When will the gardenia be trimmed? How do you trim it?

Gardenia is a common flower in China, with strong flavor and good appearance, which can not only be used as an ornamental plant, but also can be used as a tea to drink. At present, many people like to raise a pot at home, and if you want to raise gardenia, you need to do a good pruning. When will the gardenia be trimmed? How do you trim it?

1. Introduction of gardenia:

1. Is gardenia poisonous?

Gardenia is not poisonous, it is an evergreen shrub, the branches and leaves are very luxuriant, its flowers are similar to the milk flavor, the aroma is rich. It is not only non-toxic, but also has a certain effect of purifying air, with a touch of fragrance, it can be safely planted indoors, or in the study or office, but also can play a decorative role. Because of its rich fragrance, its flowers can be used to make perfume.

2. What are the varieties of gardenia?

Big leaf gardenia, water gardenia, yellow gardenia, egg leaf gardenia, narrow leaf gardenia, spotted leaf gardenia, lobular gardenia, jade lotus.

When will the gardenia be trimmed?

Gardenia is generally pruned in two periods each year, one from May to July in summer and the other in December in winter, which are in the growing and dormant periods of gardenia, respectively. There are not many places to prune, just cut off a few pairs of leaves at the end of each branch, and trim the fallen flowers and dead leaves at the same time. Gardenia has weak disease resistance, so in order to prevent it from infection after pruning, we recommend spraying a certain amount of diluted chlorothalonil after pruning, and the concentration should not be too high.

Third, how to trim gardenia?

1. Sprouting and tillering

To erase buds means to cut off budding branches or buds. To remove iniquity means that a branch appears in the wrong place, and then we cut it off. The purpose of sprouting and weeding is to reduce the consumption of nutrients and improve the light and water and fertilizer conditions of spiders.

2. Coring and pruning

Picking the heart is to cut off the top 2~3cm of the gardenia flower bud, which can promote the growth of new branches. Pruning is the truncation of plant branches when they are lignified.

3. Picking leaves and flowers

This is also the best point to understand, we only need to cut off some leaves when the gardenia is too dense, which can increase the light transmittance and ventilation of the whole plant. To pick flowers is to cut them off in time after they have withered, so as not to consume more nutrients.

Generally speaking, gardenia flowers are generally pruned in May-July or December. When pruning, you only need to remove the buds, budding branches and buds.