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- Creating the right conditions: to overwinter the princess flower
- Absolutely timely change
- The ideal conditions for the winter
- Tips
The princess flower can not hibernate outside
Creating the right conditions: to overwinter the princess flower
The princess flower originating from Brazil (botanical name: Tibouchina urvilleana) can also be maintained like a room calla throughout the year in the house, is usual due to the strong growth but rather the culture than potted plant. Since the princess flower is very sensitive to frost, a sheltered winter quarters is necessary for the winter.
Absolutely timely change
Similar to the care takes a Tibouchina not only at real minus degrees damage, but even at cooler temperatures below 5 degrees Celsius. Therefore, you should not wait too long to move to the house in autumn, otherwise irreparable damage to the princess flower may occur. Before wintering, the plants should no longer be fertilized for a few weeks and not be cast too heavily.
The ideal conditions for the winter
The best way to get a princess flower through the winter, if the following conditions are approximately adhered to:
Tips
The shrub with its characteristic flowers reminiscent of the violet shrubs should be repotted every year as possible after the winter. In this case, the new planter should not be too large, since otherwise stimulates the growth of plants, but the number of flowers is rather reduced. The fast-growing branches can be cut back up to 3 times a year.