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These 4 flowers need repotting every other year, otherwise the potting soil gets used up, and no wonder they don't grow well.

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Growing flowers can be called a new fashion; more and more people are joining the ranks of us flower growers. Growing flowers has many benefits: it decorates the indoor environment, purifies indoor air, and also adds a touch of...

Growing flowers can be called a new fashion; more and more people are joining the ranks of us flower growers. Growing flowers has many benefits: it decorates the indoor environment, purifies indoor air, and also adds a touch of fun to our dull and busy lives, cultivating our character. Nowadays, if you are not in the countryside, most flowers are still grown in pots. Although flowers in pots look very nice, you should know that the majority of the nutrients for "green plants and flowers" still come from the potting soil.

So, for some flowers, you must repot them frequently, otherwise you will notice this phenomenon: the soil in the pot is almost gone, and you can only see the flower roots. You can imagine just how "hungry" your flowers are! So, which flowers need frequent repotting? Next, fellow flower lovers, come and take a look with me!

Clivia

Flower lovers who have grown Clivia should know that Clivia's roots are very well developed, thick and numerous, and its roots grow very fast. It is also a variety that loves fertilizer. If you don't repot it often, you simply cannot keep up with its growth rate. Not only will the small pot affect its growth, but it will also die from lack of nutrients. When you grow Clivia, have you met this requirement for "it"?

Pothos

Pothos is also a potted plant that everyone loves to grow, but "it" also belongs to the green plants with very well-developed root systems. If we maintain it with potting soil, we had best repot it once a year. I have a little trick here for identifying when there is too little potting soil: when you water the pot, if the water seeps through too quickly, that means the "soil" inside has almost been "eaten up" by the pothos. Naturally, everyone should repot the pothos!

Gardenia

Compared with the flower roots of the previous two, the gardenia's roots are not fleshy, but its roots still have very strong growth power, because it loves "fertilizer." When you see your gardenia at home inexplicably developing yellow leaves, falling leaves and so on, it indicates that the nutrients in the gardenia's potting soil have been "almost used up." It is recommended that flower lovers repot gardenias once a year at best.

Chinese rose

Chinese roses are also flowers that everyone loves to grow, with beautiful blooms and a long flowering period. Although Chinese roses are not strict about soil, everyone should understand this point: precisely because of their tenacious growth power and fast growth rate, the nutrients in the potting soil cannot be supplied over the long term. If you do not repot your Chinese rose for one or two years, then don't blame the Chinese rose for being hard to grow.

Have your flowers ever been repotted? For the above 4 kinds of flowers, flower lovers should remember to repot them well, and don't forget the one-year appointment. That's all for today's sharing. What other flowers do you know that need frequent repotting? Everyone is welcome to leave comments and discuss in the comment section below.




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