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- Wild Wine - Can you cultivate the venison on the balcony?
- Wild wine on the balcony - What speaks against it
- Which Parthenocissus species are suitable for a balcony planting
- What to look for in a container planting with Parthenocissus
- Tips
Wild wine on the balcony looks nice, but can significantly damage the walls
Wild Wine - Can you cultivate the venison on the balcony?
The very vigorous wild wine can be used not only for greening of house facades, sheds or fences, but also - planted in a sufficiently large tub - to beautify the balcony and terrace. The climber can overgrown whole walls, but also be used as a screen. However, especially when planting on a balcony, some important questions have to be clarified beforehand.
Wild wine on the balcony - What speaks against it
First and foremost, it should be borne in mind that the planting of balconies with climbing plants such as wild wine is not allowed, especially in many rented apartments. The reason for this lies on the one hand in the enormous space requirement of the very fast-growing plants, but also in the fact that Wilder wine can cause considerable damage to the building. Also leave the Haftfüßchen in the removal or a pruning unsightly and difficult to remove places on the ground.
Which Parthenocissus species are suitable for a balcony planting
However, this disadvantage can be compensated by not allowing the Wild Wine to climb directly up the façade or wall, but instead providing it with a trellis. This should be provided with sufficient distance to buildings. Also you can plant instead of the self-barking Parthenocissus species the common wood-fir vine (Parthenocissus vitacea), which forms no Haftfüßchen and is therefore dependent from the outset on a Rankhilfe. Also the much smaller remaining species Parthenocissus henryana, Parthenocissus inserta ("Prinzesswein") or the related Cissus rhombifolia ("Königswein") is suitable for a balcony culture.
What to look for in a container planting with Parthenocissus
Furthermore, in a container planting with wild wine, other points to consider so that the plant grows healthy and vigorous and does not return after a short time. First of all, it is important to select the right location and a clean bucket. Wild wine needs a sunny and warm place on the balcony, which should be oriented as far south or east as possible. Even if the plant is as bright as possible, the pot should rather be placed in the shade - otherwise the sensitive roots could overheat. For this reason, it is best to choose a planter made of a natural material, which is especially suitable clay very well.
Tips
As a plant substrate, a mixture of compost, sand, clay granules and one to two handfuls of horn shavings can be used.