7 things to note when pruning potted flowers, after pruning more flowers and lush branches

For potted flowers at home, to improve their ornamental value, their plant shape needs to be constantly trimmed. Some flowers, after trimming, burst with flower branches, while some potted plants look even more beautiful after trimming. Potted plants with high ornamental value are all shaped by the skillful hands of flower lovers. So when trimming flowers, which key points must be mastered,

let's look at them one by one below.

1. Purpose of plant trimming

Trimming potted flowers is mainly to make the plant's appearance more beautiful; moreover, some herbaceous flowers bloom more vigorously after trimming, and some flowers can be encouraged to branch more after trimming, making the plant more robust. Through trimming, some flowers can also be made to fill out their pots, such as baby's breath.

2. Pinching

Pinching means nipping off the tender buds at the top of the flower's stem. The purpose of pinching is to stimulate the growth of lateral buds on the lower part of the stem and effectively increase the number of branches on the stem. For herbaceous flowers, pinching can be done at the seedling stage or in the early stage after potting, which can effectively promote the sprouting of branches and make the plant shape more compact.

Some flowers can be pinched multiple times during the growth period, which can promote more branching; the more branches, the more flowers naturally bloom, thereby achieving a full-pot effect, such as moss rose, petunia, and so on.

After pinching, woody flowers can not only be encouraged to branch more, but also promote flower bud differentiation and keep the plant dwarfed, such as gardenia, osmanthus, and so on.

3. Thinning and pruning of the plant

Thinning and pruning mainly means cutting off overlapping, overly dense, and overly long branches, as well as surplus lateral branches and weak branches, and also cleaning away diseased branches and dead branches together. The main purpose is to keep the plant's appearance neat and make the whole look very comfortable.

For woody flowers, cutting off overly dense, irregularly crossing branches, including leggy branches, weak branches, dead branches, diseased branches, or surplus inner branches and basal shoots, can improve the air circulation and ventilation inside the plant and benefit its growth.

4. Heavy pruning of branches

Heavy pruning generally means cutting short 1/2 or 1/3 of the branches of the whole plant, usually leaving 10-20 cm at the base of the plant; heavy pruning can promote new branches to sprout from the base. It is usually used on potted flowers that are too tall or growing very weakly, such as moss rose, bougainvillea, and jasmine.

5. Removing spent flowers

Removing spent flowers is a task often done in the process of growing potted flowers, mainly removing faded spent flowers. Removing spent flowers has three benefits: first, it reduces the continued consumption of nutrients; second, it keeps the plant beautiful; third, it encourages flower buds to continue growing.

Of course, different flowers are handled in different ways. For example, after clivia finishes blooming, cut off the flower stalk together with the spent flowers. After kalanchoe finishes blooming, the spent flowers need to be cut off together with the pair of leaves below the inflorescence. After primrose finishes blooming, remove the petals.

6. Removing flower buds

Removing flower buds is mainly to make the flowers bloom larger. Generally, on one flowering branch, keep only one flower bud and remove all the rest, which can effectively concentrate nutrients. For example, for camellia and Chinese rose, in pursuit of larger flowers,

you can remove flower buds and keep a single flower bud on one flowering branch, thus achieving the effect of larger blooms.

7. Root pruning

Root pruning of flowers is generally done together with repotting. It mainly trims the main roots or damaged root system. Often during the repotting process, old roots, rotten roots, diseased roots, overly dense roots, or weak roots are sorted out. After the roots are trimmed, new roots can be encouraged to grow, allowing the flowers to grow better.