How to prune Lagerstroemia indica after flowering

Pruning of Lagerstroemia indica after flowering

After Lagerstroemia indica blooms in early summer, it can still bloom for the second time as long as the flower branches are properly pruned in time. After the flowering period of Lagerstroemia speciosa, the plant will soon enter dormancy. At this time, it is necessary to prune Lagerstroemia speciosa, cut off withered branches and overlapping branches, and prune all long and irregular branches, which can save a lot of nutrients and be beneficial to the old and strong branches in the future.

Pruning and flowering of Lagerstroemia indica

Lagerstroemia indica flower buds grow fast and can bloom many times. After the flowers wither in autumn and winter, they are pruned vigorously, so that there are many sprouting branches in spring. After the first flower withers in May, cut off the top of the flower branch and let the axillary buds below sprout and continue to bloom.

The reason why crape myrtle doesn't bloom.

Lagerstroemia indica does not bloom, which may be caused by insufficient nutrition. If the light is insufficient, it will not bloom if it is not trimmed for a long time, and the time has not yet arrived.

How to make Lagerstroemia speciosa bloom more brightly?

If Wei Hua wants to blossom more, he needs to replenish fertilizer in time. Multi-element compound fertilizer and potassium dihydrogen phosphate can be applied twice every month until the leaves fall.

Maintenance method of Lagerstroemia indica after flowering

The weather turns cold after flowering of Lagerstroemia indica, so we should pay attention to adjusting the temperature when curing Lagerstroemia indica, because the cold resistance of Lagerstroemia indica is very weak, so it is best not to lower the environmental temperature above 0 degrees Celsius when curing, otherwise it will easily lead to the death of plants due to low temperature.