The bobbed head (Soleirolia) is a stinging nettle plant that is only cultivated as a houseplant or in a bucket in this country. Even if it tolerates cool temperatures, it is not hardy. What you have to consider when overwintering a bobbed haircut.
The delicate bobbed hair is not hardy
Bubikopf is not hardy
The bob haircut tolerates a wide range of temperatures. They may be between 25 and 5 degrees. However, the houseplant is not hardy, so it should not be exposed to cool temperatures for several days.
The ideal temperatures indoors are between 18 and 25 degrees during the growth phase. In winter, the bob haircut should be kept cooler. If it stays indoors all year round, you will need to water it more often.
The humidity should be sufficiently high, as the plant evaporates a lot of moisture through the leaves. However, do not spray it with water. You should never wet the leaves directly when watering.
Overwinter the bobbed frost-free indoors
In winter, the bobbed hair prefers a cooler location, but it must be as light as possible. Well suited are stairwells, entrance areas or cool conservatories. Temperatures in winter are ideally between 12 and 18 degrees.
Do not place the bob haircut next to heaters or other heat sources. To increase the humidity, especially in winter, place bowls of water near the plants.
In winter, there is a little less watering, especially if the bobbed hair is kept cool and not too bright during the winter.
Spend the winter outside in a bucket
If you live in a very mild area or can offer a sheltered spot, you can also hibernate your bobbed hair outside. You need to move him to a location where temperatures will not drop below freezing. However, for a short time it can also withstand very light frosts.
- Find a protected location
- Place the pot on an insulating surface
- Cover the pot with burlap
- cover with rice
Place the bucket on an insulating pad, wrap the pot with burlap and cover the bobbed head with fir branches or brushwood.
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Occasionally it is claimed that Bubikopf is hardy. In this case, it is confused with the blue bobcat (Isotoma fluviatilis), a perennial plant. The two species are not related to each other.