I have a 4 year old Mock Orange. The tag that was on it called it "Philadelphus". I have only every had one bloom on it . The fall before I did a major pruning on it, hoping that might help. It looks healthy and is growing well but is not growing out of control. Can someone offer me some help. The mock oranges I see growing everywhere are full of bloom......
2006-09-22 04:19:38 · 5 answers · asked by daredheadedwench 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The 5-10-5 suggestion is a good one. You can get 15-30-15, 15-20-10, almost any combination of numbers. Just make sure the middle number is highest. About pruning, if you have the space, don't prune it at all. If you have to, prune it immediately after the blooms have faded. If it were my mock orange, though, I'd think about how much sun it was getting, the more the better, and at least 6 hours direct a day. If none of this applies, as the comment above says, just wait!
2006-09-22 07:41:40 · answer #1 · answered by hoperd2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philadelphus Pruning
2016-12-17 13:54:45 · answer #2 · answered by swarn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phosphorus causes flower bud formation. It's possible you pruned the buds off or you may have a phosphorus deficiency in the soil. You can go to a good L&G center and get a bag of Super Phosphate and spread it around the drip line according to the instructions.
You can also get phosphorus by getting a complete fertilizer with a higher middle number, like 5-10-5. It doesn't have to be those numbers, it's just an example. Phosphorus is the middle number.
2006-09-22 05:22:32 · answer #3 · answered by college kid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How sad, what on earth could be causing this??? The only thing I can think of is are you in a drought situation, or were you in a drought last summer. It might not have had enough water. There is just one more thing I can think of and that is to buy liquid fertilizer such as Miracle-Gro's Bloom Booster and spray the leaves. Wait 14 days and spray the leaves again. Stop the spray fertilizer around the first of August so the shrub can get ready for the long winter months. I don't know how long ago you fertilized the shrub, but wait awhile before using the liquid. Start a good water schedule.
2016-03-27 02:26:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your Philadelphus is still a young plant. By pruning it hard last fall, the young shoots , which would have flowered this year, were removed.
A mature Philadelphus requires only the removal of old wood after flowering, the young shoots have to be retained, because they will flower the following year.
2006-09-22 04:41:24 · answer #5 · answered by hildegard r 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋