Caring for Dipladenia properly: which mistakes the beautiful flower really annoys you
Created: 2022-02-08 13:42
By: Juliane Gutmann
Here you can find out how the tropical climbing plant Dipladenia really thrives.
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Are you also the proud owner of the exotic Dipladenia?
In order to enjoy a healthy plant for a long time, you should know the following care rules.
It is the bestseller in every plant trade: the Dipladenia.
Many flower lovers enjoy the bright red to elegant white flowers.
In addition, the climbing plant is easy to care for and feels at home in the bucket on the terrace but also in the warm and light-flooded living room.
However, there are a few mistakes that the exotic plant will not forgive you.
According to the portal
Das Haus
, dipladenia are particularly suitable as container plants, you can even plant them in the garden in summer.
But be careful: it has to be brought back into the house to hibernate.
Except for the Chinese jasmine, which also belongs to the Dipladenia genus,
the Dipladenia does not tolerate temperatures below five degrees Celsius.
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Full sun and no waterlogging: That's how the Dipladenia likes it
Is your Dipladenia in a warm, full sun spot?
Then you have already done a lot right.
The tropical plant doesn't really need a lot of water either: if you keep the soil too moist, it won't do the plant any good.
As the portal
My Beautiful Garden
informs, the dipladenia can keep water in stock for a long time in its thick leaves and storage roots.
Therefore, always water the climbing plant in such a way that the root ball is well moistened, but not wet
, is the recommendation.
Waterlogging should be avoided.
As far as watering is concerned, the tropical climbing plant likes it at a moderate temperature and with as little lime as possible.
It also needs regular fertilization to keep flowering lush.
It is best to use a liquid container plant fertilizer once a week
.
What the dipladenia will also thank you for: a climbing aid.
Otherwise, as a creeper, it may use the neighboring plants as climbing aids.
(jg)
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