Gardenia is a plant that likes acidic environment. Only when the growth environment remains acidic, can Gardenia grow vigorously and the amount of flowers can be guaranteed.When maintaining, you need to provide acidic soil, when mixing soil, you can add a little retted pine sawdust, watering is best to use rainwater, so as to maintain acidity, you can also add a little vinegar, ferrous sulfate, citric acid and so on in tap water.
Gardenia is difficult to grow normally in alkaline environment, which will lead to yellowing of leaves, weakening of growth, failure to blossom normally, and even death.Especially in the northern region, because the soil and water tend to be alkaline, so attention should be paid to the maintenance, as far as possible to create an acidic growth environment for plants.
Gardenia can bask in the sun, it is a kind of plant that likes sufficient sunshine, ensure sufficient light irradiation, can synthesize nutrient through photosynthesis.The illumination intensity of different season is different, want to be distinguished somewhat so, spring autumn season is lying to grow the period of rapid, need gives it sufficient illumination, put the place with bright light, summer assures good sunshine, but because illumination is too strong, cannot insolate so, the winter should be put in the place with strong light, more contact sunshine illuminate.
