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The Verpiss-Dich-Plant: Coarse name - great effect in your garden

2021-07-24T06:55:54.523Z


The piss-off plant ensures that uninvited guests stay away from your garden. And no, that doesn't mean people - just damaged four-legged friends.


The piss-off plant ensures that uninvited guests stay away from your garden.

And no, that doesn't mean people - just damaged four-legged friends.

Munich - They are often a problem for garden owners: dogs, cats, martens and rabbits.

The animals can spoil your garden in a variety of ways.

What can be done about it?

An inconspicuous plant *, as reported by

t-online

.

It grows to about half a meter, has thick and slightly hairy leaves and bears the vulgar name 'piss-you-plant'.

The most striking thing about it are the violet leaves that are finger-long.

It keeps the uninvited garden visitors away with scents that humans don't even notice, but dogs, cats, martens and rabbits do perceive - and thus keep them at a distance of several meters.

Humans only notice the smell when they rub the leaves between their fingers.

The fuck off plant: origin and care

Even the Association for the Environment and Nature Conservation recommends the non-toxic piss-off plant

for the garden,

according to

t-online

, to keep unwanted four-legged friends away. It was first bred in 2001, its creator is the gardener named Dieter Stegmeier. Officially it bears the name Coleus canina or Plectranthus caninus, but the vulgar counterpart under which it is offered for sale nowadays has prevailed. Since the plant is a bit sensitive to the cold, you should keep it in a pot or bucket for easier protection in cold weather.

According to

t-online

,

she particularly likes

sunny places, and if necessary penumbra also does. Nutrient-rich soil that shouldn't get too moist is ideal.

This is how the fuck off plant unfolds its full effect

The piss-off plant is an annual plant for the summer * that you should plant about ten centimeters deep between April and July.

Caution: The plant * with the coarse name only develops its full effect when it forms its nettles.

In order to protect the garden as extensively as possible, you should use several piss-off plants, which are a maximum of one meter apart and keep dogs, cats, martens and rabbits away.

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Source: merkur

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