Find a suitable location
The creeper is one of the few plants that can even thrive in deep shade. It also feels good in partially shaded to shady places. If you have decided on a variegated variety, then you should rather plant it in a sunny location, because unfortunately the variegated color is often lost in the shade.
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Of the Spindle bush is very versatile and available in different sizes and colors. Depending on the species, it can be used as a ground cover as well as a climbing or hedge plant. Several crawling spindles are planted in one distance from about 30 to 40 centimeters.
Prepare the soil
Since the crawler does not tolerate waterlogging, the soil should be fresh to moist or moderately dry. The crawling spindle thrives best on gravelly to loamy subsoil. It is quite tolerant of lime and likes it to be rich in humus. You should loosen up solid soil a little before planting.
Water and fertilize crawling spindles
The sunnier your crawler, the more water it needs. You only need to water this plant a little in the shade, but regularly in the sun. Since the crawling spindle has a fairly high nutrient requirement, it is regular Fertilize to recommend. Use one Slow release fertilizer or well-ripened compost.
Trim the creeper
The crawler spindle is easy to cut. So you can use this plant well for a hedge and regularly cut.
The essentials in brief:
- Habitat: green-leaved species partially to shady, variegated foliage varieties rather sunny
- Soil: gritty to loamy, rich in nutrients, moderately dry to moist
- hardy
- cut compatible
- Water regularly in the sun
- Fertilizer is rarely needed
- Flowering period: June to July
- Flower color: white to greenish yellow
- Fruits: small red or orange berries, food for different species of birds
Tips
Multicolored varieties of the creeper are very attractive. They also thrive in the shade, but there they lose their decorative foliage color. Better give these varieties a place in the sun in your garden.
