A location on the sunny balcony thanks the houseleek with shapely, colorful leaf rosettes and distinctive inflorescences. A rain-protected, warm layer is advantageous for the dainty sun-worshipper. These are other important key data for the perfect planting of a houseleek on the balcony:
Planted in a lean substrate in a sunny location, the houseleek proves to be Prime example of frugality. How to properly care for a stone rose on the balcony:
Winter does not leave a houseleek on the balcony without a trace. Deviating from planted Sempervivum is a potted houseleekconditionally hardy. In the limited substrate volume of an unprotected plant bowl, winter hardiness already reaches its limits at - 5° Celsius. How to overwinter a balcony houseleek successfully:
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Houseleek grows in any container that can be filled with soil
Houseleek lets imaginative planting ideas flow with legendary frugality. Where a handful cactus soil finds space, Sempervivum species happily put down roots. Planters worth seeing are: antique saucepans, old high-heeled shoes, old typewriters, discarded wooden wheelbarrows, rusty baking molds and historic wash tubs. A shabby picture frame becomes a living houseleek picture in no time. Easy with
chicken wire(€17.00 at Amazon*) Cover, fill with moss and cactus soil - the extravagant houseleek bed is done.
