- When can the ash flower be allowed outside?
- In the bed or in the bucket?
- Can I extend the flowering time of my ash flower?
The Canary cineraria, also known as garden cineraria or lice flower, is not only an exotic but poisonous houseplant, but also an eye-catcher in the garden. Its pretty two-tone flowers transform your beds into a sea of color in spring.
The ash flower feels very comfortable outdoors
When can the ash flower be allowed outside?
The ash flower is considered conditionally hardy, because it also tolerates light frost. You can therefore place or plant this plant outside in spring and do not have to wait for the ice saints. Although the cinderflower hybrids are often sold as annuals, the lice flower is actually a perennial. After hibernating, she can go back into the garden.
The ash flower should spend the winter in a cool and bright place, for example in a greenhouse or an unheated conservatory. She doesn't feel particularly comfortable in your warm, well-heated living room. Here it may well live up to its name Lice Flower. Therefore, check the plant regularly for pest infestation.
In the bed or in the bucket?
Although it also grows in a bed, you should ideally put the ash flower in a bucket, so you are flexible when choosing the location and can set accents in different places in the garden. Care is also easier in the bucket. The ash flower likes permeable and humus-rich soil. Your root ball should not dry out, but there should also be no waterlogging.
Can I extend the flowering time of my ash flower?
With a flowering period from March to June, the ash flower is one of the early bloomers. Each plant blooms for about five weeks. Pinch or trim wilted flowers regularly to encourage more budding. A rather cool location also contributes to long and lush flowering. Too much sunlight, on the other hand, damages flowering.
The essentials in brief:
- conditionally hardy
- prefers a cool location
- needs a lot of light but no direct sun
- blooms up to 5 weeks
- Extend the flowering period by regularly pinching off wilted flowers
- hibernate cool and bright
tips
The colorful flowers of the ash flower are a great sight in your spring garden. Combine the different flower colors tone on tone or brightly colored like spring.