Water Jasmine plant, how one does not know this flower plant. It’s such a lovely flower and attractive plant at the garden with tiny leaves and strong branches. They can make fragrance out of your garden, or you call it “fragrance garden”. Because, tiny white flowers have a good scent that you will love it. Besides, Water Jasmine plant is one of the most popular bonsai. You can create your own bonsai by yourself. That is interesting thing!
If you smell Water Jasmine flowers, the scent is fantastic. Such as Rose flower in your garden, or any other fragrance flower around your garden. Rose flower has a good fragrance and beautiful flower. They have many colours, and many varieties. I think all of people know about that. And so is Water Jasmine flower plant, I believe some of you know this plant too. Even if they do not have any other colour, but it is interesting plant.
Why are we planting plants and flowers in our garden? If you ask me, I give your this answer, “I love flower and plant”. That’s it? Yes it is!. That’s my answer for your question. But, you must understand, it has important impact to our life. We love flowers and plants, then we grow them all. So, what are you getting by this activity? Well, your home look green and peaceful. It means, there are many such good things around. What is that? It could be ants, butterflies, dragonflies, caterpillar, worms, grasshopper, spider, or even birds. That’s interesting things that would be happen in you life. When you planting plants or flowers, it means you are creating a circle of other life there.
Water Jasmine flower plant is a unique plant. If you grow them on the ground, it doesn’t need special maintenance. ‘Cause the flowers will bloom when the time comes. But, when you grow them in a pot, then they need special maintenance. Especially if you want the flower come out. What should we do? These are my neighbour advices! First, they need more water. Give them water every day. In Singapore, the climate is hot so it needs twice a day or three times a day watering. They consume water much. Secondly, this is important, pluck their leaves. When you see your Water Jasmine plant full in leaves, then you have to pluck their leaves. What is it for? My neighbour said, it is to stimulate flowering. Third, cut the branch. Don’t let them have a long branches. Fourth, Water Jasmine plant loves sunshine. Place them on the right place that they catch up the sunshine. Fifth, give your Water Jasmine plant organic fertilizer, such as chicken fertilizer. For me, chicken fertilizer is the best one for my plants and flowers.
I have been growing Water Jasmine plant for 15 months. My neighbour gave me some branches of them, 4 branches. Two of them have been growing until now. I think it easy to take care Water Jasmine plant. But it would be difficult to get them flowering. I have tried to get my Water Jasmine plant flowering. It isn’t always success. But now, my Water Jasmine plant are blooming. That is really beautiful time.
Well, if you are growing Water Jasmine plant in a pot, you have to try hard to take care of them. It’s easy, but it would be difficult sometimes. We must try hard to make them flowering. In the end, it will worth it. Your garden become a attractive garden with fragrance flower there.
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