Don't let the name fool you
Even if the name of the Snowflake flower could suggest something different, the snowflake flower is by no means hardy outdoors in Central European regions with winter frost. Similar to that Hard-working Lieschen and other popular balcony plants, the snowflake flower can cause minimal freezing temperatures for a short time endure, but in stronger frosts this plant will quickly wither its end outdoors opposite. Many balcony owners therefore use the snowflake flower as an annual flowering plant on the balcony. If you have suitable winter quarters, you can also overwinter the snowflake.
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Hibernate the snowflake flower
If you want to overwinter the snowflake for the following gardening season, then you must not wait too long before wintering in autumn. Otherwise, autumn night frosts could all too easily thwart your plans. The snowflake flower is ideally overwintered at temperatures between 5 and 10 degrees Celsius in a room that is as bright as possible. You don't just have to make sure that you water the snowflake sparingly on a regular basis during the winter months. You should also regularly check the plants in their winter quarters for possible infestation with the following pests:
- Aphids
- Whiteflies
- Spider mites
Be careful with early seedlings of the snowflake flower
You can see the snowflake flower during the winter months like the morning glory Also prefer indoors from seeds, but should not then plant the young plants outside too quickly. It is essential to wait for late frosts until the beginning of May before you attach the young plants to your Location between Petunias and Hard-working Lieschen plant on the balcony.
Tips
The multiplication of the snowflake flower is not just through sowing the seeds, but also possible via cuttings. To do this, head cuttings are cut from the particularly long shoots of the plant in summer. As a rule, these take root relatively easily if they have plenty of light and sufficient moisture available. The rooted cuttings can be overwintered like mother plants and in the spring they can be attached to their new ones Location be isolated.
