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Wed, Mar 10, 10 at 23:24
| I am so frustrated - I have a winter jasmine (potted as a bonsai). It is very healthy but never blooms.
This year I left it in the unheated breezeway (I live in Michigan so temps were well below freezing). I was so excited to see blooms develop in late winter (February). This last week we had lots of sun - and the buds opened into what look like new foliage growth, not the yellow flowers I have been waiting for. Why won't the darn thing flower in the winter? |
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| It may be infertile, needing a bee and pollination to flower. It may just be a genetic 'lemon'. It may require very specific temperatures and lighting at specific times. Have you done any research? |
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- Posted by davidfromdetroit (My Page) on Thu, Mar 11, 10 at 9:10
| This is my research. I have read a lot online about them, but nothing talks about them flowering or not flowering. The closest I have come is "more sunlight promotes more flowering". But in so many cases I get the best counsel from people who actually grow the specie in question so I was hoping the forum would help me find such a one. |
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| Hello Winter jasmine. "jasminum nudiflorum" This bonzai needs to be kept alomost frozen durning winter . and would enjoy it.. What usually happens is in the winter when u get a warm spell "32f," is when the tree will flower. it only flowers in winter lol...its a hardy plant. minum temp is 15f it flowers at 32f-38. does not like prolonged exposure to sun when tepts are constantly above. 86f. hope it helps lol.. P.S they dont need bee,s lol |
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- Posted by davidfromdetroit (My Page) on Sat, Mar 27, 10 at 21:10
| Thank you - that helps. Perhaps I did not let it get cold enough. I know it was below freezing on many nights, but maybe not enough of them.... |
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- Posted by Tom Krill 4(tomkrill@hotmail.com) onWed, Mar 16, 11 at 13:04
| I am new to Bonsai but bought a 1 gal. potted plant on sale last fall. It looked dead. I put the pot in the ground next to the house with a little mulch around the base of the plant and left it there all winter. It has been down to minus 2 or 3 F. here this winter with snow on and off. It has just bloomed for nearly three weeks and we had it in the house on and off. |
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