The Rhodioloa rosea , or climb up root , is a audacious perennial that is not frost bid . It is brave to Zone 1 . This plant is not ego - fertile , so it require a male and female plant to propagate via seed . Bees and flies pollinate the plant . The planting spot must be pick out carefully — the Rhodiola rosea does not care the shade but will raise in most type of soil , to the point of tolerate drought in some country . It also stick out salty mood .
Step 1
Choose a sunny daub that is raised . If the stain is not raised , you may use a raised seam to grow Rhodiola rosea . toil a planting hole as deep as the root clod and twice the breadth of the root ball .
Step 2
Center the Rhodiola rosea in the planting hole . Backfill the planting hole with grime . Water with 1 inch of water . This plant prefers dry soil and is drought tolerant after it becomes established . Water the Rhodiola rosea every week and a one-half with 1 inch of water . If you notice wilt , water every eight or nine day rather of every workweek and a half .
Step 3
Pull the suckers if you do not want the rosaceous root plant life to distribute . The Rhodiola rosea can become a pain if left alone .
Step 4
snip the Rhodiola rosea in the natural spring for dead and dilapidate works matter . Prune the plant throughout the uprise time of year for excessive foliation as needed .
Cultivate Rhodiola Rosea
hive away the Russian rhodiola source in the refrigerator for up to six hebdomad to assist speed germination . Tamp seed down and cover gently with soil . Mist the grime with a spraying bottle to avoid dislodging the seminal fluid . Seeds shoot in approximately two to four weeks at 50 degrees Fahrenheit . Separate the seedlings into individual containers when true leaf , the 2nd hardening of leaves , shape . Suitable land site have loamy , the Great Compromiser or sandy soil that drains well . The site must also receive full sun , as rhodiola will not grow in the shade . Transplants flourish as long as soil is not frozen .
Tip
To sow seeds , sow rose ancestor in the glasshouse during the spring . Keep the soil moist . The Rhodiola rosea can also be circularize with cuttings . Use the basal shoots in the early summertime for best solvent . They should have at least 3 in of above - land root before being transplanted . Keep the shoots in a greenhouse until mid - summer , when they can then be transplanted alfresco .
