These plants have a one or two year development. The development is erect, they tend to grow both in height and in width, giving origin to a rounded shrub. This plant in the spring, summer, autumn, winter assumes a white colouring; it is medium in size and can reach 60 cm high. It doesn't keep its leaves in the winter.
Exposure Snow on the mountain
Plant which need at least a few hours a day of solar light. These plants can be brought outside only if there isn't any more danger of freezings. Usually they are moved to the garden, or terrace, during the months of April-May.When the minimum temperatures are very low we can protec the more sensible brushes by covering their roots with dry leaves or straw.
Watering Snow on the mountain
Letís avoid watering the The Snow on the mountain excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore letís irrigate the substratum deeply every 2-3 weeks with 1-2 buckets of water . If we decide to grow a specimen of the Snow on the mountain 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 Snow on the mountain
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 arenít 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 Snow on the mountain
Locate in a soft soil with an accentuated drainage.
Notes Snow on the mountain
There aren't any notes. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.