- Plant out lucky clover in spring or grow in pots all year round
- How to care for lucky clover in the pot
- Overwinter lucky clover properly
Lucky clover is very popular as a gift for New Year's Eve, as the four-leaved plant is said to bring good luck. Unfortunately, the lucky clover is usually disposed of after a short time. The pretty ornamental plant can be grown for several years with little care.
Lucky clover can be kept in a pot for several years
Plant out lucky clover in spring or grow in pots all year round
You can grow the lucky clover in a pot all year round. In summer he likes it when you put him in a sunny spot in the garden.
At the end of May you can plant lucky clover directly outdoors. There, too, it appreciates a sunny location.
How to care for lucky clover in the pot
- pour
- fertilize
- repot
- to cut
While you don't usually have to water lucky clover outdoors, lucky clover in a pot needs water regularly. But avoid waterlogging. If at all, fertilizer is only used during the summer.
Lucky clover only has to be repotted if the previous pot has become too small. The new planter should only be slightly larger. Replace the plant substrate as completely as possible.
Cutting is not necessary for lucky clover. However, you should cut off dry and diseased leaves. You can also remove leaves that are infested with pests. If you don't want to harvest seeds, you should also cut the flowers immediately after flowering.
Overwinter lucky clover properly
Lucky clover is only conditionally hardy. In a pot, it doesn't survive a cold winter outside at all. Therefore overwinter it frost-free.
You can simply take care of a lucky clover you bought in winter in the living room. Don't water it too much and don't fertilize it either.
If the lucky clover has survived more than one season, it turns brown in autumn and loses its leaves. But it drives out again in the spring. Place the pot in a cool but frost-free place that is not too dark. It is poured so sparingly that the substrate does not dry out completely.
tips
If you bought a lucky clover in a pot or received it as a gift, you should repot it as soon as possible. The containers are often far too small and the soil too moist, too nutritious or too exhausted.