Gardenia jasmine - decoration of the apartment

Gardenia jasmine is the representative of the family of the lunar and evergreen shrubs. In the room, this plant grows to 50 centimeters, while in natural or greenhouse plants it can reach one and a half meters. Flowers are single, and also collected in inflorescences, up to 6 pieces in each. They reach 7 centimeters in diameter, have a white color and a very pleasant smell. Flowering gardenia in summer and even in autumn.

Gardenia jasmine - care of the plant

This flower likes frequent spraying, which in hot weather must be carried out several times a day. It is also necessary to permanently remove yellowed flowers and leaves. Cropped gardenia jasmine in spring and autumn. The plant is very beautiful, but requires increased care. In order to get a healthy and actively flowering specimen, you will have to make a lot of efforts. Particular attention should be given to the soil that you have chosen for planting, it should not be very acidic. In the cold season, the soil should not be supercooled, and the plant does not tolerate drafts.

In order to succeed in growing gardenia, the following conditions must be met:

1. Since jasmine gardenia is a heat-loving plant, in winter the temperature should not be below 16, but at the same time and not more than 22 ° C. If the temperature is higher than this, you must maintain high humidity. Do not allow significant temperature fluctuations in the room.
2. To the plant developed well, it should be on the sunny side, but it must be closed and do not allow direct sunlight. If this happens all the time, then the leaves will have traces of burns. In winter, the plant tolerates direct sunlight.
3. In the spring-summer period, jasmine-like gardenia requires frequent and abundant watering, in winter it is slightly reduced. The plant does not like the drying of the soil, and the stagnation of water in it. Water for irrigation should be taken only soft, and it should be warm.
4. To feed indoor flowers of gardenia in the period of flowering and active growth is recommended twice a month. For this, liquid potassium fertilizers are used, but the dose is taken half as much as specified in the instructions. Also, twice a year, it is necessary to make iron-containing preparations that will lower the acidity level of the soil.
5. Gardening should be constantly sprayed, but use only warm and soft water. When spraying, you should avoid it falling on the opened flowers, as well as on buds.
6. Transplant the plant usually in two years, it should be done in the spring. The acidity of the soil for the comfortable existence of gardenia should be within the pH range 4.5-5.5. Also, when laying the flowerpot, it is necessary to provide for the presence of good drainage.
7. This plant reproduces by cuttings, which are harvested in February-March. During their rooting, they also need to spray. It is possible to root cuttings both in soil and in water, while rooting stimulants can be used.

Possible difficulties in growing

If the plant has little light, the leaves will turn yellow, there will be no flowering. In this case, you must choose a different place for the flower.

When yellow leaves appear on the leaves, it is necessary to increase the acidity of the soil. When in a room where gardenia is grown, a low temperature, that is, less than 16 degrees, flowers and buds begin to crumble, therefore, a favorable temperature for gardenia should be observed.

If there is lime in the soil or it is not acidic enough, the plant will not bloom.

Also, the plant can be affected by various pests, when detected which must be treated with an insecticide.