Looking after a pot of orange jasmine (Aglaia odorata) calls for plenty of fertilizer, plenty of water and plenty of sun, and its flowers are a tender yellow, delicate and lovely, richly fragrant and beautiful.

Keeping a potted plant indoors not only decorates the home and beautifies the environment, but also soothes the mind and body and relieves fatigue. More and more people like to grow flowers indoors, and the varieties are extremely varied.

Orange jasmine (Aglaia odorata), also known as four-season orange jasmine, originates from Southeast Asia. Its flowering season is from June to October; it blooms readily and the flowering period is very long. The flowers are a particularly tender yellow, the size of a grain of rice, and they are richly fragrant with an excellent ornamental effect.

To look after orange jasmine well, you need plenty of fertilizer, plenty of water and plenty of sun. The flowers it opens are tender yellow and delicately lovely, with a rich fragrance - you cannot say enough about how beautiful it is!

Plenty of fertilizer

Applying fertilizer to orange jasmine reasonably is the key to determining how many times it blooms, how much it blooms and the color of the flowers. In April and May, apply a nitrogen fertilizer once every 10 days, for 2 to 3 times in a row; this can make the branches and leaves of the orange jasmine grow vigorously and the root system strong.

June is the peak growing season and the flowering time for orange jasmine. At this time, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers should be the main choice; you can spray the common potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution, or other common phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, once every 10 days, for 2 to 3 times in a row. This can make the flowers more delicately lovely and tender yellow, increase the number of flowers, and extend the flowering period!

In July and August, do not fertilize orange jasmine; the temperature is too high, which easily burns the roots and causes rot! Entering October, phosphorus fertilizer should also be the main choice. You can apply common slow-release compound fertilizer, rotted chicken manure, and other rotted manures, etc., which can promote repeated and uninterrupted flowering!

Some common substances in daily life can also be used as fertilizer, such as rainwater, fermented rice-washing water, fish tank water and so on. They are rich in nutrients, and can also be watered on once every ten days or half a month during the usual care of orange jasmine, producing a good effect!

Plenty of sun

Orange jasmine is very fond of light. The amount of light determines how many times it blooms and how many flowers it produces, and in an environment with ample sunlight and higher temperatures, the fragrance is stronger. So when caring for orange jasmine, place it in a spot with ample sunlight and good ventilation - a south-facing balcony at home is especially suitable for orange jasmine. It can guarantee 8 to 12 hours of light each day, but at noon in summer, be careful to provide shade as well.

Plenty of water

Besides favoring light and being fond of fertilizer, orange jasmine also suits growing in a humid environment, so when caring for orange jasmine, water it frequently. In summer, water once every one to two days, and in hot weather spray water on the leaves, or sprinkle water around the orange jasmine to maintain humidity, so as to promote its growth and make the flowers more delicately lovely and beautiful.

So when caring for orange jasmine, give it plenty of fertilizer, plenty of water and plenty of sun, and it will grow vigorously and bloom again and again! Moreover, orange jasmine has a very long lifespan, even as long as a hundred years, and can flower for many years, with delicately lovely flower colors and a rich floral fragrance. It is an ideal indoor potted plant.

Fellow flower lovers, do you like orange jasmine?

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