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Widow's-thrill Kalanchoe millotii

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Exposure Widow's-thrillSole pieno
We suggest growing the The Widow's-thrill In the house or in a warmed greenhouse; when the minimum temperatures go past 15°C it is possible to move them outside. Succulent plants can also be cultivated in a cold green house, with temperatures which must be below 5°C for many species, but in this case it’s necessary to keep them totally dry.Plant which need at least a few hours a day of solar light.

Generalities Widow's-thrill
These plants are succulent . Widow's-thrill Is an evergreen; during winter iIt assumes a yellowpink colouring; the adult specimens are medium in size and reach 50 cm high. The development is erect, they tend to grow both in height and in width, giving origin to a rounded shrub.

Fertilization Widow's-thrill
In this period of the year, let’s remember to enrich the soil of our succulent plants, using, every 15-20 days, a specific fertilizer; fertilizers for succulent plants must be poor in nitrogen to avoid them from producing too much vegetation which would be easily attacked by fungal diseases.

Watering Widow's-thrillTenere asciutto
Let’s avoid watering the The Widow's-thrill excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 4-5 weeks with 1-2 glasses of water . Let’s remember that the succulent plants can withhold water inside their materials, therefore they need to be watered only when the weather is hot.

Treatments Widow's-thrill
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 Widow's-thrill
Grow in a soft and sandy, very well drained soil.

Climate
peat
sand
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Notes Widow's-thrill

There aren't any notes. 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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