Cultivating gorse in a pot »This is how it works

Buy gorse in a pot

You can buy gorse bare-rooted as well as in a pot or container. If you have a choice, go for the container or potted plant. In these plants, the root ball is well protected and remains so until Planting.

Plant gorse in the tub

Be sure to find a sufficiently deep bucket or a high flower pot in which the tap root of the gorse has enough space. A hole in the ground is important so that excess irrigation water can run off directly and no waterlogging occurs. Cover it with an old pottery shard or some stones so that it doesn't get washed out Potting soil can become clogged.

Fill the planter about a third full with lean soil or a mixture of potting soil and sand and place your gorse in it, then fill it up with the substrate of your choice. Gently press it down and water the gorse a little.

The essentials in brief:

• Choose a sufficiently deep planter
• Create a drainage layer
• choose a sunny location
• Wind is well tolerated

How do I care for gorse in a pot?

The gorse needs a little more as a container plant care than in the field. Every now and then the gorse should be watered, because it can hardly fetch the water from the depths in the pot itself. A little fertilizer is also useful. However, too much of it will damage the flower.

The right thing is important for potted plants Overwinter. The root ball must not freeze completely, otherwise the gorse will die. You should therefore cover the bucket with protective material, for example an old blanket, jute sack or something similar. The bale must not dry out either.