Lavender heath - sufficiently hardy for our latitudes?

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• Lavender heath - sufficiently hardy for our latitudes?
• To -23 ° C hardy
  
• The lavender heath does not like winter sun
  
• Care shortly before and during the winter season
  
• Protect lavender heathens in the pot
  
• Tips & Tricks

Most species of lavender heather are good for winter hardy

Lavender heath - sufficiently hardy for our latitudes?

The lavender heath, which is also referred to as shadow bell, you will find a home in many places here thanks to horticultural assistance. But what happens to her in the winter? Does it survive frost or does it need protection from the cold?

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To -23 ° C hardy

This evergreen plant of the heather family is well prepared for the winter in our latitudes. It withstands temperatures down to -23 ° C without any problems. For this reason, winter protection is basically not necessary.

The lavender heath does not like winter sun

Although the lavender heather is hardy, it tolerates winter sun badly. When there is strong frost in the winter and the sun is shining at the same time, the flower buds touch the collar. These form in autumn and survive the winter until spring on the shoots. Frost and sun can freeze them. Then it says: No flowers in the coming spring.

For this reason, it is advisable to protect a lavender heath, which has a location in the sun, in winter. It should be covered with leaves or brushwood so that sunlight can not fall on the flower buds. In February, the cover should be removed again.

Care shortly before and during the winter season

Before the onset of winter, you can remove too long, too close and dead shoots as a care. The best time has come either shortly after the flowering season or in the fall. The cut is not carried out too radically with a secateurs.

Winter time does not mean that you can put your feet up and do not have to worry about the lavender heath all the time. Since this plant has an evergreen foliage that evaporates water even in winter, casting in dry seasons plays an important role. Pour sparingly and only on frost-free days! Remember to add no fertilizer to the irrigation water!

Protect lavender heathens in the pot

Lavender heathens in the pot must be protected in winter:

Tips & Tricks

The Art Pieris forrésii is not very hardy in this country. Should generally be protected or quartered.