Hardy or sensitive to frost?

How should I look after my bell heather in winter?

the Bell heather does not tolerate a dried-out pad at any time of the year. So it has to be watered regularly even in winter. However, this is only possible outside on frost-free days. If your bell heather dies during the winter, then it may not have frozen to death, as you might think, but rather died of thirst.

But don't water the Erica too much either, or its roots will start to rot. Fertilize however, you do not have to use all types of bell heather during the winter break. You can use it shortly after the blossom stop.

The ideal winter quarters for the Glockenheide

Bell heather is not exactly one of the most expensive garden plants. Therefore, they are not always overwintered. It is easier and cheaper to buy new plants in the next year. If the bell heather is used as grave planting, it often remains there over the winter before it is disposed of.

If you still want to overwinter your bell heather, perhaps because you have an unusually beautifully colored variety, then this is possible without too much effort. If you like, you can still enjoy the bell heather in your apartment for a while before you move the plant to the cooler winter quarters.

The winter quarters for the bell heather should be light and frost-free. Temperatures around 5 ° C to 10 ° C are ideal. the Irish bell heather also tolerates lower temperatures. A darker basement room is not particularly suitable; a cool winter garden or a frost-free greenhouse would be better.

The essentials in brief:

• Erica gracilis is not winter hardy
• Get them out of the garden before the first frosts
• Move to a light, frost-free winter area
• ideal temperature in winter: approx. 5 ° C to 10 ° C
• only that much to waterthat the bale does not dry out
• do not fertilize