How often does the magnificent candle have to be poured?
So that Splendid candle can develop their persistent blooms optimally in summer, you should in the garden in full sun as possible Location to be planted. The splendor candle usually survives shorter dry phases much more easily than a waterlogged location. As soon as the top layer of soil in the Perennial bed very crumbly and dry to the touch, should be watered in the morning or evening hours.
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When is the best time to repot?
Since the splendid candles are difficult to repot during the flowering period in summer, you should do this as early as February or March. Make sure to provide the substrate with a drainage part made of gravel and sand. In this way, you also prevent the risk of waterlogging and root rot with potted plants.
When and how is the magnificent candle cut?
While some gardeners do not recommend pruning dead plant parts until spring, most do the pruning immediately after flowering in autumn. So hibernation buds can be formed and with a successful one
wintering sprouts the splendor candle in the new growing season even more broadly.Which factors lead to deficiency symptoms in the magnificent candle?
The splendor candle is usually not very susceptible to pests or diseases. Few flowers will form if the plants are positioned too shady in the garden. Further deficiency symptoms and stunted growth are mostly due to root rot due to waterlogging at the roots of this sun-loving steppe plant.
Should the splendor candle be fertilized?
In the open field, apart from the regular application of deposited compost to the soil in the perennial bed, no special fertilization is necessary for the magnificent candle. For specimens in the bucket, you can mix some liquid fertilizer into the irrigation water every four to six weeks.
How is the magnificent candle optimally overwintered?
Since the splendid candle also comes with a Cut back in autumn is only partially hardy, it should be overwintered in exposed locations under the following conditions:
- as a container plant in a protected space
- bright
- Frost free
- at temperatures below five degrees Celsius
- with very sparingly dosed moisture
Tips
Even specimens of the splendid candles that have frozen in the field can cause a renewed sea of flowers in the garden in the following year if you remove the leaves a little later in autumn cut back and allow such a self-sowing
