Watering, fertilizing, overwintering and more

The choice of location and the ideal soil

Choosing the right one Location is very important for gorse, because it only flowers really well in the sun. In the shade, there is often no flowering and growth also leaves a lot to be desired. The gorse doesn't like later transplanting at all.

A light, loose soil is ideal for the gorse. It also thrives where it is too barren for many other plants. The wild form is often found in heathland. The gorse tolerates moisture in the soil and waterlogging less well than persistent drought.

Plant the gorse properly

The gorse gets quite long tap roots over time. These should not be kinked when planting. You should therefore dig a sufficiently deep planting hole. Ideally, you buy Gorse in a pot or container, where the sensitive roots are well protected.

Do I have to water and fertilize gorse?

After When planting, you should water your gorse well; additional watering is usually not necessary later. It is best to forego fertilizer altogether, because it can easily lead to your gorse growing but hardly blooming.

The gorse in winter

The gorse is considered good hardy and does not need any special care in the cold season. As a container plant, however, you should protect the root ball from too hard frost or, alternatively, in a cold greenhouse overwinter.

The essentials in brief:

• frugal and very easy to care for
• Location: as sunny as possible
• Soil: rather lean and poor in nutrients
• hardy
• poisonous
• Flower color: mostly yellow, but also white, pink, orange and red possible
• Heyday: Genister - early summer (June), Cytisus - spring (April, May)