Steppe candle does not bloom

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• Steppe candle does not bloom
• Select the right location
• Transplant the steppe candle only in autumn
• Fight pests of the steppe candle
• Secure the plants of the genus Eremurus against late frosts
• Tips

The flowers of the steppe candle are charming; it is all the more annoying if it does not bloom

Steppe candle does not bloom

If the steppe candle (Eremurus), depending on the subspecies, elevates its candle-shaped inflorescences up to 2 meters high in the garden, this is a truly impressive sight. However, it is all the more annoying when the expected flowers are missing for a variety of reasons.

Early Article The steppe candle in the garden itself multiply

Select the right location

Steppe candles occur in nature in grassy steppes and on cool but sunny plateaus. Accordingly, they need a sunny location with a nutrient-rich and permeable soil for healthy growth in the garden as well. If the soil is too loamy and heavy, it can be helped by providing the deeper planting hole with a drainage layer of sand or gravel. Wind-protected locations are recommended because of the high and thin flower stalks, but the plants can also be secured with bamboo poles against kinking in strong crosswinds.

Transplant the steppe candle only in autumn

A common reason for the absence of flowering is when the steppe candle is transplanted in the spring with their root-bare rhizomes. In these cases, flowering often occurs again the following year, when the plants have recovered from it. Following the natural vegetation cycle of the plants, planting and transplanting the rhizomes after the flowering period in early autumn, but not too late. The second half of August and the first two weeks in September are ideal for planting.

Fight pests of the steppe candle

While steppe candle diseases are not really a category of threat or a cause of non-flowering, some of the following pests can cause damage:

Snails feed on the energy balance of the steppe candle by decimating the leaf mass. But more dangerous are voles and grubs in the soil, as they prefer to anneal the roots of the Eremurus species and thus cause damage.

Secure the plants of the genus Eremurus against late frosts

At protected sites, it is often possible to warm up the upper layers of the earth in the spring even before the last late frosts. In order to avoid frost damage to the early trained leaves of the steppe candle, the budding can be delayed by a winter cover with brushwood or a special fleece.

Tips

Since the steppe candle must already "store" the energy required for budding in the following year in the summer, the leaves should not be cut off too early. With a skillful planting in the perennial border, you can hide the unsightly leaves until they have completely withered.