When will sweet-scented osmanthus blossom? How to grow well?

Sweet-scented osmanthus is one of the top ten famous flowers in Chinese tradition. Sweet-scented osmanthus tastes fresh and sweet, fragrant and refreshing. So, when will sweet-scented osmanthus blossom? How to grow sweet-scented osmanthus? Let's get to know it together.

When will sweet-scented osmanthus blossom?

Osmanthus fragrans will not blossom until the age of flowering. Sweet-scented osmanthus flowers have a long life, generally they can live for several decades to hundreds of years, and some even live to a thousand years, so their flowering age is relatively late. The seedlings sown should bloom in about ten years, the cuttings should blossom in four years, and the grafted osmanthus will blossom 1/5 in the following year. Although the grafted osmanthus blossoms in that year, the number of grafted osmanthus is very small, and some of the transplanted trees can blossom that year. Some have to adapt to one or two years before flowering, different varieties of sweet-scented osmanthus bloom time is different, and the flower color is not the same, the following is the florescence of different varieties of sweet-scented osmanthus.

1. The flowering period of cinnamon is from September to October, and the color is golden yellow.

2. The flowering period of cinnamon is also from September to October, and the color is white or yellowish white.

3. The florescence of cinnamon is October, and the color is orange-red or orange-yellow.

4. The four seasons cinnamon has a small number of flowers every month, and the color is white.

In addition, sweet-scented osmanthus flowers will bloom slightly according to different planting areas. Shanghai, Anhui and Jiangsu basically bloom in October, the northeast basically blossoms in August, Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei in September, and Sichuan, Guangxi and Shaanxi in September.

Second, how can sweet-scented osmanthus grow well?

1. Timely watering

The sweet-scented osmanthus pot soil should grasp the principle of whether it is dry or irrigated, but it should be sprayed once a day to the leaves, and the sweet-scented osmanthus should be watered once in the open air after Ching Ming Festival, which should be watered in the morning and evening in summer and around noon in winter, so that the water temperature is close to the soil temperature, so as to avoid sudden cold and heat, and pay attention not to stagnant water.

2. Rational fertilization

Osmanthus fragrans mainly watch flowers and should provide sufficient fertilizer, nitrogen fertilizer can be applied 1-2 times during shoot shooting, phosphorus fertilizer should be applied mainly before flower bud differentiation and flowering, basin soil should be slightly drier before fertilization, and soil should be loosened to facilitate fertilizer absorption. Water should be watered once the next day of fertilization.

3. Pour the basin and change the soil.

Sweet-scented osmanthus should change the soil once every 2-3 years, cut off part of the old and withered roots, put a layer of river sand or vermiculite at the bottom of the basin to facilitate ventilation and drainage, and place rotten cake fertilizer as the base fertilizer, the fill must be compacted, with soil ratio is not very strict, usually can be made of garden soil, barnyard compost and river sand.

4. Pruning and shaping

In order for sweet-scented osmanthus to grow well, it also needs pruning and shaping. Osmanthus fragrans generally take the combination of climbing and pruning, which should be carried out after autumn. Plants with poor tree shape can cut off the whole top branches at 2 or 3 picks. Plants with too dense branches should be thinned, and after flowering, the overgrown branches, withered branches, disease and insect branches and dense thin branches should be cut off.

5. Overwintering management

Sweet-scented osmanthus overwintering room temperature should be maintained at 0-5 degrees, relative humidity should be maintained at 50-80%, cold indoor light should be good in winter, especially before early spring buds begin to sprout, sufficient sunshine is required. Grain Rain arranged potted sweet-scented osmanthus to go out the room the next year, and first concentrate on the outdoor leeward and sunny place after coming out of the room, so that it can gradually adapt to the external environment.

6. Disease control

The common diseases of sweet-scented osmanthus are leaf spot, coal pollution, algal spot, root rot, iron deficiency and so on. Leaf spot, coal pollution and algal spot can be controlled by spraying 0.5 Bordeaux solution or 5% carbendazim 500-1000 times. Root rot should pay attention to keep the soil loose and permeable, do not accumulate water.

The above is the small information about when the sweet-scented osmanthus blossoms and how to grow well. I hope I can help you!