Abstract. The ericaceous chamaephytes as Bruckenthalia spiculifolia ‘Balkan Rose’, Daboecia cantabrica ‘Alba’, Gaultheria mucronata and Rhododendron ‘Melina’ can be successfully cultivated on ebb-and-flow benches when fertilized with Kristalon (Yara) 20:5:10:2 (N:P₂O₅:K₂O:MgO) + microelements at concentrations 0.5 g NaCl·dm^-3. Higher concentration of nutrient solution resulted in an increase of salt accumulation in growing medium.

The cultivation of Bruckenthalia spiculifolia,
Daboecia cantabrica, Gaultheria mucronata
and Rhododendron on ebb-and-flow benches

Summary

The effect of concentration of nutrient solution on the growth of ericaceous small shrubs as Bruckenthalia spiculifolia ‘Balkan Rose’, Daboecia cantabrica ‘Alba’, Gaultheria mucronata and Rhododendron ‘Melina’ cultivated on ebb-and-flow benches was investigated. Fertilizer Kristalon 20:5:10:2 = (N:P₂O₅:K₂O:MgO) + microelements was used at tree concentrations i.e. 0.5; 0.75 and 1.0 g·dm^-3. The best growth of all the tested ericaceous plants was noted at the lowest nutrient solution concentration.