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- The Cuckoo-Clove - Everything worth knowing in the profile
- Facts and figures about the Cuckoo-Clove at a glance
- Location
- Cultivating cuckoo carnation in the garden
- Tips
The cuckoo-carnation likes to have wet feet
The Cuckoo-Clove - Everything worth knowing in the profile
The Cuckoo Clove with its pink, slightly disheveled flowers used to be found in bogs, marshes and wet meadows. However, as many wetlands were dewatered in the past and made usable for agriculture, the natural population of the Cuckoo Campion continued to decline. For some years, however, the perennial is increasingly cultivated in gardens.
Facts and figures about the Cuckoo-Clove at a glance
Location
As in its natural habitat, the Cuckoo-Clove prefers a damp and shady spot. It thrives well in sunnier places, but then needs a much wet soil - the perennial tolerates absolutely no dryness. For this reason, planting, for example, on the shore of the garden pond is ideal.
Cultivating cuckoo carnation in the garden
If the site conditions are right, the Cuckoo-Clove is a very flowering plant. The best comes the Leimkrautgewächs planted in groups, as it forms dense seas of flowers. Otherwise, the shrub does not need much care, you do not need to fertilize it, nor do you need a regular pruning. Also the reproduction accomplished the one-year-old cuckoo-carnation alone, because it sows quite reliably alone. Another advantage is their pronounced hardiness, thanks to which no additional protective measures are needed.
Tips
The cuckoo carnation proliferates not only by seeds, but also by foothills.