Salsola boissieri Care
Salsola boissieri
A native shrub (halophyte) of coastal regions and saline soils, extremely tolerant of drought. It is used only in special landscapes; its care consists of planting it in the most challenging, sunny and well-drained spot and leaving it entirely alone.
Monthly care calendar
Timings are for a temperate Northern Hemisphere climate. In warmer areas tasks start earlier, in colder areas later; in the Southern Hemisphere shift them by six months.
- Pruning: Remove only dead branches that dried out in winter.
- General care: Do not interfere with the plant's natural form.
- Pests & diseases: Root rot is the only risk; make sure the soil is free-draining.
- Pruning: If needed, this is the last opportunity for light cleanup pruning.
- General care: It propagates easily from seed and can spread by self-seeding.
- Frost risk: Protect newly planted seedlings from severe frosts.
- General care: Leave it alone.
- General care: It grows quickly, taking its natural form, and produces inconspicuous flowers.
- General care: It is in its active growth period.
- Watering: In a long drought, water deeply once a month.
- General care: It needs no care.
- Watering: In midsummer, deep watering every 15-20 days is enough. Established plants (over 2 years old) do not need watering in most years. Water the area around the roots to a depth of 15-20 cm.
- General care: It requires no care even in the hottest and driest months.
- Watering: In midsummer, deep watering every 15-20 days is enough. Established plants (over 2 years old) do not need watering in most years. Water the area around the roots to a depth of 15-20 cm.
- Watering: In a long drought, water deeply once a month.
- General care: Its seeds ripen.
- General care: The plant sheds its seed and may begin completing its life cycle (if it behaves as an annual).
- General care: A suitable month for planting new seedlings.
- Frost risk: Protect newly planted seedlings during the first winter.
- Pruning: Remove dead parts if needed.
- General care: Evergreen leaves continue to lose water in winter. Water thoroughly once before the soil freezes.
- Pests & diseases: Make sure drainage is good against the risk of root rot.
The care advice on this page is general and for information only; it is not professional advice. Plant age, soil and your garden’s microclimate can change the outcome. Plant protection products are mentioned only as general information; they are regulated, and the choice, dose and timing must be decided by a qualified professional under local rules. Consult a landscape architect or agronomist before applying.
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