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- Maintaining the zigzag shrub - Tips for care
- How do you properly fill zigzag shrubs?
- When is fertilized?
- How often is the zigzag shrub repainted?
- Does the shrub have to be cut?
- Which diseases and pests should be considered?
- How is the zigzag shrub overwintered?
- Tips
The zigzag shrub prefers dry
Maintaining the zigzag shrub - Tips for care
The zigzag shrub (Corokia cotoneaster) is native to New Zealand and has become a popular container plant due to its conspicuous growth habit. The care of the zigzag shrub is not very expensive. This is how to properly cultivate zigzag shrubs.
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The zigzag shrub prefers to dry rather than damp. He does not tolerate waterlogging at all. Always water the shrub only when the surface of the substrate has dried out. Do not leave water in the coaster or planter.
When is fertilized?
Fertilization takes place from March until flowering and after flowering until the end of summer. Fertilize the zigzag shrub during flowering, the zigzag shrub discards all the flowers.
Fertilization takes place in two to four-week intervals with liquid fertilizer. After repotting is not fertilized for several months.
How often is the zigzag shrub repainted?
For the first few years you will be zig-zagging shrubs every spring. Later, it will suffice if you repot it every two or three years as soon as the old pot has become too small.
Does the shrub have to be cut?
You do not have to cut the zigzag shrub if you do not want to. He is well cut tolerant and can be pulled as a bonsai. By cutting you encourage the formation of new side shoots. The shrub then appears more compact overall.
Which diseases and pests should be considered?
Diseases and pests almost never occur when care is right.
On stasis the zigzag shrub reacts with root and stem rot. As a precaution, apply drainage in the bottom of the pot.
If the zigzag shrub loses its leaves, several causes can be responsible:
How is the zigzag shrub overwintered?
Zigzag shrubs tolerate minus temperatures only for a short time and are therefore only partially hardy. It should never be cooler than minus five degrees. It is better to spend the winter in the house. He needs a cool spot in winter, but it needs to be sufficiently bright.
Tips
If you want the zigzag shrub to bloom in the spring, you need to keep it cool during the winter. The winter temperatures should be between five and ten degrees. If they are higher, the flower drops out.