How to Grow Ruixiang Flowers? Master the Cultivation Methods and Post-Bloom Care Techniques

SummarySoil selection: Ruixiang flowers bloom from February to March and can be grown in fertile, slightly acidic soil. Suitable temperature: Ruixiang flowers love a warm and shaded environment, with an ideal temperature between 15°C-25°C. Proper watering: keep the soil in a moist state. Reasonable fertilizing: apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, but do not apply nitrogen fertilizer. Post-bloom care methods: prune appropriately and repot with fresh soil every 2-3 years to promote healthy growth of the plant.

1. Soil Selection

Ruixiang flower, also known as ruixiang (winter daphne), can generally be grown in a bedroom. If you find its fragrance too strong during the blooming period, it can also be grown on an enclosed balcony. Ruixiang flower is a cultivated variety that blooms between February and March, with the blooming period lasting about 40 days. Ruixiang flower loves fertile, moist, slightly acidic soil, with a pH value of 5.5-7 being suitable. During cultivation, make sure to provide proper ventilation.

2. Suitable Temperature

Ruixiang flower loves a warm and shaded growing environment and is rather afraid of direct sunlight exposure. Therefore, when growing it in a pot, it can be placed in a shady spot with proper ventilation to promote healthy growth. Ruixiang flower is not very drought-tolerant, and its suitable growing temperature is between 15°C-25°C.

3. Proper Watering

Ruixiang flower loves moist soil, so when the weather is too dry, water it to keep the soil in the pot in a moist state. Ruixiang flower enters a semi-dormant state when the temperature is too high or too low, during which the amount of watering can be appropriately reduced.

4. Reasonable Fertilizing

Ruixiang flower loves phosphorus and potassium fertilizer and must not be given too much nitrogen fertilizer, otherwise it is prone to fertilizer burn. Generally, fully decomposed liquid fertilizer can be applied, and a small amount of black alum water can also be added. When fertilizing Ruixiang flower, it should be diluted, not too concentrated. During this period, pay attention to the moisture of the potting soil. If the temperature is too high or too low, do not fertilize. Also, before winter arrives, you can apply a small amount of decomposed manure to Ruixiang flower. When fertilizing, the concentration should not be too high. When the winter temperature drops below minus 2°C, pay attention to taking insulation measures for Ruixiang flower.

5. Post-Bloom Care Methods

Ruixiang flower is a plant that tolerates pruning relatively well. Generally, before Ruixiang flower sprouts, you can cut off small branches that are growing too densely, leaving a little space in between, which helps with ventilation and light penetration and promotes its growth and development. Ruixiang flower is also suitable for pruning after the flowers fade. You can shorten branches that have already bloomed and also cut off overlapping branches, leggy branches, overly dense branches, diseased branches, and other branches, thereby ensuring a beautiful shape for the Ruixiang flower plant.

Ruixiang flower is usually repotted with fresh soil every 2-3 years, preferably after the flowers fade. When repotting, remove about 2/3 of the old soil, then appropriately prune some of the vigorous fibrous roots of the plant, so that while repotting, you can also appropriately raise the roots.