How to grow Aglaia odorata? Pay attention to these four points and you can grow it well

Aglaia odorata (Chinese perfume plant), just hearing the name makes us think of yellow petals. Summer and autumn are the periods when Aglaia odorata blooms most vibrantly. With good care, it can bloom multiple times a year, with an extremely fragrant scent. It has similarities to the scent of orchids. Today we will take you through its growing habits and how to care for it so it blooms more.

Growing habits of Aglaia odorata:

It prefers a warm, humid environment with plenty of sunlight, is not cold-tolerant, and is slightly shade-tolerant. The best soil is loose, fertile, slightly acidic soil, and the winter temperature should not be lower than 10°C. Aglaia odorata grows in sparse forests or shrublands of low-altitude mountain areas. Aglaia odorata likes warmth, sun, and fertilizer. The optimal growing temperature is 20°C~25°C. Under normal circumstances, with plenty of sunlight and higher temperatures (around 30°C), the flowers produced have a strong fragrance.

If it is placed in a shaded spot in summer and at the same time given a large amount of nitrogen fertilizer, it will cause Aglaia odorata not to bloom or to bloom little with a faint scent. Therefore, during its growth and development period, Aglaia odorata needs to be kept outdoors in a place with plenty of sunlight, and care should be taken to appropriately apply more liquid fertilizer containing more phosphorus. It is best to apply fully decomposed alum fertilizer water made by soaking crushed bone meal, fish bones, chicken bones, etc., and often supplement with chemical fertilizers containing more phosphorus or fermented rice washing water, etc. All of these help with flower bud formation, making it bloom more, with golden-yellow color and a fresh fragrance. Aglaia odorata likes a warm, humid environment with plenty of sunlight, is relatively not cold-tolerant, and is slightly shade-tolerant. The optimal growing temperature is 20°C~25°C. Moreover, the soil for growing Aglaia odorata should preferably be loose, fertile, slightly acidic soil, and the winter temperature should not be lower than 10°C.

1. Sufficient light and suitable temperature:

Aglaia odorata is light-loving and needs to be guaranteed 8 hours of light per day. Under conditions of around 30°C and sufficient light, its leaves are dark green, it blooms more, and the fragrance is strong. Throughout the entire growing season, it should be placed in a well-ventilated, sunny place. Never place it in a shaded spot for care; even in summer it should be given full sunlight.

2. Reasonable use of fertilizer:

Fertilizer is the key to Aglaia odorata blooming more. Aglaia odorata is fond of fertilizer because it blooms many times, and each time it finishes blooming it consumes a large amount of nutrients. If fertilizer is not applied in time to replenish them, it will be difficult for it to bloom again. In early spring, apply a dilute liquid fertilizer mainly based on nitrogen fertilizer. To bloom more, phosphorus fertilizer is essential. Starting in mid-May, in order to promote flower bud formation, a fertilizer mainly based on phosphorus fertilizer can be applied.

From June to mid-October, Aglaia odorata enters its vigorous growth period and blooming period. The phosphorus fertilizer concentration can be a bit stronger, so that Aglaia odorata can continuously receive nutrient supplementation during the blooming period, and the flowers will open one after another. From mid-October all the way into winter, Aglaia odorata goes dormant indoors, and fertilization should be paused.

3. Reasonable watering:

Aglaia odorata likes moisture. When watering, strictly follow the principle of "water when dry, stop when wet." If the amount of water in the pot is too little, it will cause leaves to turn yellow and fall off or buds to wither. Summer is the peak growing season for Aglaia odorata, and its water demand increases accordingly, generally watering once a day. In hot and dry weather, in addition to watering once in the morning and once in the evening each day, you can spray the leaves two or three times a day.

4. Proper pruning:

When Aglaia odorata grows too densely, cut off useless branches that do not bloom and crossing branches, to facilitate ventilation and air flow, and to make the plant grow more side branches and bloom more.

If we pay attention to the above four points, our Aglaia odorata can stay evergreen through the four seasons and continuously produce richly fragrant flowers.