P:My dream is to have a beautiful garden, but I'm just getting started, so it will be a long time before this dream comes true. My problem is the Chinese rose.
I grew it from a few centimeters long inoculation. As long as it was not too big (about 50 centimeters), it bloomed beautifully red twice a year. When I transplanted it into a larger pot, I had been looking forward to the rose bloom again for over a year.
It has beautiful dark green leaves and looks he althy. I heard that it is said that tearing off the leaves will "force" it to bloom, and I feel sorry to do that. What to do to make it bloom and how to properly care for it? Are Chinese rose and hibiscus the same plant?
O:The Latin name for the Chinese rose is Hibiscus rosasinensis. The genus Hibiscus (hibiscus) includes many shrubs and herbaceous plants.For example, the autumn blooming bush Hibiscus syriacus - Syrian hibiscus, or Hibiscus sabdariffa - sorrel hibiscus (Sudanese mallow), from which flower cups are prepared a refreshing drink with a beautiful color.
The reason why the Chinese rose does not bloom may be excess nitrogen in the new soil to which it has been transplanted, as well as the lack of pruning.Plants that are more than two years old should be pruned each year in spring before they start sprouting. The Chinese rose does not bloom on the woody parts of the branches.The main shoots should be shortened almost in half, cut above the outward-facing tuft, similar to roses.
By the way, all weak shoots are removed.Plants keep their compact habit and do not lose their vitality. The plant should be placed in a well-lit but not sunny place, regularly watered and fed every 2-3 weeks with fertilizers for flowering plants, containing the appropriate dose of potassium and phosphorus.Flower buds should form on the shoots after 2-3 months.
