Salsola laricina Care
Salsola laricina
A thorny shrub native to the salty and gypsum-rich steppes of Central Anatolia that is extremely tolerant of drought and frost. The most important rule for successful care is to ensure excellent drainage and never to water or fertilize.
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: Most critical care: Make sure the soil does not hold water and drains completely.
- Pests & diseases: Root rot is the only risk.
- Frost risk: Extremely frost hardy; no protection needed.
- Pruning: If needed, this is the last opportunity for light cleanup pruning.
- General care: Before planting, work plenty of gravel and sand into the soil.
- Pests & diseases: Watch out for the risk of root rot.
- Frost risk: Protect newly planted seedlings from severe frosts.
- General care: Leave it alone.
- General care: It continues its natural growth.
- 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. With the first rains, check that water does not pool around the plant base.
- Pests & diseases: The risk of root rot begins.
- 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.
- Frost risk: Extremely frost hardy.
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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