Ice begonias are enjoying increasing popularity, but this does not extend to snails. While slugs can cause great damage to other plants, ice begonias are spared them. Other pests also largely avoid these decorative permanent bloomers.

Snails can't stand ice begonias

Can I use ice begonias as a snail deterrent?

You can use ice begonias very well as a biological defense or barrier against snails. Harmful or unpleasant side effects are excluded. To do this, plant the ice begonias as a border around beds that are to be protected from snails. This is particularly interesting if you have plants in your garden that are very popular with snails, such as marigolds.

Ice begonias are also very popular as plants for graves, where snail infestation is not necessarily checked every day. The simple and uncomplicated care is of course at least as important for this use.

Are ice begonias useful for animals?

Ice begonias cannot exactly be described as direct crops or lush insect pastures. They produce too little pollen and nectar for this. Nevertheless, they are very useful for insects and bees because they bloom until the first frost. In this way, they still deliver nectar when other summer flowers have already bloomed.

Are iced begonias edible or poisonous to humans?

The flowers of ice begonia are not poisonous but edible and even very tasty. The taste reminds a little of lemon. This makes the flowers ideal for seasoning fresh salads or as an edible decoration for summer buffets. You can use the different flower colors in a targeted manner.

The essentials in brief:

  • good defense against snails
  • useful for bees
  • Flowers edible for humans
  • interesting as an edible decoration

tips

Snails tend to avoid ice begonia rather than eat these attractive perennial bloomers. Therefore, you can use ice begonias in a targeted manner to protect other plants from snail infestation.

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Indoor plants