P:I was given a plant called Cestrum Nocturnum as a gift. I don't know anything about her. Please give me some information.
O:Cestrum nocturnum belongs to the familynightshadeIt isevergreen shrubquite loose, which in its homeland (Central and South America and the Antilles) grows to3.5 m tall and wideIn our climate, grown in a container will not grow to that size. It has a slender habit with overhanging shoots that grow profusely at the base.
In late summer, pale green flowers appear on the shrub, which smell sweet in the evenings and at night. After pollination,green fruitappear initially, which when ripeturn whiteThese shrubs tolerate pruning relatively well. To obtain a compact habit, prune them every year afterfloweringThe plant requires a sunny position and well-drained, medium fertilitynejsoil, in summermoistand regularlyfertilizedPlants with red flowers are cultivars or other species of this genus.
P:Gardening: when can you prune jasmine and viburnum?
O:Both of these shrubs can be trimmed every 2 years withcutting regulatingitranslucentThe regulating cut prevents the shrubs from overgrowing, giving them a regular shape and stimulating abundant flowering.
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Properly pruned jasmine tree will enjoy its lush lump full of flowers every season (Photo: Fotolia.com) |
They are carried out after flowering. Then we trim the shoots by1/3 of their length , above the bud facing the outside of the crown, so that later new shoots do not thicken the inside of the bush. X-ray cutting is the removal of shoots that overly thicken the bush. Afterx-rayingthe plant should have about half lessbranchesthan before this treatment. This pruning is doneearly in spring , before the beginning of vegetation, and the oldest shoots are completely removed at theirbase
