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- Sandflower - hardy, yes or no?
- Your temperature minimum: -15 ° C
- When should you protect the loop flower?
- Cut down in the fall
- Cover with brushwood
- Correction cut in spring
- Tips
The sandflower is sufficiently hardy for our winters
Sandflower - hardy, yes or no?
Small leaves, a dense growth that settles at a low altitude, and typically numerous white flowers make up the characteristic face of ribbon flowers. How hardy are these plants?
Earlier article Sandflower multiply: Sowing, cuttings & divisionYour temperature minimum: -15 ° C
Although the Schleifenblume is originally native to southern Europe. Nevertheless, it tolerates frost and the winter temperatures of Central Europe. Both the Doldige Schleifenblume and the evergreen Schleifenblume (and other lesser-known species) are considered to be hardy and hardy with frost fractures to -15 ° C. They are therefore to be regarded as perennial.
When should you protect the loop flower?
But under certain conditions winter protection is not a mistake, but highly recommended:
Cut down in the fall
After flowering, the loop flower is cut back in autumn. Shorten the shoots best to 2/3 of the total height or 10 cm above the ground! You can also remove withered leaves. Cutting is highly recommended as preparation for winter time.
Cover with brushwood
After pruning you can cover your sandflower. This is best suited for this purpose Nadelholzreisig example of fir and spruce. The reason: many loop flowers are evergreen. The foliage needs brightness even in winter. Therefore, as cover leaves and compost are not suitable. By brush, light penetrates to the plant and its leaves.
For example, if your flower is in the pot on the balcony, you should put the pot on the wall of the house over the winter. Previously, the pot is wrapped with fleece or other insulating material. Do not forget to spend sparingly!
Correction cut in spring
Winter protection can be removed towards the end of February / beginning of March. Now a correction cut can be made. Dried and if necessary frozen shoots are cut off. Then you can fertilize your loop flower with compost or liquid fertilizer.
Tips
It is advisable not to challenge the temperature minimum. Therefore, it is good to protect your loop flowers from temperatures as low as -10 ° C.