Do you have ornamental lilies in your garden or on the balcony?
Then you should avoid a few mistakes when wintering.
Agapanthus africanus
is in and of itself a very easy-care container plant *.
It likes
sunny locations
, likes to be watered and fertilized regularly.
With optimal care, it blooms in either
white
or
blue
in July and August
and inspires with its
bloom, which is
becoming more beautiful from year to year
.
That is why it is very popular with many hobby gardeners.
Easy to care for in summer, sensitive to frost in winter
Even if the
African Lily
, as the Agapanthus is popularly known, is easy to cultivate, there are still a few things you should keep in mind.
The agapanthus is an
evergreen container plant
, but it is
sensitive to frost
.
That is why she must be brought to safety by November at the latest.
In this way, your African Lily will successfully overwinter and will beautify your garden or balcony again next year with its colorful and full flowers.
Also read
: You should soon bring these container plants indoors for wintering.
Note the temperature: Agapanthus doesn't like it too warm
How full your plant's flowers will be in the next year depends largely on what you do now.
Under no circumstances should ornamental lilies overwinter at over ten degrees Celsius.
This is too warm for the agapanthus and impairs their flower formation.
However, the winter
temperature
should not
fall below five degrees Celsius
.
Which is the right location?
Decorative lilies can hibernate well in both light and dark locations.
As long as it's
not pitch black
.
Bright locations are more suitable as fewer leaves will turn yellow and have to be cut off.
But a low light source is definitely sufficient for successful wintering.
Basements
,
garages
and the
stairwell
, but also
unheated rooms
or
frost-free garden houses,
are suitable as winter
locations
.
Also read
: Which plants can hibernate on the balcony?
- The top 6 hardy container plants.
Ideal care: little watering of the African lily, no fertilizer!
The agapanthus is as if in hibernation.
She rests and almost no water evaporates.
That is why you should water your ornamental lilies
no more than every six weeks
.
If in doubt, the agapanthus should rather be too dry than too wet, as the roots rot quickly.
You should completely avoid fertilizer during the wintering phase.
Only when the ornamental lilies are allowed outside again in the next year will they be fertilized again.
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