Content
- Hibernate the wax flower properly
- The right conditions for the wintering of the wax flower
- Nursing during the winter time
- Tips
The porcelain flower needs warm even in winter
Hibernate the wax flower properly
The shrubby or climbing waking species of wax flowers originally come from tropical latitudes. Therefore, the Hoya species also distributed as porcelain flower are usually cultivated as indoor plants, they can not be overwintered in the garden.
The right conditions for the wintering of the wax flower
In the specialized trade, the following varieties of wax flower are sold in the first place:
While the two former species are optimally wintered during the "rest period" at temperatures around 15 degrees Celsius, it likes the latter at about 18 degrees Celsius a bit warmer. Therefore, most living rooms are not very suitable as winter quarters. Better are the slightly cooler temperatures in a bright staircase or storeroom, where the plants can still occasionally be poured and get no cold breeze.
Nursing during the winter time
The winter time is a kind of resting phase for the wax flower. Therefore, should be poured sparingly during this time and preferably not fertilized.
Tips
The best time for repotting and waxing is the spring.