Care during the flowering period
The flowering time of the magnificent candle lasts approximately from June to October. During this time, the clump-forming perennial, which grows about 1 meter high, produces numerous individual flowers, each of which fades very quickly. Individual flowers that have faded can be plucked off for visual reasons, but they also fall off by themselves over time. So that the long, filigree shoots of the plant do not buckle in locations that are exposed to strong wind, they can sometimes be tied to a support rod.
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The pruning in autumn
Should you want to try the gorgeous candle on one protected location in the To overwinter outdoors, then you should encourage the formation of so-called hibernation buds by pruning after flowering. To do this, cut off the herbaceous stems of the plant about 10 centimeters above the ground. In addition, this pruning promotes a more branched sprouting of the plants (even with a culture in a tub) in the next vegetation period.
Reasons for pruning later in spring
Some gardeners are of the opinion that pruning the splendid candle in autumn would open the door to germs and therefore advocate pruning later in spring. This offers the following opportunities and disadvantages:
- the dead plant material itself serves as winter protection
- the splendid candles are in Perennial bed easier to locate in spring
- When pruning in spring, consideration must be given to the freshly growing green
Tips
If you fail to plant the plants in the fall cut off too early, then splendid candles sow themselves suitable locations even for the next season. You can also collect the ripe seeds by hand so that you can then sow them specifically in the herbaceous bed in early spring. For perennial plants, an alternative to seed propagation is to grow prairie candle cuttings. These can easily be obtained by cutting back by cutting off parts of the plant that are about 10 centimeters long. These are rooted in poor substrate by removing all leaves below the top two pairs of leaves and placing two thirds of the cuttings in the soil.