The fan flower is not hardy. For convenience, it is often only cultivated as an annual, simply thrown away at the end of the season and bought new the next year. But that doesn't have to be the case, because it's relatively easy to overwinter.
How do you overwinter a fan flower?
To overwinter a fan flower, perhaps cut it back and place it bright and frost-free, for example in a stairwell or winter garden. Water the plant little, do not fertilize and check for diseases and pests.
Before you bring the fan flower into its bright and frost-free winter quarters, you can cut the plant back. This means it requires less space and diseases and pests have less surface to attack. Cool stairwells or the winter garden are suitable as winter quarters. Care in winter is limited to occasional watering. Your fan flower does not need fertilizer during this time.
The best winter tips for the fan flower:
- possibly cut back before winter
- winter brightly and frost-free
- Suitable winter quarters: stairwell or winter garden
- water little
- do not fertilize
- occasionally check for diseases and pests
Tip
Even though the blue fan flower is often sold as an annual balcony plant, it is usually perennial. Try wintering, it's not that difficult.
