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If an ice plant does not bloom, it can be due to a too shady location, unsuitable soil or frost damage. For lush blooms, the plant should be in full sun and planted in well-drained, nutrient-poor soil.
When and how does the ice plant bloom?
The midday flowers (Dorotheanthus) originating from South Africa have their heyday in the summer months from June to August. They got their German name from the fact that they usually flower at midday to the greatest solar radiation open. Depending on the variety, they bloom in yellow, orange, red or purple. Its distinctive radiating petals resemble daisies in shape. In ideal conditions, the creeping ice plant forms a dense cushion of flowers with a growth height of about ten to fifteen centimetres.
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What are the reasons why the ice plant does not bloom?
The following causes can affect the flowering of the ice plant:
- One of the main reasons for not having enough or no flowers at all can be the wrong location. Is he too shady, the plant produces hardly any flowers.
- The plant is in one insufficiently permeable soil. As a result, water cannot seep away quickly enough and roots can rot.
- Furthermore, the floor could too nutritious be so that the ice plant is just as lazy to bloom and even susceptible to disease.
- The annual midday flowers are sensitive to frost. The plant may have get frost.
What care do ice plants need for magnificent blossoms?
Midday flowers love sun. So they stand best full sun on permeable and nutrient-poor soils. Rock gardens with a soil mixture of sand, gravel and clay are ideal. Because their leaves can store water, you rarely need to water ice plants. You should avoid waterlogging in any case. You can and should even do without additional fertilization. In addition, faded stems should be removed regularly. Otherwise, the ice plant is relatively robust and easy-care.
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Use ice plants as a flowering ground cover
Since ice plants grow creeping and can form a dense cushion of mostly colorful flowers, you can use them ideally as border planting for bed areas. Or you plant them in bowls or window boxes(€34.00 at Amazon*) with other succulents to create creative arrangements. Due to their rich colors, they contrast particularly well with white and gray gravel or stones.
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