This care thanks a miracle flower with lavish flowering

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• This care thanks a miracle flower with lavish flowering
• How do I properly water the miracle flower?
• Should I fertilize a mirabilis jalapa?
• When and how to cut a miracle flower?
• Can the winter overwinter the exotic flower?
• Tips

Regularly water and every now and then a little fertilizer and the miracle flower is satisfied

This care thanks a miracle flower with lavish flowering

Only a careful care program encourages the miracle flower to a never-ending flowering. Do you still have questions about the right cultivation through the head? Then read precise answers here, directly from the garden practice.

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How do I properly water the miracle flower?

At full sun, the miracle flower loses a lot of moisture every day. Therefore, water the plant on warm summer days in the early morning and again in the evening. So that no waterlogging can form, first check with your finger whether the earth has actually dried.

Should I fertilize a mirabilis jalapa?

To produce the lavish flowers every day anew, the miracle flower expires completely. Therefore, fill in the floral batteries with regular fertilizer. How to fertilize the miracle flower exemplary:

In September you adjust the nutrient supply so that the miracle flower adjusts to the coming winter time.

When and how to cut a miracle flower?

Only shortly before entering the winter quarters, cut the miracle flower back to 5 cm. Until then, the care cut is limited to regular cleaning of the withered flowers to make room for the next bud. If the plant grows over your head in the middle of summer, you can cut down too long shoots without worries.

Can the winter overwinter the exotic flower?

In each wonder flower tuber the life force rests for several years. Although the South American plant is not hardy, it still pays off the expense of sheltered wintering. Dig the tubers in the fall to cut off shoots and roots. The earth knock off you largely. In the dark winter quarters at a cool 5 to 8 degrees Celsius, store the tubers dry and airy.

Tips

The pea-sized seeds of a miracle flower make propagation child's play. In autumn, the ripe seeds can be harvested to keep them dry, cool and dark until spring. Best date for sowing is in March. Seedily used on moist Saaterde, the germination begins on the partially shaded, warm window seat within 14 days.