Gardenia is a very effective indoor plant. Hailing beauty from the tropics, so care is required for her rather thorough. Gardenia is attractive primarily for its amazingly decorative flowering.
Blooming gardenia resembles a rose, and has an intense, pleasant aroma. What kind of care gardenias need, so that it blooms long and beautifully - we learn about it from the article. We will consider the features of proper care for home gardening, find out why the shrub can not bloom, and what to do with this problem.
Plant description
Usually, home grown grow gardenia jasmine. - about the care of this flower, we will discuss further. Jasmine-shaped gardenia is an amazingly decorative flower, but at the same time quite capricious.
The plant should be provided with a suitable temperature and humidity of the air, sufficient watering and feeding - only in this case it will be possible to enjoy its long and effective flowering.
In detail about the types and popular varieties of gardenias, we told here.
Flowers
Tropical shrub gardenia blooms very picturesque and decorative. The plant is remarkable in that its flowers are quite large, often terry, resembling the shape of a rose. The color of the petals is most often white, sometimes yellow, cream, pink.
Gardenia flowers are very delicate, so it is important not to damage them.
Bud opening process
When does the bush bloom? The most decorative period of the plant lasts from May to August. For four months, the happy owner of this beautiful indoor plant and its guests can enjoy the magnificent view of blooming fragrant shrubs.
If the care of the plant is on top, the gardenia can bloom for six months in a row. And, on the contrary, if the conditions of the content of the whimsical beauty are not satisfied, then she may not bloom at all, or throw off the already formed buds.
Flowers do not open all at once, but alternately: thus, there are always several full-blown buds on a bush.
Faded flower stalks must be removed in time to give way to young shoots and flowers.
Necessary conditions and proper care
In order for the plant to successfully form buds, and then bloom for a long time, it needs to provide optimal conditions. Next, we consider the main points that you should pay attention to if you want to enjoy the rich flowering of gardenia.
On the rules of care for the garden in the home and what to do with it after purchase, read our material.
Temperature
The temperature of the air in the room should be in the summer within + 22-24 degreesand in winter + 18 + 20 degrees. Such conditions are optimal for the southern flower.
Humidity
Gardenia needs sufficient air humidity: for this it is necessary to regularly spray gardenia. Use a fine spray for spraying.
If there is a shortage of moisture in the soil and air, gardenia will respond to this by dropping the buds. You understand, about any rapid flowering in this case, there can be no talk.
Important! As soon as the buds bloom, spraying must be stopped so that water droplets do not leave brown spots on the petals.
Top dressing
In order for gardenia to bloom profusely and continuously, it needs additional nourishment. It is better to use both organic and mineral compounds. Comprehensive dressings are best suited - select the appropriate ready-made composition in the store.
Note that with properly selected and produced dressings gardenia forms abundant lush buds that do not fall off for a long time.
Top dressing should be carried out on the entire period of the active growing season: that is, from March to October. Fertilizer application frequency - every 7-10 days. In some experienced gardeners gardenia can bloom almost year-round - in this case, fertilizing is required to produce all the time while the bush blooms.
The plant feels and looks best if there is enough iron in the soil. This mineral is also directly reflected on flowering. As a source of valuable mineral for gardenia, it is best to use solutions of iron chelate salts.
On a note! When feeding, eliminate formulations containing magnesium and calcium: these trace elements of gardenia are not suitable, and can even destroy the plant.
In the period of active growth and flowering of gardenia, phosphorus and potassium are necessary - be sure to feed the shrubs with such compounds. Thanks to the potassium-phosphate dressing, gardenia will begin to bloom more abundant, more luxuriantly, and longer.
Transplants
Should know that blooming and transplanting gardenia - incompatible concepts. The shrub reacts by dropping the peduncles even on a simple turning of the pot, what to speak of transplanting. Therefore, transplant gardenia only before the growing season, in early spring.
How to transplant gardenia at home, you can find here.
The soil
The plant loves acidic soil. If you originally planted it in a sour soil, then over time, due to irrigation, the acidity will decrease.
therefore watering periodically with citric acid added to water - this measure will help provide the soil with the necessary acidity. Optimal acidity of the soil will help to make the aroma of blooming beauty the most pleasant and intense.
Details about what kind of soil is needed for gardenia, read here.
Why doesn't it bloom?
We will find out why gardenias do not bloom for a long time, what to do and how to deal with it correctly.
The reasons for the lack of flowering of this tropical beauty can be the following factors:
- lack of soil acidity;
- hard water when watering;
- temperature drops;
- lack of lighting;
- dry air;
- mineral deficiency (or overabundance).
So what to do if the shrub does not bloom?
- It is necessary to provide the flower with optimal conditions for its existence.. It is important that the pot was all the time, except for the night, fully illuminated. At the same time in summer from a direct sun a flower should be pritenyat, and in winter, on the contrary, it should be placed on the sunniest window sill in the apartment.
If the apartment is located on the north side of the house, and there is no solar window sill as a fact, the shrub will need additional lighting. Use ordinary fluorescent lamps located at a distance of 60-70 cm from the pot to create an artificial "sun".
- The plant needs constantly moist air and soil. At the same time, neither excessive waterlogging nor drying should be allowed. Watering requires regular - water should be used only soft, separated, slightly acidified with lemon juice. In summer, watering should be more abundant, in winter - more rare.Note! To ensure a constant air humidity, place a garden pot on a tray with expanded clay or sphagnum.
Spraying should be done regularly. But during the blooming period, spraying buds should be stopped to avoid the appearance of stains on delicate petals.
Important for flowering and temperature conditions. The plant feels best in winter at + 18-22 degrees, and in summer at + 22-24 degrees. The temperature in the room should not fall below +16 degrees - the tropical beauty does not tolerate cold.Overcoming any of these limits will result in no (temporary or permanent) flowering. Moreover, if the shrub is placed in a room with an air temperature that is too low for it, the buds will not open at all.
Also, make sure that the temperature of the soil matches the temperature of the air - there should be no difference between these two values.
- To stimulate the plant for long flowering, you can pamper his "steam bath". To do this, bring the pot to the bathroom, put hot water in the bath to the brim, and leave the gardenia in this humid, warm atmosphere for 2-3 hours. Until the buds bloom, you can repeat the procedure every week.
Important for flowering and temperature conditions. The plant feels best in winter at + 18-22 degrees, and in summer at + 22-24 degrees. The temperature in the room should not fall below +16 degrees - the tropical beauty does not tolerate cold.- Difficulties and secrets cuttings.
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Conclusion
So, we learned how and when gardenia blooms, and what can be done to make the shrub more elegant and lush. As you can see, it is necessary to provide quite a lot of conditions for the safe flowering of gardenia - however, the magnificent appearance of the blossoming buds and their fragrance will more than compensate for all the efforts.
