Caring for Your Flowers in the Sweltering Summer: Pruning
Today, the editor will introduce some common knowledge about flower care, specifically on pruning your flowers during the hot summer. Below, the editor will provide a detailed explanation for you.
3. Pruning and Pinching
In the summer, it is possible to pinch the growing tips of ornamental plants that are vigorous, have strong sprouting abilities, and are tolerant to pruning. Pinching involves using fingers to directly remove the tender terminal buds. Main pot plants suitable for pinching include: Elm, Sageretia, Redbead, Silk Tree, Boxwood, wintersweet, Firethorn, Podocarpus macrophyllus, Tamarisk, Elaeagnus, Water Strawberry, Vitex, Dogwood, Wingnut, Fuzhou Tea, Banyan, Daphne, Hupeh Maple, Chinese Wisteria, June Snow, and Michelia. Pruning refers to cutting off a part of the new shoots with scissors to promote the sprouting of lower side buds, creating a beautiful crown or tree shape. Types of pot plants suitable for pruning are mostly woody ornamental plants that are not convenient to pinch with fingers, such as Juniper, Thuja, Sabina, Creeping Juniper, Oak, Cat Thorn, and Sabina.
For those pot plants that bloom continuously for a long time, such as米兰 (Millet), Rose, Jasmine, and珠兰 (Zhu兰花), the faded flowers and stems should be promptly pinched off, and necessary pruning should be done on the flowering branches to promote the sprouting of lower side buds and secondary flowering. For plants like Azalea, Camellia, Tea plum blossom (Meihua), crabapple (Haitang), wintersweet, and Plum Blossom, overly long branches that stand out in the canopy should also be pruned to form a better crown shape.
The above [] introduces some tips and knowledge on caring for your flowers in the summer through pruning. I hope this article brings you some help!