- Plant the Crown of Glory
- Water and fertilize the crown of glory
- The crown of glory in winter
- Increase the crown of glory
The care of the crown of fame is not particularly complicated, but this decorative climbing plant makes some demands on its location. In return, it forgives one or two care mistakes and will delight you with beautiful flowers in summer.
The Crown of Glory needs a trellis
Plant the Crown of Glory
The Crown of Glory can grow up to two meters high, so you should give it a climbing frame or trellis to the side. It is best to plant the crown of fame in a pot or another planter, then you can move the plant around if necessary or overwinter in this container. The location should be light to semi-shady and the soil permeable.
Water and fertilize the crown of glory
When watering your crown of glory, remember that the plant does not tolerate waterlogging. It should be watered abundantly and dried out tightly, but excess water should be able to drain off well or be poured off shortly after watering.
An unpleasant consequence of waterlogging is namely root rot. Once your crown of glory leaves begin to wilt after flowering, stop watering altogether. A weakly concentrated liquid fertilizer is sufficient to meet the nutrient needs of the Crown of Fame.
The crown of glory in winter
Not much is seen of the Crown of Glory during the winter, as it perishes after flowering. Only the underground tuber remains. This can overwinter in a pot with soil or in sand.
Bring your Crown of Glory to a cool and dark winter quarters, such as the basement. However, there should be no frost there but temperatures around 15 °C. You should not water or fertilize the plant during this time.
Increase the crown of glory
The sowing of the Crown of Glory is relatively complicated and lengthy and therefore not recommended for beginners. Easier to do is propagation through small daughter tubers that form on the plant. In spring, when you repot your crown of glory, carefully pick off these small bulbs and place them in their own pots.
The essentials in brief:
- hibernate cool and dark
- propagated by daughter tubers
tips
Temperature fluctuations or extreme temperatures are not good for the crown of fame. In changeable climates, she does better in a conservatory or warm greenhouse.