- Caring for frankincense plants on the balcony
- The right location
- To hibernate frankincense plants or not?
- How to propagate an incense plant
Frankincense plants are ideal balcony box plants. The mostly variegated foliage provides interesting color combinations. The long tendrils are also well suited for hanging baskets. Sensitive people should avoid frankincense plants on the balcony because of the strong smell.
Frankincense plants thrive on the balcony - as long as it doesn't get too cold for them
Caring for frankincense plants on the balcony
- Water incense plants properly
- fertilize
- to cut
The frankincense plant does not get complete dryness. Therefore, water them regularly, penetrating. Do not place the pots or balcony boxes (€109.00) on saucers so that water can run off and waterlogging does not form. When cared for in the hanging basket (€11.99), the frankincense plant needs a lot of moisture. But here, too, the water must not accumulate in the pot.
Frankincense plants should not be fertilized too often. It is enough to give some liquid fertilizer once a month or to use a slow-release fertilizer.
If the tendrils of the frankincense plant become too long, you can shorten them at any time. If possible, do not cut into woody parts, because the plant does not tolerate this well.
The right location
Frankincense plants do very well with direct sun. They just don't like too much direct midday sun. But they also thrive in semi-shade. Variegated varieties run the risk of color fading if the incense plant does not receive enough light.
You can take care of incense plants in window boxes just as well as as hanging plants in hanging baskets.
To hibernate frankincense plants or not?
Frankincense plants are very sensitive to frost. They must be overwintered frost-free in the house. Bright rooms with temperatures around 12 to 14 degrees are ideal. Just put the whole balcony box in the winter quarters.
During the winter, the frankincense plant is only sparingly watered and no longer fertilized.
Since overwintering the frankincense plant is not worthwhile for many gardeners, it is usually only grown once a year.
How to propagate an incense plant
Frankincense plants are easy to propagate from cuttings. To do this, simply cut off long shoots, divide them into individual pieces and place them in seed pots.(16.68€)
Propagation from seeds is possible, but takes a long time. In addition, it is not so easy to get seeds.
tips
The frankincense plant is not the frankincense tree used in the Catholic Church. The plant is so named because it smells similar to real frankincense. But they are two completely different plants.