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- The zigzag shrub is only partially hardy
- Zigzag shrubs are only partially hardy
- Keep the zigzag shrub in a cool but frost-free place
- Maintain the zigzag shrub in winter
- Flower only in cool wintering
- Tips
The zigzag shrub tolerates only temperatures up to -5 degrees
The zigzag shrub is only partially hardy
The easy-to-care zigzag shrub has survived short-term frost periods of up to minus five degrees. It is not recommended to expose it to low temperatures. Better keep the zigzag shrubs in a bright, frost-free place.
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The zigzag shrub tolerates up to minus five degrees only for a shorter time. But you can also be unlucky, and the shrub is already at these temperatures. He is therefore only partially winter hardy and should always be wintered in the house.
Keep the zigzag shrub in a cool but frost-free place
You can pull a zigzag shrub throughout the year in the house if you can provide a cool spot for it. Temperatures around 15 degrees are ideal. Since these are often exceeded in the apartment, especially in the summer, the zigzag shrub is kept primarily as a container plant outdoors.
But since he is only partially hardy, he must be protected from frost. If you pull it in the pot, it can then be wintered in a frost-free but bright place in winter.
Before you bring the zigzag shrub into the house over winter, check it for pest infestation. You can cut very long shoots, so that you can better accommodate the plant in the house.
Maintain the zigzag shrub in winter
In winter, the zigzag shrub takes a break. He does not grow any further during this time. That's why he needs less water now than in summer. Just pour so much that the root ball is just as moist.
The zigzag shrub may not be fertilized during wintering either.
Flower only in cool wintering
For the zigzag shrub to develop its pretty yellow flowers, it needs a cool wintering time. Temperatures should only be between five and ten degrees during this time. If the shrub is warmer during the winter, the flowering will be over in the next year.
Tips
The zigzag shrub is not poisonous and can therefore be pulled safely. When it has flowered in spring, red fruits develop in autumn. These are also not toxic but not edible.