How to prune a desert rose: Illustrated guide to pruning methods for desert roses

How to prune a desert roseThis article focuses on knowledge about pruning desert roses and illustrated pruning methods for green plants and flowers. Let's follow the editor to explore this topic!Desert roses are a type of flowering plant that many people cultivate. Firstly, they are not expensive, and secondly, they are relatively easy to care for, blooming continuously throughout the year. This makes everyone who sees them want to buy a few to grow at home. However, when grown at home with normal watering and fertilizing, they only bloom one or two flowers at a time, which doesn't look beautiful. Is there something wrong with the operation?In fact, if you want desert roses to bloom more, it doesn't matter if the seedlings are small or the branches are few. We just need to prune them properly. If you master the pruning method, they can bloom more flowers and the blooming period will be longer. Today, I will discuss the pruning method for desert roses and the need to combine "3 elements" to turn them into a "small flowering tree."PruningIf you buy a desert rose with few branches, one or two, even if you take good care of it later, it will only bloom at the top of these one or two branches. The flowers won't be many and won't look good, making it difficult to achieve the look of a plant that blooms profusely. Therefore, pruning is necessary.When you buy a seedling, you should not prune it immediately. Instead, let it adapt to the pot and grow normally in your home. When you see that it starts growing and the main stem is firm, then you can prune. When pruning, just leave three to five centimeters above the last bud position and cut off the top. After cutting, the wound will ooze water, which should be gently wiped away with a tissue until it stops. Then apply a healing agent or carbendazim to the wound to prevent infection.How to prune a desert rosePruning should be done on sunny days, so that after pruning, it will quickly grow lateral branches. The remaining three to five centimeters of branches may grow into two, three, or even four branches. Regardless of the number, when these branches grow to six to ten centimeters and the main stem below is relatively thick, prune again, also leaving three to five centimeters.After pruning, since we have pruned many branches at once, each remaining branch can grow multiple lateral buds. When these buds grow out, continue to prune using this method until you see that the top has many lateral buds and the crown is full. At this point, stop pruning, and it will quickly enter the blooming period. Then, the flowers will bloom beautifully because the more lateral branches there are, the more flowers will bloom at the top of the branches, achieving the effect of a full bloom.When pruning, we must remember that there must be sufficient sunlight, as new buds will grow thicker and stronger in充足 sunlight and will not become leggy. Also, pruning should be done on sunny days and during the plant's vigorous growing season when the temperature is not lower than 20 degrees. This way, you can grow many branches, and the more branches there are, the more flowers will bloom. Pruning should be combined with the three elements: sunlight, fertilizing, and watering.