Content
- The most beautiful summer lilac for the balcony - plants and care
- Suitable varieties for the Kübelhaltung
- Planting and care
- Bucket and substrate
- Maintaining the summer lilac in the bucket
- Tips
Some lilacs also thrive in the tub
The most beautiful summer lilac for the balcony - plants and care
If you want to enjoy the long-lasting flowers of the summer lilac on the balcony as well, you do not need to forego this - and the inevitable visit of many butterflies. There are a number of suitable species that can easily be maintained in the bucket.
Suitable varieties for the Kübelhaltung
However, you should not necessarily resort to the garden species for the Kübelhaltung. Classic summer lilac will - depending on the species and variety - up to 300 inches high and 200 inches wide. In addition, since the roots of the shrub are very deep, not only would you need a lot of space on the balcony for such a specimen, but also a very deep planter. However, there are some varieties that are only up to 150 inches high and thus not too big. Wonderfully suitable for a Kübelhaltung are, for example:
When searching the Internet or the gardening market, look for labels such as "Dwarf Summer Lilac".
Planting and care
Although summer lilacs are generally regarded as undemanding and uncomplicated in their care, they nevertheless need certain preconditions for their well-being and lush flowering. Above all, this includes a sunny, warm location - the shrub stunted, it is too dark.
Bucket and substrate
First of all, you need a sufficiently large planter: this should be at least 40 centimeters in diameter and be as deep. If possible, do not choose plastic containers, but those made of clay or ceramic - plastic heats up very quickly in the summer sun. In addition, there must be a water outlet on the bottom of the pot. First, fill in a few centimeters of expanded clay as a drainage layer, followed by a mixture of commercially available potting soil with expanded clay or gravel. Pure potting soil is too rich for the summer lilac and therefore not suitable.
Maintaining the summer lilac in the bucket
Water the summer lilac regularly but moderately - it tolerates dryness rather than too much moisture. Every two weeks, add a liquid container plant fertilizer to the irrigation water. Choose a product especially for flowering plants as they contain less nitrogen and more phosphorus. The blooms should be removed regularly. In winter, pack the pot frost-proof, the shoots themselves need no winter protection.
Tips
In early spring, after the last late frosts, you should cut back the summer lilac strongly. Buddleja davidii only flowers on young shoots.