What are the uses of winter jasmine? What are the habits of winter jasmine?

Winter jasmine is a flower rich in cultural connotations and symbolic meanings. In China, winter jasmine is called "Yingchunyan", which means peace every year, spring returning to the earth, and everything going well. It is widely cultivated in the north and south of my country and is a typical spring-heralding flower. It is suitable for garden planting. Let's learn about its living habits below! I hope you can know more about it.

Contents of this article

1. What are the uses of jasmine?

2. What are the habits of jasmine?

3. How to prune winter jasmine

What are the uses of jasmine?

Uses: Widely cultivated in the north and south of my country, it is a typical spring-heralding flower. Suitable for courtyard planting, it can be planted alone in the corner of the courtyard, or on the lawn, slope, or around the house; it can also be planted as a flower tube or bonsai. Placing cliff-style or semi-cliff-style bonsai of winter jasmine on the balcony can add a touch of spring. Flowers, leaves, and young branches can all be used as medicine. Flowers are collected in spring, and leaves are collected in summer. Use fresh or dried. Leaves are used as medicine to reduce swelling and detoxify, treat swelling, pain, malignant sores, and injuries from jumping; flowers can reduce fever and promote diuresis, treat fever, headache, and hot and painful urination. Both leaves and roots contain syringin and jasmine glycoside.

What are the habits of jasmine?

Habits: It likes light, slightly shade-tolerant; relatively cold-resistant, can be cultivated in the open field in Beijing; likes moisture, is drought-tolerant, and afraid of waterlogging; has no strict requirements on soil, is salt-alkali-tolerant, and can be planted except in low-lying areas. The root germination power is very strong, and the part of the branch tip that touches the ground is also very easy to take root.

How to prune winter jasmine

How to prune winter jasmine:

1. Prune the branches within 10 days after the flowers wither, leaving 2 to 3 flower buds on each branch.

2. Apply nitrogen fertilizer twice after pruning, once every 10 days, to promote the growth of new branches.

3. When the new branches grow to 15 cm, apply phosphorus fertilizer again 3 times, once every 7 days. This can promote the formation of flower buds and the development of buds and flowering.

Winter jasmine pruning techniques:

1. When planting, there should be sufficient basal fertilizer in the basin, and plenty of water and fertilizer should be used to grow the plants until mid-July, when pruning is just in time.

2. To ensure beautiful shape, you can prune back in late March and early April. After the side buds grow out, remove some of them according to the growth of the branches.