How to prune potted camellias? A illustrated guide to the best pruning timing and methods around Spring Festival

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As one of China's top ten famous flowers, the camellia is very beautiful, with bright and lovely blooms that people adore. However, if you want your camellia to grow beautifully, pruning is essential, because proper pruning ensures better growth and keeps it looking attractive. So how do you prune a camellia?

1. How to prune camellias to improve their ornamental value

In the guide to growing camellias, the importance of pruning was mentioned, because pruning can make the shape and crown spread beautiful and raise the plant's ornamental value. As for how to prune a camellia, the pruning techniques vary greatly depending on the variety. Below are the pruning methods and precautions for potted camellias; let's read on.

2. Camellia pruning methods and precautions

(1) Pruning time for camellias

According to the growth habits of camellias, the best time to prune them is generally about one month before the new buds sprout, roughly around Spring Festival. In southern places such as Guangdong, Yunnan and Jiangxi, you can choose to prune about 20 days before Spring Festival (that is, around mid-January on the solar calendar); in low-altitude areas of the Yangtze River basin, you can prune around Spring Festival.

(2) Pruning methods for different camellia varieties

The pruning method for camellias should be adapted according to the two purposes of pruning (good looks and health) and the characteristics of different varieties: fast-growing camellias, slow-growing camellias, and camellias that are not tall enough. The specific methods are as follows:

1. Pruning fast-growing camellias

For fast-growing camellia varieties such as Hongluzhen, Dongfangliang and Dazhusha, we should prune about 1/3 of the height from the top, and cut off from the base the weak branches in the middle that block light. After pruning, this type of camellia will grow noticeably faster the following year and form a beautiful crown.

2. Pruning slow-growing camellias

For slow-growing camellia varieties such as Yuanyangfengkou, Baitiane and Saimudan, you only need to shorten the branches that grow too fast and affect the appearance, so that they stay even in length with the other branches. In addition, diseased and weak branches should also be cut off, and the top buds or flower buds of the unpruned healthy branches should be removed to encourage branching and keep their growth rate consistent with the pruned branches.

3. Pruning camellias that are not tall enough

For camellia varieties with softer branches and an oversized crown but insufficient height, such as the five-colored camellia, we should cut off the side branches below the branching point of the main trunk and reduce the crown spread.

(3) Leaf removal

How do you prune a camellia? After completing the above steps, you also need to remove leaves accordingly, which helps it grow better. After our careful pruning, the camellia will grow faster the following year, and its shape once grown will be very attractive.

(4) Precautions for camellia pruning

1. Fertilize after pruning

After pruning the camellia and before the new buds sprout, it is best to apply a compound fertilizer mainly based on nitrogen, and spray a foliar fertilizer when the new buds begin to sprout. Doing so can make the camellia sprout more vigorously in spring.

2. Do not prune too early or too late

Whether in southern regions or low-altitude areas of the Yangtze River basin, pruning must not be done too early or too late. The reason is that pruning too early means the weather is too cold and can easily freeze and damage the plant, while pruning too late means that if the camellia's new buds have already sprouted, it will consume a large amount of nutrients and seriously affect that year's growth.

That's all for the camellia pruning methods. In general, when pruning camellias, you need to prune according to the corresponding method based on the plant's variety. Want your camellia to look more beautiful? Then hurry up and try it yourself! Finally, we wish everyone beautiful camellias.

[Wintersweet] Wintersweet growing methods and precautions, a full collection of wintersweet pictures to enjoy

Wintersweet

July 23, 2015 by admin

When does wintersweet bloom_How many colors of wintersweet flowers are there?

Wintersweet is a precious flowering plant unique to China. It is native to the central regions of the Qinling Mountains, Wudang Mountains, Daba Mountains and so on. In the earliest period, wild wintersweet forests were discovered in the Shennongjia area of Hubei, and in Liuzhuang Village, Yanling County, Henan Province, every household plants wintersweet in front of and behind their houses, with the reputation of "Liu family dragon plum crowning the world." Wintersweet has been planted in Liujia Village for a very long history and is much loved by local people. Below let's take a look at when wintersweet blooms, and how many colors of wintersweet flowers there are.

[Introduction to wintersweet]

Wintersweet is also called golden plum, wintersweet, yellow plum flower, wax flower and so on. It belongs to the deciduous shrub plants of the genus Chimonanthus in the family Calycanthaceae, growing in a clustered state, with opposite leaves that are elliptical-ovate or ovate-lanceolate. The flowers grow in the leaf axils of the branches; it is a plant that blooms first and then grows leaves, and the blooming flowers bring a pleasant fragrance that is very refreshing. The tepals of wintersweet are round, elliptical, spoon-shaped, oblong, obovate and so on; its filaments are sometimes longer than the anthers, and the anthers are incurved with no hairs at all. The fruit is nearly woody, with a contracted mouth, and is a drill-shaped lanceolate hairy appendage. The flowering period of wintersweet is from November to March of the following year, and the fruiting period is from April to November. It is a plant with very good ornamental value.

[How many colors of wintersweet flowers are there]

Wintersweet mainly has four variety groups, 12 variety types, and a total of 165 varieties. Their colors include pure yellow, ink yellow, pale yellow, golden yellow, purple yellow, silver white, snow white, light white, yellow white and so on, while its stamens include purple, pure white, red and so on. The color of wintersweet depends on the variety, and the more important wintersweet varieties include Suxin wintersweet, Gouya wintersweet, Xiaohua wintersweet and Qingkou wintersweet, whose shapes and features are all different, and whose flower colors are also different.

1. Suxin wintersweet: the back of its petals is pure yellow, while the inner whorl is fairly similar in pure color; the flowers are very large, and the fragrance given off when the flowers bloom is very rich.

2. Gouya wintersweet: its tepals are fairly narrow and long, and fairly pointed; the tepals at the center of the middle whorl are purple, and it also has a faint fragrance; the flowers are very small, and the flowering period is fairly late.

3. Qingkou wintersweet: its outer whorl tepals are pale yellow, while the edges of the inner whorl tepals are purplish red and also striped; the flowers are very large, and the fragrance is very clear and overflowing.

4. Xiaohua wintersweet: the back of the petals of Xiaohua wintersweet is yellow white, while the inner whorl tepals have purplish red stripes; the flowers are fairly small and have very good ornamental value.

[When does wintersweet bloom]

Wintersweet is a flowering plant with very good ornamental value. Its flowering period is from December to March of the following year. It is a deciduous shrub plant, with a height of 3 m, and single leaves that are opposite, with leaves that are elliptical, ovate, ovate-lanceolate and so on, with a fairly pointed tip and a wedge-shaped or rounded base, a length of 7-15 cm, and entire margins, with a fairly rough surface. It is a bisexual flower, with flowers growing singly on the leaf axils at the tips of branches; the pedicels are fairly short, and the tepals are yellow, with a waxy quality and a fragrant scent. Wintersweet is native to the central region of China. It likes to grow in an environment with ample sunlight, has fairly good shade tolerance, and also has a certain degree of cold and drought tolerance. Its soil requirements are not particularly strict, and it grows best in well-drained sandy soil.

[The flower language of wintersweet]

The flower language of wintersweet is a loving heart, a noble soul, faithfulness, independence, strength, purity, steadfastness, firmness, loyalty, an unyielding and overbearing spirit, noble integrity, independent innovation, and a clear heart. Its morphological features and growth habits give people an unyielding ingenuity; it is a kind of spiritual inspiration, and a plant much loved by people all over the world.

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How to grow wintersweet seeds_The effects and uses of wintersweet flowers

Wintersweet is a very traditional and precious ornamental flowering plant of China. It generally opens before spring, being the first among the hundred flowers, especially the Hutimei among wintersweets, which generally opens its flowers around the tenth month of the lunar calendar and is called early plum by people. Wintersweet blooms after winter sets in, and having grown alongside winter it is very sturdy, so it is also called winter plum. Many people are very fond of wintersweet, which gives a feeling of perseverance and hard striving. Below let's take a look at how to grow wintersweet seeds, and the effects and uses of wintersweet flowers.

[Introduction to wintersweet]

Wintersweet is also called golden plum, wax flower and yellow plum flower. It is a deciduous shrub plant, often in a clustered state. Its leaves are opposite, elliptical-ovate or ovate-lanceolate in shape. The flowers grow in the leaf axils of branches the following year; it blooms first and only then grows leaves, and the blooming flowers carry a fragrant scent. Its diameter is 2-4 cm; the tepals are elliptical, oblong, obovate, elliptical and spoon-shaped, with no hairs at all; its filaments are a bit longer than the anthers, the anthers are incurved with no hairs at all, and the style is very long.

[The growth habits of wintersweet]

Wintersweet is a plant that likes to grow in an environment with ample sunlight. It has a certain tolerance to shade, cold and drought, but dislikes waterlogging. Wintersweet blooms proudly amid frost and snow in cold weather; the flowers are yellow like wax, and the fragrance is very rich and striking. It is an ornamental flowering plant for winter. Wintersweet fears wind and has very good cold tolerance, able to overwinter safely at -15°C. It can be planted in the open ground in the southern Beijing area, and during the flowering period it can withstand low temperatures of minus ten degrees Celsius; if the temperature falls below this, it will suffer frost damage.

Wintersweet likes to grow in slightly acidic soil that is deep, loose, fertile and well-drained, and cannot grow normally in saline-alkaline soil. Wintersweet's drought tolerance is also very good, but it fears waterlogging and is not suitable for planting in low-lying areas. The plant has strong growth vigor and fairly lush division; the root and stem parts easily produce suckers, and it tolerates pruning fairly well, so it is suitable for proper pruning and shaping. Its flowering period is from November to March of the following year, and the fruit is from July to August.

[How to grow wintersweet seeds]

1. Open-ground planting: you need to choose deep, well-drained neutral or slightly acidic sandy soil, and plant it in a wind-sheltered, sunny place. It is generally planted before spring sprouting; seedlings can be planted at a row spacing of 30-50 cm, while two- to three-year-old medium seedlings are planted at a plant spacing of 50-55 cm. If planting a large seedling in a courtyard, a tree hole diameter of 60-70 cm is enough, and the hole depth is 40-50 cm; add decomposed barnyard manure and bean cake fertilizer inside as base fertilizer, cover the base fertilizer with a layer of soil, then put the wintersweet plant with its root ball into it, cover it with a layer of soil, press it firm, and water it thoroughly.

2. Potting: the potting method for wintersweet is very simple. It needs to be planted in loose, fertile, well-drained sandy soil. Drainage for the pot must be done well; pad a layer of gravel on top, then lift the plant with fairly plump flower buds together with its soil and put it into the pot. After flowering, it can be kept indoors as an ornamental plant, and it can be given more photosynthesis.

[The effects and uses of wintersweet flowers]

The flowers of wintersweet are rich in volatile oil, and the volatile oil contains chemical components such as borneol, linalool, eucalyptol, isocalycanthine, calycanthine, a-carotene, chimonanthin, oleic acid and linoleic acid; the leaves contain calycanthine, isocalycanthine and hydrocyanic acid; and the seeds contain fatty oil, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, fatty acids and other components. Its flower buds have effects such as quenching thirst, stimulating appetite and dispersing stagnation, and relieving summer heat and promoting body fluids, mainly targeting summer-heat dizziness, qi stagnation and stomach stuffiness, vomiting, measles, and for external use treating scald and fire burns, whooping cough, otitis media and so on. Its roots have effects such as detoxifying and dispelling wind, and stopping bleeding, mainly for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, wind-cold colds, lumbar muscle strain and so on; the root bark can treat bleeding from cuts.

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Wintersweet tree prices and a full collection of pictures

Wintersweet is a flowering plant among white flowers that blooms in the cold winter. It braves the cold and defies frost, showing a character that never yields in the face of violence and giving people spiritual inspiration and enjoyment of beauty. In daily life many people plant wintersweet in their courtyards, and it is very suitable as an old-stump bonsai and as an artistic plant for camellias and shaping; it is a very precious ornamental plant for winter. When its flowers bloom they give off a fragrant scent, very beautiful, and it is a very good landscaping plant. Below let's take a look at wintersweet tree prices and a full collection of pictures to enjoy.

[Wintersweet tree pictures collection - introduction]

The wintersweet tree is also called yellow plum flower, fragrant plum, dry-branch plum and fragrant plum flower. It is an ornamental tree plant of the genus Chimonanthus in the family Calycanthaceae. Its fruit receptacle is nearly woody, cup-shaped or obovate-elliptical in shape; the plant's length is 2-5 cm, and the diameter is 1-2.5 cm, with a contracted mouth; it is a drill-shaped lanceolate hairy appendage. The seeds of wintersweet are elliptical and chestnut brown in color, with a very smooth surface that also has a certain luster. The flowering period of the wintersweet tree is from November to February of the following year, and the fruiting period is from April to November.

[Wintersweet tree pictures collection - morphological features]

The wintersweet tree's plant height is about 3 m. It has alternate single leaves, and the flowers grow singly on the leaf axils; the outer whorl of the tepals is wax yellow, while the middle whorl has purple stripes, with a rich fragrance. The flowering period is from December to March of the following year; it grows leaves first and then blooms. Its fruit is in a cup-shaped receptacle state, a seed-like small achene; the fruiting period is in August. The wintersweet tree likes to grow in a state of ample sunlight, is fairly shade-tolerant and cold-tolerant, and is generally planted in a wind-sheltered, sunny place; it likes to grow in relatively deep, well-drained, fertile sandy soil. Its drought tolerance is very good, and it dislikes waterlogging. Its growth vigor is very strong, and the sprouting ability of its branches is also very strong; the wintersweet tree has a very long lifespan. The wintersweet tree is native to various provinces and regions of China such as Shaanxi and Hubei; today it is cultivated in all regions, and Yaojia Garden in Yanling County, Henan, is a growing base for wintersweet tree nursery stock.

[Wintersweet tree pictures collection - growth habits]

The wintersweet tree is a plant that likes to grow in an environment with ample sunlight. It has a certain cold tolerance; in winter the temperature must not be lower than minus 15 degrees Celsius. It is suitable for open-ground planting and can also overwinter safely. The wintersweet tree also has a certain tolerance to partial shade and drought, and it also fears waterlogging; its branching ability is very strong, and it tolerates pruning fairly well. However, the wintersweet tree is a plant that fears wind; if it is not planted in a wind-sheltered place, the plants will rub against each other and cause rust spot disease. If it is exposed to wind during the flowering period, the blooming of the flowers will also be affected, showing petals that do not spread out, and even affecting the normal opening of small flower buds. The wintersweet tree likes to grow in neutral, slightly acidic sandy soil, so sticky or alkaline soil will have a certain impact on the growth of the wintersweet tree.

[Wintersweet tree pictures collection - growing methods]

The propagation methods of the wintersweet tree include seed propagation, grafting propagation, division propagation, layering propagation, cutting propagation and so on. Transplanting needs to be done before spring sprouting; seedlings have their bare roots dipped in mud slurry, and large seedlings need to be grown with a root ball, whose diameter needs to be about 8 times the base diameter of the tree. Before planting, use decomposed organic fertilizer as cluster fertilizer, 5-8 kg per plant, then water thoroughly; if the soil is not particularly dry, no watering is needed. In seasons with relatively high rainfall, pay attention to drainage, and before winter water for overwintering. At the end of autumn, topdress once, using liquid phosphorus fertilizer, and then after the flowers fade the following year, water once more with a nitrogen-phosphorus compound liquid fertilizer. Common pests of the wintersweet tree include scale insects, aphids, large bagworms and stinging caterpillars; use phoxim and fenitrothion to spray for control.

[Wintersweet tree prices and a full collection of pictures]

The wintersweet tree is a flowering plant with very good ornamental value and is much loved by people. The price of a wintersweet tree is determined by the size of the plant, the region where it is sold, and the sales volume; if sales are relatively high, the price is relatively cheap, and the smaller the plant, the cheaper the price. Small wintersweet tree seedlings on the market cost one yuan per plant. The larger the wintersweet tree plant, the more expensive the price, with prices ranging from hundreds to thousands.

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Illustrated guide to making a wintersweet bonsai_Wintersweet bonsai pictures_How much per plant

Wintersweet is a very precious flowering plant of China. It first grew in the central regions of the Qinling Mountains, Daba Mountains and Wudang Mountains, and a large area of wild wintersweet forest was discovered in the Shennongjia area of Hubei. Today many households also plant wintersweet in their courtyards. Wintersweet blooms before spring and is called the first of the hundred flowers. How much do you know about wintersweet? Today the editor will introduce the illustrated guide to making a wintersweet bonsai, as well as wintersweet bonsai pictures, and give a brief understanding of how much a wintersweet bonsai costs per plant.

[Wintersweet bonsai pictures - introduction]

Wintersweet is also called golden plum, wax flower and yellow plum flower. It is a deciduous shrub plant of the genus Chimonanthus in the family Calycanthaceae. It is clustered, and its leaves are opposite, with leaf shapes that are elliptical-ovate and ovate-lanceolate. It generally blooms in the leaf axils of branches the following year; it is a plant that blooms first and then grows leaves, and when the flowers bloom they carry a faint fragrance, especially alluring. Wintersweet blooms in the freezing season when other flowers are absent; it needs to brave the cold and defy frost, showing a character of the Chinese nation that never yields in the face of violence, giving people spiritual enlightenment and thus letting people enjoy a kind of beauty. A wintersweet bonsai is suitable for planting in courtyards, and especially suitable for viewing as an old-stump bonsai and shaping art; it is a very ideal precious flowering plant for winter.

[Wintersweet bonsai pictures - growth habits]

A wintersweet bonsai likes to grow in an environment with ample sunlight, and has a certain tolerance to shade, cold and drought, but dislikes waterlogging. It generally blooms proudly in the cold winter; the flowers are yellow, like wax. When the flowers bloom the fragrance is striking, and it is especially favored by people. A wintersweet bonsai fears wind and is fairly cold-tolerant; when growing, the temperature must not be lower than -15°C, so that it can overwinter safely. During the flowering period the temperature must not be lower than -10°C, otherwise the flowers will suffer frost damage and flowering will be affected. It likes to grow in deep, fertile, loose, well-drained slightly acidic sandy soil. Although its drought tolerance is good, it fears waterlogging and is not suitable for cultivation in low-lying land. Its vitality is fairly vigorous, and its branching is also fairly vigorous; it tolerates pruning and shaping. Its flowering period is generally from November to March of the following year, and it matures in July or August.

[Illustrated guide to making a wintersweet bonsai]

When planting a wintersweet bonsai, potting and open-ground planting are both suitable. When potting, choose loose, fertile, well-drained slightly acidic soil; drainage holes need to be made at the bottom of the pot and some gravel padded on top. Every winter choose a small plant with plump flower buds, then plant it in a pot, and after careful cultivation it can be enjoyed as an ornamental plant once it blooms. During care, place it outdoors in a sunny place; keeping the soil in a half-moist state is best, and prevent water accumulation during the rainy season. Water more during drought, and keep to the principle of not watering until dry.

After the flowers of a wintersweet bonsai fade, apply decomposed organic fertilizer, fertilizing once every half month; in July-August use decomposed organic fertilizer mixed with phosphorus and potassium fertilizer liquid; when fertilizing, loosen the soil appropriately to make the soil loose, and do not fertilize during the flowering period. Repot every two or three years, and after the flowers fade replace one third of the soil. If you want a wintersweet bonsai to look good, you must shape and prune it to make the bonsai more stylish; you can pinch and rub out buds when the seedling has a tip, prune before flowering and do supplementary pruning after flowering. Also prevent and control pests and diseases; a wintersweet bonsai can suffer anthracnose, black spot, aphids, red-necked longhorn beetles and Japanese wax scales, so remove diseased leaves and spray with effective chemicals.

[How much does a wintersweet bonsai cost per plant]

The price of a wintersweet bonsai is determined by the height of the plant. Generally a wintersweet bonsai plant around 20 cm is 15 per pot, a plant at 30 cm is 20 yuan per pot, a plant at 50 cm is 40 yuan per pot, and if the plant height is above 800 cm, it is 150 yuan per pot, but when looking at plant height you should also consider the tree shape and leaf lushness of the wintersweet bonsai.

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A full collection of wintersweet pictures to enjoy, and what are the growing methods for wintersweet

Wintersweet is a plant of the genus Chimonanthus in the family Calycanthaceae. Wintersweet buds in the deep winter when the hundred flowers have withered, braving the cold and defying frost, showing a character of the Chinese nation that never yields in the face of violence, giving people spiritual enlightenment and enjoyment of beauty. It is good for courtyard planting, and also suitable as an old-stump bonsai and for flower arranging and shaping art; it is an ideal precious flowering plant for winter flower viewing. The flowers are fragrant and beautiful, and it is a landscaping plant. So the editor has brought you a full collection of wintersweet pictures to enjoy, as well as wintersweet's

A full collection of wintersweet pictures to enjoy, part one

Wintersweet is a deciduous shrub that can reach 4 m tall. Its young branches are four-angled, while its old branches are nearly cylindrical, grayish brown and hairless or sparsely pubescent, and also have lenticels. The fruit receptacle is nearly woody, cup-shaped or obovate-elliptical, 2-5 cm long, 1-2.5 cm in diameter, with a contracted mouth, and has a drill-shaped lanceolate hairy appendage. The flowering period is from November to March of the following year, and the fruiting period is from April to November.

A full collection of wintersweet pictures to enjoy, part two

Wintersweet likes sunlight by nature, and of course it can also tolerate shade, cold and drought; it most dislikes waterlogging. Wintersweet flowers bloom proudly in frosty, snowy cold weather; its flowers are yellow like wax, with a striking rich fragrance, and it is also a main flowering plant for winter viewing. It does not fear wind and is fairly cold-tolerant, able to overwinter safely when the temperature is not lower than minus 15 degrees.

A full collection of wintersweet pictures to enjoy, part three

It grows well in deep, fertile, loose, well-drained slightly acidic sandy loam, and grows poorly on saline-alkaline land. Its drought tolerance is fairly strong, and it fears waterlogging, so it is not suitable for cultivation in low-lying land. The tree has strong growth vigor and vigorous branching, and the root and stem parts easily produce suckers. It tolerates pruning and is easy to shape. It blooms first and then leafs out; the flowering period is from November to March of the following year, and it matures in July-August.

What are the growing methods for wintersweet

Watering: in normal times, watering it so as to maintain the soil at half-moist is best, and during the rainy season pay attention to drainage to prevent water accumulation in the soil. In dry seasons, replenish water for it in time, and during the flowering period the soil should stay moderately dry, and it must not be watered too much either. For potted wintersweet, in spring and autumn keep to the principle of not watering until the soil is dry, while in summer water once every morning and evening, and the amount of water should also be controlled according to how dry or wet the potting soil is.

Fertilizing: after the flowers fade each year, apply a fully decomposed organic fertilizer once; in the growing season from after new leaves sprout in spring to June, topdress with a mixed liquid of decomposed organic fertilizer and phosphorus-potassium fertilizer; after autumn apply organic fertilizer once more. After each fertilizing, water and loosen the soil in time to keep the soil loose, and do not fertilize during the flowering period. For potted wintersweet, in the early potting stage do not topdress with fertilizer water; in spring apply leaf-growing fertilizer, repot and change the soil every 2-3 years, doing so after the flowers fade in spring, and at the same time replace 1/3 of the potting soil. ted in Indoor Plants, Woody Plants, Ornamental Plants| Tagged white wax, potted plants, wintersweet August 19, 2014 by admin

Introduction to making and caring for a wintersweet bonsai

Wintersweet can also be called Huanghuamei and so on. It is produced in the central region of our country, and of course Henan is the most famous. It can be ground-planted and potted, and is even an excellent material for making bonsai. It has no excessive requirements for soil, but well-drained light loam is still the best and most ideal.

Propagation: we mainly propagate by grafting, division and cutting and other methods, and rarely use the sowing method for propagation, while the overall pruning method for wintersweet is mostly based on the single-trunk style and multi-trunk style.

Pruning: wintersweet pruning is mainly done during the dormant period, with the growing season as a supplement. At the same time we should also attach importance to pruning after flowering. When pruning in winter, shorten the extension branches of the backbone branches at all levels. Wintersweet bonsai has developed fairly quickly in recent years, mostly using wild old wintersweet stumps as the main material, successfully made through artistic shaping and grafting.

Care

A wintersweet bonsai is best placed in a wind-sheltered, sunny place; avoid cold wind, and give it a little shade in summer. In winter, potted plants should be moved indoors for growing when the temperature is below 1 degree.

Watering: wintersweet is fairly drought-tolerant and has the title of "wintersweet that cannot be killed by drought," but do not let it get too dry either. Normally the potting soil only needs to be slightly dry, and watering should also follow the principle of alternating dry and wet, not watering unless necessary, and watering thoroughly when you do. In the dog days it is also the period when its flower buds form; at this time it must not lack water, and it is best to water it once in the morning and once in the evening. After the leaves fall in autumn, its potting soil should be on the drier side, and it can be watered once every 5-7 days.

Fertilizing: we all know clearly that wintersweet is a plant that likes fertilizer. From April to June, which is the early stage of its flower bud formation, it is best to apply cake fertilizer water once every 10 days, and at the end of June you can topdress once a week, which can promote the formation of flower buds. After autumn begins, fertilize once more, and when repotting you can apply sufficient base fertilizer at the bottom of the pot.

Pruning: if you want wintersweet to have luxuriant branches and leaves year after year, pruning and bud removal are extremely important. After it blooms each year, immediately shorten its old flowering branches; after its new branches grow buds, remove the terminal buds for it, and before long new side branches will grow. Repeat until the flower buds have basically formed.

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