Gardenia has a long flowering period, which can last from May to August, and a flower can last for 3-5 days. The flowering period varies with different regions and climates.
Gardenia feng shui taboo
1, evil spirits and evil spirits
Gardenia flowers are white and flawless, with rich and charming fragrance, which has the geomantic effect of dispelling the evil spirit, driving away evil spirits and avoiding disasters. It can be placed indoors, which is beneficial to the mentality of family members, enhancing the feeling of husband and wife, and making the life, career and work of the host family smooth and smooth.
2. Shelter your home
It is said that gardenia is a fairy fantasy, and it came down to earth to protect a kind-hearted farmer. Putting it at home can play a role in sheltering the family, making the family more warm and avoiding-cutting disasters.
3. Avoid putting it in front of the door
Gardenia has a good meaning of geomantic omen, but it is not suitable to be placed at home. Gardenia belongs to the wood in the five elements. If it is placed at the door, it will lead to indoor yin, destroy indoor geomantic omen and cause disaster at home.
4, avoid the bedroom
Although gardenia can promote the feeling between husband and wife, it can't be placed in the bedroom. Gardenia has a strong fragrance, which will affect people's sleep quality and be harmful to people's health, which will lead to a gloomy atmosphere in the house.
Maintenance methods and matters needing attention of gardenia
1, huatu
It is necessary to prepare slightly acidic soil for gardenia cultivation. Alkaline soil will prevent plants from absorbing iron, thus failing to form chlorophyll normally, resulting in dry leaves and branches. The same amount of sandy loam and peat soil can be mixed evenly as flower soil.
If gardenia doesn't bloom, it may be that the soil is not suitable or the fertilizer is insufficient, and it needs to be improved according to the specific situation.
2, light and temperature
Gardenia likes shade, summer and early autumn, when the sun is in the sky, it needs to be properly covered. The optimum temperature for growth is 18-22℃, and it is safe to overwinter at 5- 10℃. When the temperature is below-10℃, the plants will be frozen.
3. Water and fertilizer management
Gardenia likes to be wet, but it can't accumulate water. Usually, in addition to keeping the flower soil moist, it is also necessary to spray water on the plants frequently to increase the humidity. Control the water properly after budding, otherwise it is easy to fall off.
Thin fertilizer can be applied every 10- 15 days from April, and appropriate amount of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be added in the early flowering stage, and fertilization can be stopped after winter.
4. Breeding method
The common propagation methods are cutting and layering. Cutting is carried out in the rainy season of plum, and the tender branches of about 15 cm are selected and cut into the flower soil. The layering is carried out in April for about 10 days, and the biennial branches of 20-25 cm are selected and buried in the flower soil for about 30 days.
5, sparse buds topping
After the gardenia buds appear, the buds are generally dense, which needs to be properly thinned to prevent the buds from falling.
When the trunk of the plant reaches about 20 cm, topping can be carried out to force the plant to sprout lateral branches and shape the plant.
6, pest control
In summer, diseases such as leaf spot, chlorosis and scale insects are prone to occur, so you can buy chemicals to kill them and isolate them from healthy plants.