How to prune gardenias:

1. Spring pruning

Gardenias can be pruned once when the plants are moved outdoors in spring. In the spring, keep pruning the gardenia again, mainly by shortening each branch. The purpose is to make the gardenia grow more side branches and make the plant shape fuller.

2. Pruning of small seedlings

Gardenia should be pruned and shaped from the young seedlings, keeping a section of backbone 15cm to 20cm high. Do not let the backbone branches protrude from the soil surface, but should be in the Prune the branches above the backbone of 15cm high. After the gardenia is pruned, the grass can continue to sprout side branches, which can make the plant crown lush and dense.

3. Summer and autumn pruning

Pruning in summer and autumn mainly shortens the long branches, and removes inner branches, diseased branches, dead branches, and weak branches. This is beneficial to It is ventilated and is conducive to the centralized supply of nutrients to other branches, which is conducive to the flowering of gardenias. Of course, pruning should be combined with continuous shaping to avoid affecting the appearance of the plant.

Gardenia can grow new branches four to five times a year, and the taller they grow. At the same time, many new side branches will grow, which become more dense as they grow. If not pruned, it will affect the appearance and its own development. For home potted gardenias, if they grow too high, they will affect the indoor layout, so you should pay attention to pruning.

Pruning can be continued at any time throughout the year to make it dwarfed. In addition, if the branches grow too high and affect the appearance, you can also use lead wire to tighten the branches that are too long and too high to the lowest position by twisting and tying them.