters and the substrate
- How often do these balcony plants have to be poured and fertilized?
- Regularly clean old flowers
- Hibernation sensible or superfluous?
- Tips
Kapkörbchen thrive easily on the balcony
The Kapkörbchen - a new inhabitant on the balcony
With its small size of 25 to 50 cm, its unpretentiousness and in particular with its intensely bright flowered petals the Kapmargerite arouses yearnings. As a flower lover, it's hard to plant them on his balcony ...
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All of the around 70 types of capsules like sunny locations. Consequently, you should offer this perennial a full sun on the balcony. South balconies are excellent! Even western and eastern balconies do not keep the capsule from growing and blooming.
A partially shaded location is the tolerance zone. But this plant should not be placed on a balcony to the north. She desperately needs a lot of warmth and light. With heat, she gets along easily. But she can not make friends with stormy gusts of wind and heavy showers. Therefore, a sheltered location on the balcony would be preferable.
Window boxes, other planters and the substrate
For planting balcony boxes, traffic lights and pots are. Above all, it is important that they have a minimum diameter of 20 cm and have holes at the bottom, from which excess water can flow out. The substrate is easy to choose: A conventional potting soil meets the requirements of this perennial.
How often do these balcony plants have to be poured and fertilized?
Watering and fertilizing are important for a lasting flowering foliage:
Regularly clean old flowers
Another important part of the care of Kapkörbchen is the cutting or cleaning. The old flowers should be removed regularly. As a result, new flowers can form. It also reduces the risk of fungal infection.
Hibernation sensible or superfluous?
Tips
Other balcony plants that are well-suited to the neighborhood are highly fragrant herbs (keep pests away), pelargoniums, daisies and chrysanthemums.