What to do when a clivia won't bloom? Repot it and the flowers and leaves will grow out together

Recently, Huahua has noticed that many flower lovers report that their plants' leaves grow very well, but they just won't bloom. Today Huahua will answer questions about the plants everyone asks about most.

Clivia won't bloom

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Your own clivia has been growing for three to five years, and the leaves are perfectly normal, but it has never bloomed! When a clivia won't bloom, it is usually caused by a lack of nutrients in the soil, so it is best to change the soil once a year.

1. Remove from pot

Before changing the soil, stop watering the clivia for 5-10 days to let the soil moisture evaporate, which makes removing it from the pot easier and avoids damaging the roots.

2. Trim the roots

Remove the soil from the roots and cut off any rotten or hollow roots. This step depends on the specific situation; if the roots are not rotten, it is not necessary.

3. Mix soil and line the pot

Place two pieces of broken tile at the bottom of the pot, then spread a layer of nutrient soil made by mixing leaf mold, pine needles, perlite and charcoal residue in a 5:2:2:1 ratio.

4. Fill the roots with soil and put into the pot

Turn the clivia roots upward, fill the gaps between the roots with potting soil, use the roots to hold the soil in place, then place it downward into the pot.

4. Fill in soil and bury fertilizer

Hold the roots with one hand and fill in soil with the other, keeping the clivia upright. When filling the soil, press it firm, being careful to avoid the root area so as not to break it. Bury solid fertilizer such as roasted sunflower seeds in the soil.

5. Water thoroughly

After changing the soil, water once heavily and thoroughly, for three consecutive days.

Jasmine won't bloom

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Potted jasmine often won't bloom, mainly because old branches are not pruned in time, which prevents the jasmine from sending out new shoots. Therefore, if you want jasmine to bloom, pruning is essential.

1. Remove leaves before pruning

Before pruning the jasmine, remove all the leaves so the branches can receive sunlight more fully.

2. Cut off old and weak branches

Aged branches are not good for the jasmine to grow new branches. If not pruned in time, the jasmine's growing period will be missed, ultimately resulting in large leaves and long branches but no flowers.

3. New buds sprout two weeks later

About two weeks later, the pruned jasmine will grow new buds. Once the new buds grow into branches, it will be easy for it to bloom.

4. Keep pruning and shaping

After the jasmine grows new branches, keep pruning and shaping to prevent excessive growth. Before flowering, you can apply dipotassium hydrogen phosphate to promote blooming.

Gardenia won't bloom

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Many flower lovers like to buy a pot of gardenia in spring, hoping to see the gardenia bloom in a few days, but unexpectedly, ten days to half a month pass and it still hasn't bloomed. If you don't repot it after buying it, don't expect the gardenia to bloom!

1. Soak in water to disinfect

After the gardenia adapts to the home environment, find a deep bucket and fill it with water, put in one aspirin, and place the gardenia in with its soil to sterilize and disinfect. Every half an hour, shake the gardenia so the soil can be removed cleanly.

2. Soak in rooting water

Move the gardenia that has been soaked overnight into rooting water and continue soaking.

3. Mix soil and line the pot

Mix garden soil, coconut coir, vermiculite and perlite to make nutrient soil. Break a few pieces of plastic foam and spread them at the bottom of the pot, then cover with nutrient soil.

4. Put the plant into the pot

Move the soaked gardenia into the pot, water thoroughly, and move it to a cool, ventilated place. You can poke a few small holes in a plastic bottle, fill it with water, and place it on the flower pot so it drips slowly.

Bougainvillea won't bloom

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For bougainvillea, if you want it to bloom and bloom more, pruning is the most critical step.

Pruning before flowering:

1. Cut off weak and long branches

Cut off all the branches that have grown too long and the thin, weak branches to promote sprouting.

2. Water thoroughly

Water the pruned bougainvillea thoroughly and place it in a cool, ventilated place for care.

Pruning after flowering

1. Cut off the flower stalks

Cut off the spent flower stalks to avoid excessive growth that affects sprouting.

2. Cut off new branches

Cut off 1/3 of the length of the newly grown branches, keeping one strong bud point.

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