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- Survive ice and snow - overwinter the lemon verbena
- The background that makes the wintering necessary
- How to bring your lemon verbena over the winter
- Tips & Tricks
Survive ice and snow - overwinter the lemon verbena
The lemon verbena is a typical and popular pot or balcony plant. But those who only sporadically take care of them and care little, will soon have to reckon with losses. Especially in autumn, she should receive a lot of attention ...
The background that makes the wintering necessary
Lemon verbena are not prepared for a Central European climate. They are not hardy and would freeze if they were delivered frost defenseless. Therefore, even winegrowing regions do not ensure the survival of this plant. An understandable reason to overwinter.
Just a minimum temperature of -5 ° C tolerate these plants over several weeks or months. Over a short (!) Period (for example, 1 day), they can even tolerate temperatures down to -10 ° C.
How to bring your lemon verbena over the winter
If you have planted your lemon verbena in the bed in the garden, the chances are bad that it survives the winter. But a try is worth it. Cut off the shoots by 3/4. Then pile up the plant with foliage and a layer of brushwood. With luck it survives the lemon verbena ...
Lemon verbena in the pot are relatively safe to overwinter:
Tips & Tricks
If you want to take precautions, you should remove cops from the lemon verbena in summer or autumn, put them in a pot and grow them at home and let them overwinter. They can be planted in the spring.
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