As if your nose had sunk into a pot of honey… The flowers of the gold lacquer smell intensely sweet and are reminiscent of honey not only with their scent, but also with their mostly amber-like colour. How to plant the gold lacquer correctly?

Gold lacquer prefers a location in the sun

When is the optimal planting time and what planting distance is important?

Fall on a frost-free day is the best time to plant wallflowers. Alternatively, it can be planted outdoors in early spring. It is important that the planting is carried out before the flowering period, at a distance of 25 to 30 cm.

How do you sow this scented plant?

Do you want to grow gold paint from seeds? That's how it's done:

  • start from May to June
  • sow directly outdoors
  • Plant seeds 1 cm deep in the ground
  • keep moist
  • ideal germination temperature: 15 to 20 °C
  • isolated after 4 weeks
  • Pinch off from a height of 10 cm to promote bushy growth

In which location does gold lacquer thrive?

The scent of the gold lacquer is most pronounced in full sun. That's where he feels most comfortable. He also prefers a sheltered place, for example on a wall or in the protection of a hedge. The soil at the location is also crucial. So it should be like this:

  • not too sour
  • like chalky
  • well drained
  • relaxed
  • sandy-loamy
  • nutritious
  • nitrogen rich

When does the gold lacquer bloom?

Depending on the variety, the gold lacquer blooms at different times. Some varieties already show their flowers in March. Most varieties bloom between April and May and into June. Other hybrid forms only bloom between September and October.

Which companion plants are suitable?

If you have decided on the easy-care gold paint, you can place it next to other plants. Suitable partner plants are in particular all those that bloom at the same time:

  • tulips
  • pansies
  • forget Me Not
  • daffodils
  • candytuft
  • blue pillow
  • violet
  • Corydalis

tips

Seedlings of the gold lacquer should not be planted less than 5 to 10 cm deep in the ground! If the soil is too acidic, you can simply make it more alkaline with ground eggshells.

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Vegetable garden