How to care for camellias after they bloom in spring: Detailed explanation of camellia care techniques during their dormant period.

How to care for camellias after they bloom in springLet me tell you about how to care for camellias after they bloom in spring and the related topic of detailed maintenance techniques during the dormancy period of camellias. Let's take a look together!Camellias are traditional famous flowers in our country, with vigorous growth, green leaves, beautiful flowers, and many varieties, making them deeply loved by flower enthusiasts. Spring is the blooming season for camellias, after the flowers fade, they enter a brief dormancy period. After a short dormancy, they will start a new round of growth. After camellias fade in spring, enthusiasts should promptly do three things; the plants will grow stronger over the next year!Dormancy period after floweringThe growth of camellias can be divided into two states: reproductive growth and vegetative growth. During reproductive growth, camellias differentiate flower buds, develop flower buds, and bloom; during vegetative growth, camellia plants mainly sprout new buds on the branches, grow new branches, and leaves. When camellias finish reproductive growth, that is, after the flowers fade, they do not immediately switch to vegetative growth. They first enter a brief dormancy, rest and adjust for a period before starting vegetative growth. This period of adjustment is the brief dormancy period. The pruning time is related to temperature differences; with a large temperature difference, the dormancy period will be longer, about one month; with a small temperature difference, the dormancy period will be shorter, about half a month.After entering April, whether it's early-blooming varieties or late-blooming varieties, basically all camellia varieties have finished blooming and entered a brief dormancy period. Flower enthusiasts should seize this time to let their camellias rest well and enter the period of vegetative growth to grow more vigorously.Two main things to do after camellias fadeAfter camellias fade and enter a brief dormancy, we mainly do two things during the dormancy period:1. PruningAfter camellias fade, the withered flowers and branches are still on the plant. If left unattended, they will produce seeds, continuously consuming a lot of nutrients from the plant. To help camellias recover as soon as possible, the first thing we need to do is prune.After camellias fade in spring, there's no need for heavy or strong pruning. Pruning too many branches is also not conducive to later growth. First, remove the残花 along with the flower stems, then observe the overall plant shape. In spring, as temperatures rise, there are often many yellow leaves and withered branches, which should be cut off. If you find diseased branches or weak branches, cut them off as well. For branches that are too long, trim them, and remove some of the dense and intersecting branches to keep the overall plant shape neat and well-ventilated.2. RepottingCamellia roots are relatively developed and have high soil requirements. The pot space is small, and the amount of soil it can hold is limited. After growing for 1-2 years, the nutrients in the soil are basically exhausted and need to be replaced. If you don't repot camellias for a long time, the soil loses its fertility, and the plant cannot absorb enough nutrients, affecting its growth for the whole year.If your camellia has not been repotted for more than two years, you might as well take advantage of the end of the blooming period and the plant's entry into dormancy to repot it. On one hand, camellias in the pruning period are in a state of stagnant growth, and repotting will not have a significant impact on growth. On the other hand, the spring weather is mild, and the temperature is neither cold nor dry, so after repotting, camellia roots adapt to new soil faster than in other seasons.The experience and knowledge shared in this article about how to care for camellias after they bloom in spring and detailed maintenance techniques during the dormancy period of camellias will, I hope, bring you some help after reading this article!