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Catchfly Silene armeria Electra

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Water CatchflyTenere asciutto
As the cold weather arrives, in autumn, we can interrupt watering, and let the plants perish. Let's water abundantly, moistening the soil deeply with 2-3 glasses of water , but let's act only when the substratum is dry, leaving it dry even for 1-2 weeks before watering it.

Cultivation Catchfly
The Catchfly has a panel-like development, therefore it tends to widen very much. This plant in the spring, summer, autumn, winter assumes a pink colouring; it is medium in size and can reach 30 cm high. It doesn't keep its leaves in the winter. These plants have a one or two year development.

Light CatchflySole pieno
The Catchfly should be preferably located in a place where it can have at least a few hours a day of direct solar light. These plants shouldn't be grown in the garden during the cold period; in autumn the plants usually perish, and should be eradicated from the ground.These plants are rustic in the areas with a Mediterranean climate, therefore they can be grown outside.

Water CatchflyTenere asciutto
Let's water abundantly, moistening the soil deeply with 2-3 glasses of water , but let's act only when the substratum is dry, leaving it dry even for 1-2 weeks before watering it. As the cold weather arrives, in autumn, we can interrupt watering, and let the plants perish.

Pests Catchfly
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.

Mold Catchfly
They prefer dissolved soils, with an optimal drainage.

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

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There aren't any notes. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

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

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