Which winter quarters are suitable for the Mühlenbeckia?
The Mühlenbeckia complexa likes to overwinter at around 5 ° C to 10 ° C. A cool winter garden or an unheated greenhouse is quite suitable here. You can prune your Mühlenbeckia beforehand so that the plant takes up less space in its winter quarters. Otherwise, pruning is recommended in spring, as this encourages the plant to grow compact and lush.
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- Can the Mühlenbeckia spend the winter outside?
If the temperatures briefly drop below freezing point, your Mühlenbeckia will shed its leaves, but will sprout again in spring, at least if it is only so cold for a short time. Therefore, the white-fruited wire bush can possibly overwinter outside in a mild area. To be on the safe side, give the plant winter protection from brushwood or leaves from excessive frost.
Mühlenbeckia's winter care
A dried out root ball is, so to speak, the death sentence for every Mühlenbeckia, this also applies in winter. So don't forget to water your wire bush. Outside, however, this should only be done on frost-free days. Water regularly indoors, but in smaller quantities than in the summer months. Do not give fertilizer until April.
If your Mühlenbeckia complexa is too warm in winter, it will develop so-called lack of light or horny shoots. It has neither leaves, flowers nor fruits on these shoots, so they should be cut off in spring.
The essentials in brief:
- ideally overwinter frost-free, at approx. 5 ° C to 10 ° C
- Geil instincts form in the warm winter quarters
- protect outside from too hard or too long frost
- Possible winter protection: brushwood, leaves or special fleece
- little water, but only outside on frost-free days
- do not fertilize
- Cut off any geil shoots in spring
Tips
You should only overwinter your Mühlenbeckia complexa outside in a mild area, such as a wine-growing region. In all other cases, overwintering in a frost-free winter quarters is recommended.
