The best location
The potato rose is very robust and undemanding; this also applies to its cultivated forms. It thrives particularly well in a sunny or partially shaded location. The apple rose, on the other hand, does not like full shade as much. In return, she doesn't mind wind at all. However, the potato rose needs some space. Calculate about three to five square feet per plant.
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The right floor
As the nickname Sylter Rose or Dune Rose suggests, the potato rose likes to grow on sandy and poor soil, but tolerates all varieties from gritty to clayey. Where the potato rose no longer thrives, hardly any other plant will grow.
It does not matter whether the soil is slightly acidic, neutral or slightly alkaline (calcareous). The potato rose even copes well with a slightly salty surface. Only a lot of lime in the earth can lead to chlorosis and turn the leaves yellow.
The best time to plant
The potato rose is also not very demanding when it comes to planting time. It can be planted just as well in spring as it is in autumn. However, if the planting is followed by a longer dry period, you should water the plant from time to time.
Plant the potato rose
Do not plant potato roses too close to each other or next to other plants, with the exception of hedges, which should quickly become dense. Dig a sufficiently large planting hole and create a rhizome barrier all around. Then put the potato rose and fill the hole with the excavated earth. Then water the plant well.
The essentials in brief:
- well suited for hedge planting
- Create a rhizome barrier
- Cut back shoots except for a few buds
- water well after planting
- Water from time to time if it is dry for a long time
Tips
The potato rose likes to form underground runners. If you do not want it to spread unhindered in your garden, think about a root or rhizome barrier when planting.
