PetalPal
Light
Full sun
Water
Water when it dries
Temperature
Very adaptable, down to -5°C
Feed
Once in spring, and once before it flowers
Do this when you get home
- Put it on a sunny balcony or outside. Indoors, if it's too dim, it won't flower.
- When the soil surface is dry, water it through. Don't leave it sitting wet.
Day to day
- It likes slightly acid soil. Now and then, water with diluted iron sulfate.
- After the flowers fade, thin crowded branches and cut back the ones that shot up
- Don't let it go dry just before it flowers in fall, or you'll get fewer blooms
Common questions
Lots of leaves, no flowers?
Not enough light, a pot that's too small, or too much nitrogen. Give it more sun, and switch to phosphorus and potassium before it should flower.
