How to Care for wintersweet for a Better Appearance
A comprehensive guide on how to care for wintersweet to enhance its beauty and the maintenance tips for wintersweet potted plants. Let's take a look together with the editor!
The wintersweet is a highly ornamental flower species, mainly produced in the humid and hot southern regions of China. Wintersweet has a long blooming period, and its petals are mostly yellowish-brown. It is a sun-loving plant but can also tolerate a certain degree of shade. Wintersweet prefers a slightly dry environment and should not be cultivated in overly moist conditions. Below, I will introduce to flower enthusiasts how to grow wintersweet from four aspects: soil, temperature, water, and fertilizer.
I. Soil
Wintersweet prefers fertile soil, so the required soil should be fertile and loose. Before planting, choose well-drained light loamy soil that is slightly acidic. You can add an appropriate amount of humus to the soil to improve its fertility and promote wintersweet growth.
II. Temperature
Temperature has a significant impact on the blooming of wintersweet. To promote flowering, it is necessary to apply low temperature treatment to wintersweet in late August, gradually lowering the temperature to 4°C, and after 14 days of low temperature treatment, gradually raise the temperature to 16°C. From mid-September, place the wintersweet in an environment of 30°C, and by mid-October, the wintersweet will bloom.
III. Water
Wintersweet is relatively drought-tolerant but afraid of waterlogging. In maintenance, it is necessary to adhere to the principle of "no watering when not dry, and watering thoroughly when watering," to ensure that wintersweet does not rot roots due to excessive moisture, affecting germination differentiation; nor does it cause bud drop and branch shrinkage due to overly dry soil. It is important to note that during the scorching summer, more water should be provided than in general seasons to ensure normal growth of wintersweet.
IV. Fertilizer
Wintersweet is a plant that enjoys fertilizer. When fertilizing, it is important to choose fertilizers with higher phosphorus and potassium content, apply less nitrogen fertilizer to prevent bud drop. Before the start of the summer heat, apply fertilizer three times a month, and one to two times before and after winter, which helps to make the flowers bloom abundantly, with good shape and strong fragrance.
Have you understood the detailed introduction of how to care for wintersweet for a better appearance and the maintenance tips for wintersweet potted plants provided above?