A small trick for potted osmanthus: lush leaves, dense flowers, fragrance filling the air
Osmanthus is a plant that many flower lovers adore, because its blooms are fragrant and pleasant, its branches stand upright and sturdy, and a pot grown in the yard or on the balcony can develop into an impressive bonsai, very beautiful. In autumn, it puts out a whole tree of abundant flowers. But some flower lovers asked Xiaoya, saying they had grown osmanthus for several years, why does it not bloom?
If your potted osmanthus does not bloom, try this trick: flowers all over the branches, fragrance filling the house!
Choose suitable soil. Osmanthus likes slightly acidic soil, so you can use leaf mold and sandy soil to plant it, and each year add some ferrous sulfate or sulfur powder and the like to increase the acidic quality of the soil.
Increase light. Osmanthus likes a sunny environment and is a plant and flower that enjoys strong light and full sun. If it is placed in a shaded spot or a dim place, its leaves will be small and its growth weak, affecting blooming. So the more sun it gets, the more flowers it produces.
For osmanthus to bloom, there is a little trick: it must go through a period of low temperature, especially in winter. If the temperature is too high, it is also hard for it to bloom. Generally in winter, just keep it at around 3 degrees, or a lower temperature is also fine; after a period of dormancy, it will bloom smoothly the next year.
When watering normally, do not let the potting soil become waterlogged, and do not overwater, otherwise the roots rot easily and leaves drop. Water again once the soil is slightly dry. As for fertilizing, you cannot apply only nitrogen fertilizer; you also need to apply some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. You can water with a little monopotassium phosphate, cake fertilizer, and so on.
Potted osmanthus needs repotting once every two years. Add some bone meal or other organic fertilizer at the bottom of the pot as a base fertilizer, and the flowers will bloom more and more. If you have a small yard on the ground floor, osmanthus planted in the small yard, or osmanthus in flower pots, will grow lush and vibrant.
In short, potted osmanthus must be placed in a ventilated and airy spot. If you have a terrace, it is best to put it on the terrace or near a window. Prune it appropriately at ordinary times, cutting off some dead branches, leggy branches and so on, to encourage more side branches and tender shoots to emerge, and the plant shape will look even better!
If potted osmanthus is grown according to the planting methods above, its leaves will be lush, its flowers will bloom especially densely and beautifully, and its fragrance will fill the air!