How to Solve Wintersweet Leaves Turning Yellow and Drying Out in Summer? Care Methods and Precautions
Many flower enthusiasts in daily life mistakenly take wintersweet as a kind of plum blossom. In fact, wintersweet and plum blossom are not related at all; they are different. Today let us learn about some cultivation methods and precautions for wintersweet.
Wintersweet is a deciduous clumping shrub, with a relatively long flowering period mainly concentrated from mid-November to March of the following year, and is a winter ornamental flower and tree. However, some varieties bloom in summer, for example the variety summer wintersweet (Calycanthus), which blooms in summer. Wintersweet has strong adaptability to the environment and good cold resistance, and is easy to care for, so many flower enthusiasts choose to grow wintersweet at home.
In terms of light, during the growing period wintersweet needs to be provided with sufficient light, but direct sunlight should also be avoided. Because if it is exposed to the sun for too long, it will cause the leaves of wintersweet to suffer scorching and sunburn, resulting in the phenomenon of leaves turning yellow and drying out. In summer, it is recommended to move wintersweet to a cool and ventilated place, and appropriately spray water around the wintersweet. In terms of watering, it should not be watered too much either; if watered too much, it is easy to cause the roots of wintersweet to have difficulty breathing, leading to the phenomenon of leaves drying out. It is recommended to water in time when the soil looks a little dry, and through water infiltration, keep wintersweet supplied with sufficient water.
During the growth of wintersweet, it can be fertilized reasonably. If it has not been fertilized for a long time, or if the fertilization is not sufficient, the nutrients of wintersweet will be insufficient, which easily causes the phenomenon of its leaves turning yellow and drying out. It is recommended to fertilize once every half a month during the peak growing season of wintersweet; fertilization should not be too much, an appropriate amount is enough. If there is a situation of excessive fertilization, the method of watering heavily to dilute the fertilizer can be used. In addition, wintersweet likes neutral to slightly acidic soil, and also likes slightly acidic water, so sometimes rainwater can also be used to water wintersweet. If tap water is used for watering for a long time, the phenomenon of wintersweet leaves turning yellow and drying out will also occur.