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Confetti bush, Breath of heaven Coleonema pulchellum

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Exposure Confetti bush, Breath of heavenSole pieno
When the minimum temperatures are very low we can protec the more sensible brushes by covering their roots with dry leaves or straw. Plant which need at least a few hours a day of solar light.These plants don't fear the cold weather and therefore can be grown in the garden during any time of year.

Fertilization Confetti bush, Breath of heaven
To obtain a florid development it is important to remember to fertilize our shrubs periodically; in the spring let’s use a fertilizer rich in nitrogen and potassium, which will favour the development of new vegetation and of flowerings. We can intervene at the end of the winter, mixing a good dose of slow release organic fertilizer to the soil surrounding our plant. During the spring it is also possible to act periodically, with liquid or powder fertilizers, to add to the water when irrigating, every 20-25 days.

Generalities Confetti bush, Breath of heaven
The Confetti bush, Breath of heaven has a panel-like development, therefore it tends to widen very much. These plants are shrubs. Confetti bush, Breath of heaven Is an evergreen; during summer iIt assumes a pink colouring; the adult specimens are medium in size and reach 80 cm high.

Watering Confetti bush, Breath of heavenTenere asciutto
Let’s avoid watering the The Confetti bush, Breath of heaven excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 2-3 weeks with 1-2 buckets of water . If we decide to grow a specimen of the Confetti bush, Breath of heaven in a container, we should remember that it will have slightly different needs compared to a specimen grown in the ground: we should pay more attention to its water and nutritional needs and check more often for possible development of parassites.

Treatments Confetti bush, Breath of heaven
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture.

Soil Confetti bush, Breath of heaven
Locate in a soft soil with an accentuated drainage.

Climate
peat
sand
Soil
Pumice
Bark
S. Organic
alpine
6
0
0
1
0
1
continental
5
0
0
2
0
1
mediterranean
4
0
0
3
0
1

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Notes - Confetti bush, Breath of heaven

The Confetti bush, Breath of heaven is scented; It can be grown in a vase when desired. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area alpine mediterranean

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