- Does the plant tolerate drought or does it need to be watered?
- Does Goldlack need fertilizer?
- How do you overwinter the plant?
- What disease can it cause?
- When and how to cut the gold lacquer?
It blooms in spring with other plants such as daffodils, tulips and violets. Over the summer it looks back a little. The gold paint trumps above all with its flowers. But it only presents this if it is properly cared for.
The gold varnish rewards good care with a wealth of flowers
Does the plant tolerate drought or does it need to be watered?
The gold lacquer should be supplied with plenty of water, especially during its flowering period, which lasts from around April to May (depending on the variety). Both tap water and rainwater are suitable.
It tolerates short-term drought without damage. But in the long run, he can't get used to a dry earth. It also reacts sensitively to moisture (risk of rotting). It is ideal to keep the substrate slightly moist.
Does Goldlack need fertilizer?
Already in the spring you can supply the gold lacquer with compost and/or horn shavings (32.93€). Gently work these fertilizers into the soil. The next application of fertilizer only makes sense 8 weeks later. During its growth phase, the gold lacquer should be fertilized about every 4 weeks. Liquid fertilizers are well suited. Container plants are fertilized every week from March to the end of June.
How do you overwinter the plant?
Since the gold lacquer is considered to be poorly hardy, you should cover it over the winter. Before that, it is cut back in autumn so that only a few leaves remain. Beginning in November, place a layer of brushwood over the root area of the plant. Potted plants are placed in the autumn and overwintered.
What disease can it cause?
Normally, the gold lacquer is not susceptible to disease. But if the location and care are not right, diseases can occur. Among others, the following diseases can occur:
- Gray mold: Leaves are covered with a velvety gray coating
- Wilt Disease: Leaves wilt
- Clubroot: Roots are damaged, resulting in blue-green to gray leaves that wither
When and how to cut the gold lacquer?
This is to be considered when cutting:
- well tolerated by cuts
- simple pruning shears will suffice
- cut off withered flowers (formation of new flowers is stimulated)
- perennial species: Cut back heavily after flowering
- Pinch off young plants from a height of 10 cm (shorten the main shoot for a bushier growth)
tips
Since the gold lacquer is poisonous, it is better to wear gloves when handling it directly!