- Which locations are suitable for the silver rain?
- When is the ideal planting time?
- What planting distance should you value?
- When and how do you sow the silver rain?
- When does silver rain flower and which plant neighbors does it look good next to?
The silver rain is particularly popular as a balcony plant. It grows fast and is pretty to look at with its drooping shoots. The silvery shimmering nuance of its leaves makes hearts beat faster. But how do you plant this plant correctly?
The silver rain is an elegant hanging plant for the balcony
Which locations are suitable for the silver rain?
Whether a sunny or semi-shady location plays a subordinate role for the silver rain. If you place the pot in partial shade and the plant has a chance, it will grow toward the sun. Her long shoots will gradually venture there. Even the blazing sun is tolerated by this creeper.
Hanging baskets, balcony boxes (€109.00) and pots, for example on a wide window sill or decoratively on a ladder in the garden, are well suited. There the silver rain can let its shoots hang down and looks picturesque like a waterfall.
When is the ideal planting time?
Since silver rain is sensitive to frost, it should not be planted outside before April. It would be ideal if he didn't come outside until after the ice saints, around mid-May. It can still be planted until July. It's not worth it later.
What planting distance should you value?
Plant the silver rain a good distance apart - otherwise it could quickly overgrow other plants. A minimum distance of 15 cm is recommended. 25 cm is better. For example, you can put up to 5 specimens of this plant in a balcony box about 60 cm long.
When and how do you sow the silver rain?
The non-toxic silver rain can be multiplied well and easily by sowing. That's how it's done:
- towards mid-January
- sow in seed compost and keep moist
- germinate at room temperature
- Germination time: 10 to 14 days
- transplant from mid-May
- after about 5 months he is fully grown
When does silver rain flower and which plant neighbors does it look good next to?
The silver rain blooms rather inconspicuously. It is therefore in good hands in the vicinity of strikingly flowering balcony plants such as petunias and geraniums. The flowering period of the silver rain begins in May and lasts until August.
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Attention: The silver rain is not hardy, but is usually cultivated as an annual. Unless you overwinter it at 5 to 10 °C.