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These plants don't fear the cold weather and therefore can be grown in the garden during any time of year. Perennial plants mainly have a spring and summer development. During the coldest months of the year the aerial part can completely dry out, to come up the year after.Plant which need at least a few hours a day of solar light.
Generalities Scotch heath
These plants are shrubs. Scotch heath Is an evergreen; during spring, summer, autumn, winter iIt assumes a pink colouring; the adult specimens are small in size and reach 60 cm high. The development is erect, they tend to grow both in height and in width, giving origin to a rounded shrub.
Fertilization Scotch heath
In the spring let’s fertilize perennials periodically, using a specific fertilizer for flowering plants, to add to the irrigating water, every 20-25 days; or we can spread a slow release fertilizer near the plants every 3-4 months.
Watering Scotch heath
Let’s avoid watering the The Scotch heath excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 1-2 weeks with 2-3 glasses of water . These plants display a pretty long period of vegetational rest. During this time it isn't necessary to water the plants.
Treatments Scotch heath
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 Scotch heath
These perennial plants favour specific soils for acidophilic plants, with a good drainage.
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Notes Scotch heath
If we want we can cultivate the The Scotch heath in a container. We suggest cultivating the The Scotch heath in a specific soil for acidophilic plants. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.
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