Pouring - a demanding job!
A gentian tree will challenge you in every way to care for it. We should start watering first, because that is a science in itself with this shrub. You have to pay attention to the temperature, the pouring interval, the amount of water and the water quality. Here are the details:
- Pour only with water that is low in lime
- z. B. with rainwater or filtered tap water
- Water must be at room temperature
- The root area must be kept moist throughout
- Avoid dryness and wetness
- pour with small portions, but more often
- Water as required and depending on the weather
- plentiful in summer, only a few in winter
- Water potted plants more often than outdoor plants
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Fertilize until you drop
The nutritional requirements of this plant are among the highest in the cultivated plant kingdom. But it reaches heights of 2 m and blooms profusely. That only happens in winter Fertilize gone, because the plant growth is dormant.
- fertilize from spring to autumn
- also fertilize fresh substrate regularly
- Complete fertilizer use for flowering plants
- fertilize with it at least once a week
- better twice a week
Tips
The shows an existing nutritional deficiency Gentian bush by dropping leaves at the bottom. Fertilize it immediately with a less diluted fertilizer solution.
Cutting for shape and flower
Cutting is an important point of care so that Solanum rantonnetii retains its dense shape and also forms many flowers. The cut must be done regularly and cautiously:
- cut cautiously in spring
- take away as little length as possible
- Make small corrections throughout the growing season
Hibernate the gentian bush
Solanum rantonnetii is not hardy. Even low temperatures can be harmful. That's why you need this South American shrub in the house overwinteras soon as the outside temperature falls below 7 ° C:
- Dig up free-range specimens and place in a pot
- cut back a little if necessary
- Overwinter frost-free, ideally above 7 ° C
- pour only a little
- Room should be bright
In a dark place, the shrub will lose its leaves and will have to sprout again in spring. As a result, the beginning of flowering is delayed. The wintering ends when the temperature allows it. That cannot be the case until mid-May.