Also inWinterThere are a few things to consider so that your plants stay healthy and you can enjoy colorful flowers and lush growth again in spring. However, winter does not automatically mean that the flowering period is over. On the contrary! There are plants that pamper the eye with pretty flowers, especially at this time. We would like to introduce you to such indoor and balcony plants and give you some care tips for the winter.
Do you want to have beautiful flowering indoor and balcony plants in winter? No problem, the knight stars bring a lot of color into your ambience. The Hippeastrum, also by the nameAmaryllisPlant is a cultivated ornamental plant from South America. There are over 80 species of knight stars known. As already said, the flower is most beautiful in winter as it blooms in this season. The growth phases follow in spring and summer, and the flower enters the resting phase in autumn.
Knightstar propagation
The most popular way of propagation of this ornamental plant isthrough breeding onions. The Hippeastrum onion usually forms breeding bulbs; they are small and lie in the ground next to the mother onion. You can tell the presence of a breeding bulb by the leaves that grow out of the soil.
Houseplant with fantastic flowers
Another variant of propagation of these rooms andbalconyPlanting is also possible – by cutting the onion. The onion is cut into quarters or eighths. Each piece can then be planted in soil and must be covered with cling film. The soil should be kept slightly moist. After about three months, the floating pieces will form leaves and only then can the film be removed. Each piece of cuttings forms a full onion. But this propagation method is not for everyone! It can be dangerous for young gardeners and beginners because the Rittersterne bulbs contain many toxic substances! Gloves are recommended for this care procedure as your skin can react strongly to toxic substances!
Sloping plate
There are around 25 known species of the plant genus Schiefteller (Achimenes). Some varieties of this flower, mainly the hybrids, are used as flowering ornamental and especially as indoor and balcony plants. The leaning plates will decorate your terrace from the beginning of summer to autumn. For this purpose, you should prepare floriculture in late winter. The rest period must generally be completed at the end of January. However, you should not water the plant during the dormant period. After a period of rest, the tubers come to life and form new plants. Propagation is then easy.
Slanting plate in blue-purple color
This beautiful flower comes from Central America and impresses us with its many bright colors that look like many cones. They are usually 3-6 cm in diameter, and the leaves around them are 3-6 cm long, fluffy, often with purple stripes. It is important to place these indoor and balcony plants in a sunny location where the humidity is at least 50%.
Balcony plants need a lot of sun
The leaning plates look simply wonderful in summer on the balcony or in the garden in combination with various ferns! However, if the summer is rainy, the complex will quickly lose its charm.
The little coral berry for the winter
In winter, coral berries can bring a lot of beauty to your home. This is a perennial plant common in the mountains of New Zealand and South America. In this country it is mainly found as a houseplant. With good care, you will be rewarded with many small white flowers and the coral berry will bear decorative reddish-orange fruits well into winter. They stay on the plant until the end of winter.
Plant for balcony and room with orange berries
The coral berry likes bright to semi-shady places and needs an airy location. Of course she also needs your care! You have to fertilize your coral berry once every two weeks so that the plant receives sufficient nutrient content in the potting soil. It is better not to water your plant directly from above. It is best to add rainwater to the underpot of these indoor and balcony plants. The coral berry reproduces by dividing the rhizome. This is usually done in spring and the individual parts are then planted individually.
Winter protection for palm trees
Most palm tree species are hardy. They can tolerate frost and snow well to a certain extent, but this varies from species to species and also depends on the size and age of the plant.
The Trachycarpus fortunei palm (hemp palm), for example, can survive temperatures down to minus 25 degrees for a long time. Most hemp palms tolerate temperatures down to minus 17 degrees. However, it is advisable to think about suitable winter quarters for them when the outside temperature falls below minus 7 degrees. Please note that you cannot use polyethylene as roofing material! This greatly increases the humidity, which is bad for the palm tree!
More little tips for the winter
– If the plants are in small pots and you don't have a suitable place to overwinter, then try to get a cover for them with woven branches and roofing material.
– The evergreen boxwood should not stay in the cold for long. So cover it with a suitable roofing material.
– You probably have some indoor and balcony plants whose leaves have been damaged by the cold and are dying. You can bring these in and try to cure at a room temperature of 3 to 12 degrees. Water it with a little water and wait to see if the plant revives. If this doesn't happen then you probably have dead roots and the plant is unable to revive itself.
– As long as it is not too cold, evergreen species should be watered again and excess water must be poured away. Otherwise waterlogging can lead to root rot.
