The columbine promises a great sight, and not just when planted in the garden. You can also keep the perennial in a pot. With these tips you have the opportunity to beautify an urban balcony with the bee-friendly flower.
How do you care for columbines in a pot?
To keep columbine in a pot, choose a suitable pot with a drainage layer and loose potting soil. Place them in a sunny or partially shaded location, water only when the substrate is dry and fertilize with liquid fertilizer between May and August. Overwinter them in pots covered with fleece.
Can I keep the columbine well in the pot?
Columbine isless long-lived in a pot than is the case when planted freely in the garden. But that shouldn't stop you from keeping the easy-care columbine in a pot. If their growth noticeably declines or the flower production is reduced, you can plant new columbines. The perennial's unique flowers are even more effective in a pot.
How do I plant the columbine in a pot?
Choose a suitable pot, put adrainage layerin it, fill it with loosepotting soil and plant the columbine or their seeds in this pot. With drainage you avoid waterlogging. This would cause problems for the columbine in the pot. The following materials are suitable as drainage:
- pottery shards
- expanded clay
- gravel gravel
Where can I put the columbine in the pot?
Place the plant in asunnyorpartly shaded location. It is best not to place the plant in the blazing midday sun. Simply take advantage of the moving shadows of large plants or objects in the area.
How do I water the columbine in the pot?
Water the columbine in the pot only when thesurfaceof the substrate isdry. The plant should not be too moist. If the pot is in a sunny location, you should water the plant in the evening or early morning. If the leaves are wetted with water in the sun, this could quickly lead to sunburn on the columbine in the pot.
When do I fertilize the columbine in the pot?
Fertilize the bee-friendly columbine betweenMayandAugustWhile the columbine in the garden can be fertilized with organic fertilizer such as compost or horn shavings, liquid fertilizer is particularly recommended for the columbine in the pot (€12.00 on Amazon). You can add this to the plant every three to four weeks when watering.
How do I overwinter the columbine in the pot?
Wrap the columbine pot with afleeceduring the winter. Otherwise, the frost could freeze the substrate in the pot quickly and over a long period of time. Then the roots of the otherwise hardy columbine could have problems.
Tip
The columbine in the pot also makes beautiful cut flowers
Have you cared for the columbine in the pot so well that a particularly large number of specimens are now growing in your pot? Simply cut off a few specimens during the flowering period. The columbine can also be used as a cut flower.
