Many flower lovers who cultivate gardenias don’t know when is the best time to prune gardenias. They usually let the gardenias grow naturally, but they don’t know that proper pruning can help. It is beneficial to the height of the gardenia plant and prevents the gardenia from growing too long. Gardenia pruning is usually done after flowering, which is around July. During this period, the vigorous growth of gardenia will stop. At this time, pruning and removing the top tips will promote the sprouting of branches, so that the plant will have a beautiful shape and more flowers in the future.

Gardenias also need to be pruned and reshaped in early spring every year to remove leggy branches, weak branches and improperly positioned branches. When pruning around December, you only need to prune off 2-3 pairs of leaves at the ends of the gardenia branches each time. Hope this helps.