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- Is the liver balm one or more years old?
- Can I overwinter my liver balm?
- When may I plant the liver balm again?
- The essentials in brief:
- Tips
Liver balm is basically perennial, but not hardy
Is the liver balm one or more years old?
If you find the liver balm (Ageratum) in the garden center or in your nursery, it is certainly offered as an annual plant. In fact, this lush in many shades of color and very long-flowering ornament, however, is perennial.
This sounds confusing at first, but has its reasons. Because it is much easier to leave the liver balm in the garden until the first frost, then to dispose of it and to simply get a new plant in spring, than to bring the existing plant to the winter quarters in time and to take care of it there. So you can enjoy the lush flowering until November.
Can I overwinter my liver balm?
Although it is rarely recommended, the non-hardy liver balm can be well overwintered. Since he can not tolerate frost, he must be brought in time for the first night frosts in the warm. At this time he may still be in full bloom, which may make your project a little more complicated, because a cutback now not recommended.
Bring the liver balm to a bright place that guarantees temperatures of at least 5 ° C throughout the winter. This can be a cool conservatory or even a heated greenhouse. A dark basement room is not suitable. Keep watering the plant regularly as long as your liver balm is still in bloom. Then reduce the watering. Fertilize your liver balm only in spring.
When may I plant the liver balm again?
As long as you still expect late frosts, you should leave the liver balm in its winter quarters, otherwise all efforts to date might have been in vain. Once the icy saints are over, they may return to their original location. In the balcony box or bucket you may get used to your liver balm already on warm days in the fresh air.
The essentials in brief:
Tips
The liver balm (Ageratum) is by nature perennial. If you have the place, then just hibernate it.