mudd
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Post by mudd on Jun 18, 2016 23:39:25 GMT
I have had a mock orange for 8 or 9 years, it's 8 ' high and hasn't bloomed for me. I have not pruned some years, and cut out the old wood in others. My ph is about 6.5. This year I have threatened to take it down to half size and remove all old wood---now 1 tiny little branch has buds. What to do to make it bloom for me??
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 19, 2016 4:59:14 GMT
I have had a mock orange for 8 or 9 years, it's 8 ' high and hasn't bloomed for me. I have not pruned some years, and cut out the old wood in others. My ph is about 6.5. This year I have threatened to take it down to half size and remove all old wood---now 1 tiny little branch has buds. What to do to make it bloom for me?? Welcome to GWD mudd, !! Mock Orange not flowering - what a shame, mine is wonderful at the moment ....oops shouldn't rub it in...hahahaha!! Not sure, except that pruning, straight after flowering normally, helps. I actually have never pruned mine but I have a dwarf variety Philadelphus Sybille. owdboggy, Tig, Geranium, andy and others - any ideas ?? |
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Post by Geranium on Jun 19, 2016 5:36:19 GMT
Hallo mudd and welcome to the forum. I think I'd prune it as usual after it flowers, even if it's only a few of them, then remember to feed it especially in the early spring. It sounds as though it's put all its energy into leaf growth rather than flower production - or - did you prune it early in the year by any chance? As I said, after flowering is the right time. Earlier pruning would have chopped off the potential buds.  |
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Post by andy on Jun 19, 2016 5:48:24 GMT
As mentioned Mudd, pruning after flowering is the way to encourage more flowers for next year.
Have you tried feeding it....maybe a general slow release fertilizer such as growmore now and then trying a liquid feed next may....just once a week before it flowers.
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Post by Jilly on Jun 19, 2016 9:48:32 GMT
Hi mudd, and  strange you should mention this now as I was only in my front garden yesterday swearing at mine  . It's years old and a very strong grower, it's on the boundary between me & nextdoor. I have to prune my side so that I can get down the path, but as the others have said I always do it directly after flowering, but I still only get a few flowers my side. Nextdoor's garden is a wilderness & that side has never been pruned ever & that side is positively dripping with flowers  |
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Post by Tig on Jun 20, 2016 9:42:59 GMT
Can I ask if it has ever flowered well mudd? Does it get full sun or is it in part shade? I had one many years ago and it was a particularly poor specimen in terms of the number of flowers, but blackfly used to love it and it was smothered in them every year! I did try cutting it back after others in my area had flowered, and fed it, but in the end I took it out and planted something else. My neighbour has one, it is hardly ever pruned and it doesn't get fed, but it is hanging over our fence smothered in flowers. There are some lovely varieties on the market these days. |
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