Gardenia leaves turning yellow and dropping right after you buy it? Here are 3 steps to save it

Gardenias have pure white flowers and an elegant fragrance, and are deeply loved by gardeners everywhere. But most gardenias that gardeners bring home tend to develop yellow leaves and drop their flower buds, and people don't know how to care for them - should they prune, or repot? Today let's talk about it

Usually, when we buy gardenias at the flower market, you can take a close look at the root system - the main roots are generally cut off, because when they were in the greenhouse they were usually grown in the ground, and their roots were quite robust. When they are put on the market for sale, the roots are cut through and they are potted up,

carrying a whole tree's worth of flower buds on top while the main roots are cut, so the plant can't recover for a while. At this point wilting and yellow leaves appear, and in more serious cases the buds drop and the leaves fall off.

1. The solution: help it recover and keep the plant alive

You can repot it now, choosing a loose, airy, well-draining potting soil to plant it in. You can use peat moss, perlite and vermiculite in a 1:1:4 ratio of peat moss, perlite and vermiculite, and you can add one part pine needles to make the soil slightly acidic. You can also use local materials, mixing leaf mold dug from the woods with large-particle river sand and garden soil - as long as it is loose and airy, that's fine

2. After planting, put it in a ventilated, airy spot with sunlight, trim off some leaves appropriately and also trim off some flower buds to reduce nutrient consumption, and mist it with a little water every day. After about 7 days it will recover. Only when you see obvious growth on the plant and new tender shoots appearing can this gardenia really be considered to have survived. But most of the flower buds will no longer be able to bloom,

3. Once the gardenia has survived, it can get three or four hours of light a day, but not strong direct light. Watering should be plentiful, and keep a good ventilated environment. Gardenias like warmth and humidity, so you can mist the plant to increase air humidity, but be careful: when it has flower buds, never mist it, or the buds will drop,

A gardenia plant is evergreen all year round, its fragrance is understated and elegant, and its green leaves and white flowers are wonderfully fresh and lovely. Placed at home, it soothes the mind and eases fatigue - it is well worth having.

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