I have an indoor gardenia that I can't get to bloom. I have read that pruning at the end of the season helps, but I'm not sure how to do it or when. The plant is in good health generally.
I've had it for three years and it's gotten very tall, but it hasn't bloomed since I first got it. It's also getting very leggy. The only other issue I have with it is periodic pest issues. The pests I see usually look like fruit flies and go away with soap pest treatment.
Thank you for your help!
Hardiness Zone: 7a
By Felicia from New York, NY
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This might sound off the wall, but it works like you would not believe. I have had a Gardenia plant know for 11 years. The first 9 years it would bloom and it would grow about an inch a year. I would fertilize it and water it faithfully. It had maybe 20 or thirty blooms on it and the blooms would turn and fall off after a couple of days. Then by accident I watered it with Urine. You can not believe what happened in a few days. The plant looked a lot better and started to grow, I mean grow. The Gardenia bush has grown over 1 1/2 feet in about 6 months.
I read your comment about adding urine to the gardenia tree. Is it a tree planted outdoors or indoors? I think if it's indoors it will smell at the end of the day!
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