When do gardenias bloom?

Gardenia is native to China and is cultivated in most parts of the country, concentrated in East China, southwest and south-central China. It is an important garden ornamental plant, but do you know when the gardenia will bloom? What are the reasons why mast flowers do not blossom? Let's take a look at it together.

When will the gardenia bloom?

Gardenia likes warm, moist semi-shady environment, slightly shade-resistant, afraid of strong light exposure. The flowering period is longer, from May to June to August, and the fruit ripening stage is October. But a single flower blooms for only 4-5 days. If the fertilizer is added, the flower buds will be more, and the florescence will be longer.

Flowering conditions of Gardenia jasminoides

Gardenia likes moist air and adequate light and well-ventilated growth environment, summer should avoid direct sunlight, suitable to live in a slightly shaded place, resistant to semi-shaded water is more cold-resistant, the most suitable growth temperature is about 16 degrees, the winter temperature should not be lower than 0 degrees, too low will be dormant in the northeast, North China, Northwest can only be used as greenhouse potted flowers.

Gardenia flower is suitable to be planted in light clayey acidic soil with loose, fertile and good drainage. It is a typical acidic flower.

What are the reasons why mast flowers do not blossom?

1, improper water and fertilizer: once excessive water and fertilizer, it will cause plant overgrowth, reproductive growth without enough nutrients will affect the formation of flower buds, resulting in non-flowering or few flowering, some blooming, or even immediately fall off. In the period of flower bud differentiation, special attention should be paid to the collocation of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, such as 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution, which is conducive to flower bud formation and bud pregnancy; excessive fertilization and watering during the bud period will also cause falling flowers and seedlings.

2. The light is not suitable: Liriodendron likes shade. We should pay special attention to the strong light in summer and weak light in winter, which will affect the blossom.

3. High alkali content in soil: Jianzi flower likes acidic soil, and cultivated mast flower soil contains high salt and alkali, which will cause plant yellowing and eventually affect flowering.

4. Non-pruning and shaping: disorderly flowers and branches, a large number of miscellaneous branches consuming a lot of nutrients and branches too dense, affecting photosynthesis, are all important reasons for not blooming.

5. Serious diseases and insect pests: I believe everyone can understand that serious diseases and insect pests are bound to lead to the loss of flowers.