The cutting effect of Chimonanthus praecox is better in summer, when plants are more active and easy to take root. After summer, the short dormancy period in autumn can store the nutrition of branches. At present, the survival rate of cutting is very low, and the branches bloom before they take root. Every plant consumes a lot of nutrients when it blooms, which makes it more difficult for it to take root. Now your cuttings are blooming, but this is a false phenomenon of plants. Flowering consumes nutrients and water inside the branches.

So if you want him to grow up, you must remove all the buds, otherwise you can't live if you consume a lot of nutrition. It is suggested to choose the leafy branches that just grew last year and water them frequently to keep the soil moisture.

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Chimonanthus praecox ) link (Flora of China), English name: Winter? Sweet, Chinese alias: Jinmei, Chimonanthus praecox, Chimonanthus praecox and Huang Meihua.

Chimonanthus of Chimonanthaceae is a deciduous shrub, often clustered. The leaves are opposite, elliptic-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, and peanuts grow in axillary branches in the second year, with flowers first and leaves later, which are fragrant and 2~4 cm in diameter. Tepals are round, oblong, obovate, oval or spoon-shaped, glabrous; Filaments longer than or equal to anthers; Anthers inflexed, glabrous, style 3 times as long as ovary, hairy at base. Receptacle is nearly lignified, its mouth is contracted, and there are hairy creatures that are drilled and lanceolate.

Cultivated varieties are Fraxinus mandshurica, diesel Chimonanthus praecox and Apocynum venetum. Chimonanthus praecox is native to Central China, and likes sunshine, but it is also slightly tolerant to shade, cold and drought, so it is called "Chimonanthus praecox". Light loam which is not strict with soil quality and has good drainage is suitable.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Chimonanthus praecox