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| Just got these tips in an email from Logee's on how to get your Cestrum nocturnum (night blooming jasmine) to bloom. I thought some people would find them helpful:
Growing Tips for Cestrum Nocturnum "The Night Blooming Jasmine"
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| Thanks for the tips, robert. Cestrum to be a growing fiend. If you keep potting it up, it can go from a 12" twig in a 4" pot to 6 feet tall in one season. Definitely need full sun for lots of blooms. Also need lots of water when in pots, as they quickly outgrow their pots. Holding back on water causes those grown in pots to droop and drop buds and flowers prematurely. I haven't noticed the "new growth needs to mature" thing, but maybe my definition of mature is different than theirs. Cestrum blooms on new wood, so pruning and pinching the tips makes for lots more blooms. Pruning gets rid of lots of old wood that won't bloom except at the tips, and lets the plant bush out with lots of new growth. You don't have to prune after each bloom cycle to get more blooms. I get lots and lots of blooms, and prune only when it gets ugly or rangy. |
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