Crown formation does not always go perfectly without human intervention. To do this, the plant must be cut. How to trim a Chinese rose room and whether to cut hibiscus for the winter, you will learn from this article.
Why do pruning?
Trimming hibiscus indoor or "Chinese rose", as it is called by the people, is vital. There are several reasons for this:
- To get rid of deformed shoots - over time, some bend, become short and get an irregular shape. It needs to be corrected: cut off the curved ones, in the place of which new ones will grow.
- To shape the plant. The plant is not always able to grow its own lush "hair" on its own - instead, only old shoots grow. That's when cropping is required. Just do not forget that after this the flower spends all its strength on the growth of new shoots, therefore it does not bloom at all, or it blooms only slightly.
- To rejuvenate the plant. Over time, the flower appears a lot of old dried twigs, from which you need to urgently get rid of.
- To get rid of sick shoots. In this case, it is called "sanitary" pruning: remove the affected parts of the plant, capturing the healthy parts.
- That the plant grew well and pleased with abundant flowering. In some cases, spend pruning flower roots, but it happens very rarely - mainly when the root system has grown too large and it does not have enough space in the pot. To act in this case must be very careful - you can damage the roots.
How to form a crown?
There are two ways to form a hibiscus crown: lush crown and horizontal.
Lush crown need to form more carefully and more often than horizontal. Here that someone likes more, which is more suitable for the interior and so on.
One of the benefits of hibiscus is that allows you to have a lush crown and a tall tree.
Pruned ordinary scissors - flower branches are thin for pruner.
It is necessary to cut off the shoots growing parallel to the main branches. Everything dry branches also need delete.
In order for the plant to become lush, it must be cut as follows: take a section about 1/3 above the leaf facing out and cut it off.
Cut hibiscus need every year in spring time. In the autumn, after each flowering, the plant also needs pruning. If this is not done, the side shoots will not grow and there will be no new buds and flowers. Moreover, hibiscus flowers appear only on young shoots.
Therefore, in order for it to bloom, you need as much as possible more often to prune it. In addition, the crown of the plant from this will become thicker and spreading.
It is not recommended to cut in the summer - so you will not wait for flowers.
How to pinch?
Not harmful to hibiscus will be pinching young shoots. This should be done in early spring. You can pinch everything - it does not hurt them.
Pinch hibiscus need to: central escape tie to a support and cut all the sides, leaving 3-5 leaves. Bamboo stick is most often used as a support. If you don’t have one at hand, you can use a pencil, a needle or other handy material that is useful for this role. Due to this procedure, the trunk will be thicker.
It must be remembered that at this time you need to actively feed the plant with nitrogen. When the flower grows to the desired length, it is necessary to pinch its crown, leaving 5-6 well-developed shoots. This is the future crown - it needs to be cut more often to get thick twigs.
Be sure to cut off the so-called "tops" - shoots that grow parallel to the main trunk. Branches growing inside the crown, also need pruning.
So, pruning is required for all plants, and hibiscus too. She is not only called improve the appearance of the flower but also has a good effect on him health and condition.
Crop after each bloom - in spring and autumn. In the autumn you should not carry out this procedure. Need to use ordinary scissors. To form the crown of the plant in two ways: create a lush crown and horizontal. Pinch is also extremely necessary. This will help young shoots grow faster, which means there will be more buds and flowers.
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See how good the Chinese rose is after trimming!
