How do you care for a mock orange (Aglaia odorata)? A few tips to guarantee lush branches and leaves with fragrance filling the whole house

Aglaia odorata is a flowering plant loved by most people, and its fragrance is captivating when it blooms. As an edible flower, it can also be used to extract essence. Potted Aglaia odorata displayed in the living room, study and porch is fresh and elegant, soothing to body and mind. Placed in a room it can also absorb sulfur dioxide and chlorine from the air and purify the air. So many people like to grow it indoors, but do you know the correct care techniques for Aglaia odorata? A few tips for you: lush branches and leaves, fragrance filling the whole house! Try it if you do not believe it! Let us take a look together below!

Aglaia odorata likes a moist environment, so watering during its growth period should be moderate. But it should not be watered too much, otherwise it easily causes root rot, and leaves turn yellow, dry up and fall off; watering too much during the flowering period can also easily cause flowers and buds to drop; of course, it should not be watered too little either, otherwise the leaf edges will dry up and buds will wither. Although Aglaia odorata likes a warm environment, it is not heat-tolerant, so in summer when the weather is hot, water it 1~2 times a day, and also often spray and wash the branches and leaves with clean water and sprinkle some water around its growing environment to raise air humidity and ensure the normal growth of Aglaia odorata. At the same time, fertilizing should also be appropriate. Since Aglaia odorata blooms many times within a year, after each bloom it should be top-dressed in time 2~3 times with fully rotted thin liquid fertilizer, so that it blooms continuously with a rich fragrance. Keep reading below.

Caring for Aglaia odorata also requires attention to the ambient temperature of the growing environment, because Aglaia odorata prefers a warm, humid and sunny environment, is relatively not cold-tolerant, and is slightly shade-tolerant. Generally speaking, the suitable growth temperature for Aglaia odorata is 20°C~25°C. But usually, when there is plenty of sunlight and the temperature is higher, the flowers produced will give off a strong fragrance. However, you must also avoid exposing it to direct sun; in summer when the weather is hot, you can place it in a shaded, ventilated spot, such as on a balcony at home, and during the growth and development period of Aglaia odorata, it should also be appropriately moved outdoors to a sunny place for care. For potted Aglaia odorata in the north, apart from shading at noon in midsummer, in spring, summer and autumn it is suitable to grow it outdoors in a place where sunlight can shine directly. In winter, move it indoors to a place with direct sunlight, and also note that the winter care temperature must not be lower than 10°C. So keep it appropriately warm so that it can pass through winter safely.

Caring for Aglaia odorata also requires attention to the potting soil environment. Generally speaking, the soil for growing Aglaia odorata should preferably be loose, well-drained and well-aerated, fertile, slightly acidic soil, so its potting soil should preferably be a culture soil based mainly on leaf mold. During the vigorous growth period, spray once a week with 0.2% ferrous sulfate solution, and then the leaves will be green and the flowers abundant. Also note to appropriately apply more liquid fertilizer containing more phosphorus; it is best to apply alum fertilizer water made by soaking crushed bone meal, fish bones, chicken bones, etc. until rotted, and often supplement with some chemical fertilizer containing more phosphorus or fermented rice-washing water, etc., all of which help bud formation, making it bloom more, with golden yellow color and a delicate fragrance. In addition, because it grows relatively fast, note that it should be repotted once every 1 year~2 years, and during the growth period also note to fertilize once every 1 week~2 weeks. Keep reading below.

Caring for Aglaia odorata also requires attention to reasonable fertilizing. Aglaia odorata has a strong flowering capacity and blooms many times, so nutrients must be replenished in time. After each bloom of Aglaia odorata, nutrients should be replenished promptly; insufficient fertilizer is also the main reason causing Aglaia odorata to only grow leaves without blooming or to drop leaves and buds. In addition, when the temperature rises, Aglaia odorata should be moved outdoors for care, and after a week the soil should be loosened and some thin nitrogen fertilizer applied; 10% to 20% rotted cake fertilizer water or human excrement and urine can both be used, and afterwards apply liquid fertilizer once about every 10 days to promote the growth of branches and leaves. From June, Aglaia odorata enters the vigorous growth and flowering period, until mid-October. About every 15 days, apply a thicker fertilizer based mainly on phosphorus fertilizer once, or spray once every 15 days to 20 days with 0.3% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution, and then it will bloom even more luxuriantly. In particular, note that during the flowering period phosphorus fertilizer must be the main type, otherwise the situation of only growing leaves without blooming will occur. During the flowering period from June to October, if fertilizing is insufficient, not only will the number of blooms decrease and the flowers be unscented, but the flower buds that have already appeared will also wither and fail to open. If you can do all of the above, then the Aglaia odorata you care for will also have lush branches and leaves, with fragrance filling the whole house! Hurry and try it!

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