What does it mean when a jade plant blooms? A detailed interpretation of its symbolic meaning
I. When it blooms
There is a saying that even if you plant a iron tree for a thousand years, it is still hard for it to bloom, and even if you plant a jade plant for ten thousand years, it still will not bloom. From this you can see just how small the odds of it flowering are. Some people have investigated this: some who grew this plant saw it bloom only after six years, some who grew it had it bloom just twice in eighteen years and only very few flowers at that, and some had to wait over twenty years for it to bloom. This shows that the time span for it to flower varies greatly, and you also need to pay attention to your care methods when growing it, otherwise it will be even harder to get it to bloom. It generally blooms in summer and autumn, and in very rare cases in winter, and after blooming the flowers can last for about a hundred days.
II. Symbolic meaning
Its other name is Swallow's Palm, and its usual flower meaning is good fortune as one wishes. This plant is very easy to keep alive; as long as it has sunlight, water and soil, and the temperature does not drop below 5 degrees, it can stay green all year round with no special secret. But seeing it bloom also takes luck. It is grown quite a lot in the south of our country, and it generally takes ten years, and all the growing conditions have to be just right, for it to bloom. It is precisely because the chance of it blooming is relatively low and it is rather rare that its blooming carries an auspicious meaning. In fact, growing this plant takes a lot of patience; although it is easy to grow, only with careful care can you get it to bloom.
III. How to care for it
Its leaves are very plump and thick, and its branches and trunk are strong and sturdy, giving it an excellent form; placed at home or in the office, it is very eye-catching. During the day it can release oxygen, and at night it absorbs carbon dioxide, which is where it is better than most other flowers. If you propagate it by cuttings, it only takes about three weeks for it to grow new roots, and the survival rate is very high.
Do not fertilise it in summer; make sure there is good ventilation, so the leaves will not turn yellow. If it is the rainy season, do not let heavy rain fall on it, otherwise the roots can easily die. August to October is its growing period, so give it more sun. In early winter, move it into a warm greenhouse, facing the sun, and do not water it too much; once every fifteen days is enough, and the amount only needs to be half of what it gets in summer. Its cold resistance is not strong, so the temperature had best be above seven degrees.