What to do when flowers won't bloom? These methods help you solve it

When your plants won't bloom, for people who love flowers and greenery, it's a bit of a heavy blow. Actually, besides the plant itself being weak and not yet having reached the conditions for blooming, there are other reasons that affect flowering:Insufficient light, poor ventilation, unsuitable temperature, unsuitable soil pH, improper pruning, insufficient nutrients, too much nitrogen fertilizer, pests and diseases.

Flowers and plants have different growth habits, so the solutions are naturally different too. Here aresolutions for several common flowering plants that won't bloom. Find the ones that match your situation:

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Kalanchoe

Flowering period: February to May

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Move to a spot with plenty of light:Kalanchoe loves light. Insufficient or too weak light will affect flowering. You can rotate the pot so it receives light evenly.

Reduce water appropriately:Too much water during the flowering period easily causes leggy growth and flower drop.

Pay attention to fertilizing:Kalanchoe loves fertilizer. During the growing season, you can apply nitrogen fertilizer to promote stem and leaf growth, and after flowering apply a nitrogen-based liquid fertilizer once more to help it recover. The rest of the time, except for stopping fertilization in summer, only apply a compound fertilizer of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. When fertilizing, do not get fertilizer on the leaves.

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Gardenia

Flowering period: March to July

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Maintain sufficient light:Move the gardenia to a place with good light, but the light should not be too strong or too weak.

Apply more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer before the flowering period:Gardenia loves fertilizer. During the growing season, apply decomposed cake fertilizer, and before the flowering season apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. It is recommended to change the soil once every 1 to 2 years to maintain soil fertility.

Slightly acidic soil:Gardenia prefers acidic soil. When watering normally, you can add ferrous sulfate to improve the soil, or regularly apply a 10% alum fertilizer water as a top dressing.

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Rose

Flowering period: April to September

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Maintain light:Roses love light. It is recommended to place them on a south-facing balcony or grow them outdoors.

Reduce nitrogen fertilizer before the flowering period:During the growing season, you can appropriately supplement some cake fertilizer, alum fertilizer water, etc. Before the flowering period, reduce nitrogen fertilizer and supplement phosphorus and potassium fertilizer.

Prune in time:Roses bloom on the current year's new branches, so they need continuous pruning. Cut off some old branches to encourage new shoots. For large potted roses, pruning should be combined with repotting in early spring, cutting off all dead branches, diseased branches and crossing branches. Generally, strong branches of mature plants are cut back by 1/2, and weaker ones by 2/3, leaving 3-5 strong main branches. After the first flush of flowers fades in October, promptly cut off the spent flower stalks to promote rapid sprouting of new shoots.

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Jasmine

Flowering period: May to August

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Keep the potting soil slightly acidic:Jasmine prefers acidity. During the growing period, you can water it once every half month with a 20% ferrous sulfate solution.

Light must be sufficient:A place with sufficient light is good for flower bud initiation.

Water thoroughly:Too dry or too wet is not good, but in summer it needs watering once in the morning and once in the evening, watered thoroughly. If there is continuous rain, do not let the potted plant get rained on.

Nutrients must be sufficient during the flowering period:In summer, when it enters full bloom, apply a diluted decomposed liquid fertilizer once every 3 to 5 days; during bud formation, apply a phosphorus-based organic liquid fertilizer once every 3 days, or spray 1 to 2 times with potassium dihydrogen phosphate.

Prune in time:After the flowers fade, prune promptly. Leggy branches should be cut short in time, and after pruning apply a heavy fertilizer once.

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Hydrangea

Flowering period: June to August

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Repot in early spring:It is recommended to repot in early spring. When changing the soil, add decomposed cake fertilizer as a base fertilizer, and supplement phosphorus and potassium fertilizer before the flowering period.

Prune appropriately:The best pruning time is during flower bud differentiation (mid-July to early August). Only 2 to 3 nodes of the above-ground part need to be kept, and the rest can all be cut off.

Pay attention to light:It should be placed in a place with good light but no direct sun exposure. Insufficient light easily affects flower bud differentiation, but light should not exceed 10 hours. When placed indoors, fluorescent lamp exposure at night affects flowering.

Temperature should be low during flower bud differentiation:Flower bud differentiation requires a period of relatively low temperature, 5 to 10°C, for about a month and a half.

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Bowl lotus

Flowering period: June to September

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The container must not be too small:Generally, a flower pot with a diameter of 25cm and a depth of 30cm is best.

Maintain light:It is recommended to move it to a place with good light.

It is best to use soil:When growing bowl lotus, you must use soil. In summer, you can add a piece of bean cake as a top dressing. If the potting soil and lotus leaves are abnormal, pour out the pot water and keep adding clean water to relieve it.

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Bougainvillea

Flowering period: September to December

In some regions it can basically bloom all year round

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Maintain light:It loves strong light, so place it in a place with good light. In northern regions, it should be moved indoors for care when winter arrives.

Control watering before the flowering period:Control the amount of watering before the flowering period arrives, and water appropriately only when the leaves are slightly wilted.

Increase phosphorus and potassium fertilizer during the flowering period:During the growing period, apply nitrogen fertilizer once every 7-10 days. Stop applying nitrogen fertilizer during the flowering period and increase phosphorus and potassium fertilizer.

Improper pruning:Too many or too dense branches will also affect nutrient distribution and prevent flower bud initiation. During care, according to the plant's shape, irregularly thin out overly dense and excess branches.

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Camellia

Flowering period: October to May

Full bloom period: January to March

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Pay attention to ventilation:Long-term placement indoors, poor ventilation, insufficient humidity, and room temperature too high (above 20°C).

Do not apply nitrogen fertilizer before the flowering period:In January, you can apply a mixed nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer 1 to 2 times. Before flowering, do not apply nitrogen fertilizer, only phosphorus fertilizer.

Keep the potting soil moist:The potting soil should not be too wet or too dry; keeping it moist is enough.

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Cyclamen

Flowering period: December to April

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Always pay attention to temperature:The suitable growth temperature for cyclamen is 15 to 20°C. When the temperature is above 28°C, it enters dormancy or semi-dormancy. Above 35°C, the corm easily rots. Therefore, in summer be sure to pay attention to shading, cooling and ventilation.

Water thoroughly after repotting:If water is insufficient, in September when cyclamen ends dormancy and resumes growth, it should be repotted in time, and after repotting water thoroughly.

Pause fertilizing during the flowering period:Apply a diluted liquid fertilizer containing phosphorus and potassium once every 10 days, and pause fertilizing during the flowering period.

Do the flowers you care for with all your heart just refuse to bloom?

No need to worry too much

No one grows them well from the very start

Take it slow, and look for the reasons with care

Believe that the day will come when the flowers bloom

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