Girl's eye ∗ The 10 best care and planting tips

Plant girls' eyes correctly

A girl's eye that you have grown yourself or that you have bought ready-made should ideally be planted in the bed from mid-May. In a sunny location, the summer blooming beauty comes into its own when arranged in small groups. Therefore, create several planting pits in the nutrient-rich, humus-rich and loose soil that have 1.5 times the volume of the root ball. Before potting a beautiful face, it can absorb enough water in a vessel until no more air bubbles rise. It continues in these work steps:

The Excavation enrich with compost, horn shavings and a little sand

Pot the plant and insert it just as deeply as it was previously in the nursery pot
Press the earth on with your hands and water it generously
Spread a layer of leaves or bark mulch

Care tips

The exemplary care of girls' eyes rests on the following pillars:

A balanced nutrient balance based on monthly compost from May to August
A balanced moisture content of the substrate with intermittent drying phases
Regularly cleaning up dead flowers or pruning them extensively after the first flowering
Cut back close to the ground either in autumn or early spring before the new shoots
Spread out a mulch of leaves as winter protection and fix it with pin twigs

In the bucket fertilize You the flowers every 14 days with a liquid preparation and simply snap out dead blossoms. Before the first frost, move the planters into the frost-free winter quarters.
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Which location is suitable?

A sun worshiper moves into your garden and balcony with the girl's eye. So settle the beauty of flowers in full sun to sunny locations, where it impresses with its grace and long flowering time. In herbaceous borders, summer meadows or romantic cottage gardens, the beautiful face sets colorful accents and functions as a decorative one Border. On the sun-drenched and wind-sheltered edge of the wood, the bright yellow flowers come into their own in front of a dark backdrop. The flower shows its strengths when the soil is rich in nutrients, fresh and moist and well-drained.
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The correct planting distance

The charming genus of plants presents us with flowers of different heights, which require a coordinated plant spacing. For the most common types, we have put together the right values for you here:

Little girl's eye: Plant height 20-40 cm, plant spacing 30 cm
Large-flowered girl's eye: plant height 60-80 cm, plant spacing 30-40 cm
Tall girl's eye: Plant height 150-180 cm, plant spacing 120 cm

What soil does the plant need?

In a warm, sunny location, the girl's eye gives its best when the earth is structured like this:

Humorous and rich in nutrients
Sandy-loamy to fresh and moist
Well-drained, without the risk of waterlogging

Thus the busy flower thrives in every good one Garden soilas long as it is not too acidic or extremely calcareous. Summer beauty feels more comfortable in the bucket or the balcony box Potting soil, optimized with sand or Expanded clay.(€ 16.35 at Amazon *)

What is the best time to plant?

Plant early girl eyes in the bed from mid-May when the danger of belated frosts has passed. In the Flower box(€ 35.85 at Amazon *) or in pots, you can use the young plants as early as April, as long as the vessels can be moved to a frost-free room by mid-May at night.

When is the flowering time?

The girl's eye adorns every sunny day from June to October with bright cupped flowers in yellow, white or pink Perennial bed and the bucket. The little girl's eye unfolds its delicate tongue flowers as early as May. The perennial is at its zenith in July. Then cut the withered flower stalks halfway up, a second burst of buds sets in for a magnificent second bloom.
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Cut a girl's eye correctly

In the context of professional cultivation, the cut plays a key role. On these occasions comes the Secateurs for use:

Regularly clean out withered flower stems for a second bloom
Alternatively, after the first flowering, shorten all stems by half
Cut back close to the ground in autumn or early spring
Cut the most beautiful flowers as a vase decoration in the early morning hours

If self-sowing by girls' eyes is desired, leave the withered flowers in the bed until late winter. At the same time, the remaining parts of the plant function as a winter retreat for beneficial insects of all kinds. If you are aiming for a controlled spread of the perennial, cut the flowers in good time before the seed heads form.
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Watering the girl's eye

The sunnier and drier the location, the more often the watering can is used. In the bed, under normal weather conditions, the natural rainfall mostly covers the water requirement. Only water here in summer drought. Avoid sprinkling the flowers and watering directly on the roots, preferably with the can nozzle. In the planter, the substrate dries out more quickly, so that water is regularly poured here as soon as the surface is dry.

Fertilize the girl's eye properly

From May to August, fertilize the girl's eye organically with compost, horn shavings, every 3-4 weeks, guano(€ 9.82 at Amazon *) or chicken litter. Nettle manure in combination with a mulch layer of leaves and grass clippings also covers the nutritional requirements. In the bucket and balcony box, the beautiful face is happy about a dose of liquid fertilizer every 14 days. From the end of August / beginning of September, stop applying fertilizer so that the perennial ripens before winter.

Diseases

Occasionally makes up mildew wide on the pretty foliage of girls' eyes. The fungal infection can be recognized by a floury-white coating. Immediately cut off all infected leaves and dispose of the clippings in the household waste. Then mix 900 ml of water with 100 ml of fresh milk and spray the infected flower every few days until symptoms no longer occur.

Pests

Arm beautiful faces from the day you plant them against voracious snails with walking barriers. If tiny aphids colonize leaves, flowers and shoots, you can drive away the plague with the classic soft soap solution. To do this, mix 1 liter of water with 1 tablespoon of pure soft soap and alcohol. Filled in a hand sprayer and applied every 2-3 days, the pests will soon run away.

Overwinter

If the garden is in a winter-gray region, we recommend the following precautions for safe wintering of girls' eyes in the bed and on the balcony:

Do not cut off the withered parts of the plant in autumn
Cover the root area with foliage soil, compost, bark mulch and coniferous twigs
Cover large planters with bubble wrap and place on wood

Small pots with a diameter of less than 30 cm move to the frost-free winter quarters because they could freeze through within a short time. In this case, please cut off the beautiful face in any case close to the ground so that no diseases and pests can spread here. It is important to note that in the bed when there is clear frost and in winter quarters it is essential to water it every now and then so that the flower does not dry out.
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Increase the girl's eye

Where the girl's eyes keep you in a good mood all summer long, the desire for more specimens is awakened. How good that the reproduction is so uncomplicated. We have compiled an overview of the most practicable methods for successful offspring for you here:

Division of the rhizome in early spring
Cut cuttings in early summer to root in the pot and plant out
sowing the light germination behind glass from February or direct sowing from April

When choosing the preferred method of propagation, please bear in mind that young plants grown by sowing usually only bloom in their second year.

How do I transplant properly?

If you replant a girl's eye every 3-4 years, this measure proves to be a rejuvenation cure for the frugal perennial. In early spring dig up the rhizome extensively and place it on a stable base. With the spade or knife cut the bale into two or more segments. You insert these while maintaining the previous planting depth in the sunny location in loose, humus rich soil and water generously.

Girl's eye in the pot

In the pot and balcony box, the little girl's eye is the main highlight. As a substrate, we recommend a nutrient-rich potted plant soil, enriched with Lava granules for best permeability. Some potsherds over the water drain act as protection against waterlogging. Care is limited to the following activities:

Water regularly when the substrate has dried on the surface
Apply liquid fertilizer every 2-3 weeks from May to August
Clean up withered flowers for a second bloom
Cut back close to the ground before the first frost

Ideally, there is frost-free winter quarters in the pot for beautiful faces. You can wrap larger vessels with a diameter of 30 cm or more in bubble wrap and place them on a wooden block in front of the south wall of the house. The substrate receives a layer of leaves or compost as a protective layer against frost and moisture.

Is a girl's eye poisonous?

As a member of the multifaceted sunflower family, the girl's eye is not contaminated with toxic substances. So enjoy the summer blooms in the family garden without a care, because the bright yellow beauty poses no danger to children or pets.
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Girl's eye does not bloom

If the girl's eye fails you the longed-for bloom, there are various causes behind it. Mostly only a little patience is required, because it is a seedling-propagated flower that only blooms in the garden from the second year on. In addition, if the location is too shady, the flower will fail. In the acidic or waterlogged soil you will also wait in vain for the blossoming flowers.

Nice varieties

Early Sunrise: Splendid specimen with double, golden yellow flowers from June to deep into autumn; Height of growth 45 cm
Sterntaler: The dwarf girl's eye draws with yellow and red-brown flowers eye all eyes on you; Growth height 20-40 cm
Fools Gold: White-yellow flowering variety with pretty, pinnate leaves; beautiful cut flower; Growth height 60-80 cm
Route 66: The variety thrives in bright red along the legendary route in America; Growth height 25-70 cm
American Dream: Pink-blooming girl's eye that harmonizes wonderfully with yellow varieties; Growth height 20-30 cm
Moonbeam: This variety captivates with needle-shaped leaves, yellow flowers and a pillow-like habit; Growth height 20-30 cm
Tall girl's eye: a majestic breed with light yellow flowers and filigree foliage; Growth height up to 180 cm