8 Reasons Why Jasmine Flower Not Blooming
There are many varieties of jasmine flower, each requiring specific conditions for blooming efficiently. The alluring scent and delicate appearance of jasmine blossoms make them a popular plant for gardens and landscapes.
In this article, I will cover the most common factors that cause hindrance in blooming your jasmine at the fullest. To make your garden or backyard blooms with lovely scent of these flowers, you must take care of the following eight (8) reasons:
- Inadequate Sunlight
- Water Requirements
- Nutrition for the Plant
- Application of the Right Fertilizer
- Pruning Techniques
- Placement of Plant
- Environmental Temperature
- Age of Plant
Let’s have a look at these factors in detail and right solutions.
Inadequate Sunlight
You have planted jasmine with full foliage but flowers are not blooming the way it should. So, it might be possible that your plant is not getting the enough sunlight. Jasmine is a native variety of Asian countries and it grows in full sunlight except that of winter jasmine. Most of the species need sunlight of 6-8 hours.
If you have grown or planted your chameli (Jasmine Flower) indoors, make sure to place it at the sunniest side of your home in order to get the full energy to bloom and to avoid any kind of stress. So be sure to give the sunlight energy to your plant to make your flowers bloom.
Water Requirements
Insufficient water availability can cause buds to drop prematurely, reducing the number of flowers produced. Furthermore, drought stress may delay the onset of flowering in jasmine plants.
If jasmine plants face prolonged water shortage, leaves may turn yellow and start to droop and wilt leading to the death of the whole plant at the end.
As drought is undesirable, the same is for overwatering in jasmine plants. Excessive irrigation can cause root rot in jasmine which also inhibits growth and if not identified timely and treated, plant will die.
Whenever top soil feels dry, apply irrigation.
Asiatic jasmine and Star jasmine are drought tolerant varieties. Most of the varieties require moist soil and can not tolerate drought period for longer time.
Nutrition for Plants
The right amounts of essential (macro and micro) nutrients are necessary for healthy growth and full bloom.
At first, prepare a nutrient dense soil that must contain compost and well-rotted manure to give it a complete growth medium.
For efficient yield, you can apply around 1-inch layer of the mulch but it must not come in contact with stems to avoid rot.
Application of Right Fertilizer
Fertilizers are the core ingredient in the whole journey of flowering the jasmine plant. But you should apply fertilizers in very right proportion. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are the three main fertilizers required by the jasmine plant for growth and to bloom at the fullest.
Over-application of fertilizer results in more leaves to grow instead of flowers, and your plants will look so spindly but not attractive.
Preferably apply homemade organic fertilizers for overall best growth and full blooming. However, you can get fertilizers easily from the market.
During the winter season, the jasmine plant is dormant, so avoid using fertilizer because an excessive amount get accumulate into the soil and it may get wasted.
Q: What is the best time to fertilize jasmine plants?
The best time to fertilize jasmine plants is in the spring. Fertilizing at this time supports healthy growth, promote foliage development, and encourage blooming.
Q: which fertilizer promotes more flowering in jasmine plant?
Use a fertilizer with a higher ratio of phosphorus than nitrogen and potassium for more flowering.
Pruning Process
Pruning is one of the important process and encourages overall growth. However, it is recommended not to prune jasmine during summers and spring because in these seasons flowering is at its higher extent so pruning during these time will cause to prevent flowering with full energy.
The right time to prune is during winters and autumn. Do not cut jasmine near to the main stem this can impair the plant’s ability to grow into younger blooms.
The second most important thing is the way you prune your plant, try your best to cut in a way that will foster the growth in horizontal direction instead vertically because vertical growth will result in less flowering.
Use clean and proper equipments to prune your young and fresh plant otherwise you will lose the flowering plant.
Placement of Plant
If you have planted a jasmine at a location where it can’t receive the adequate sunlight so you must change its location immediately otherwise it will start getting die. Jasmine needs full sunlight and the plants exposed to full sunlight get more flowering relative to those exposed to partial shades.
The right drainage soil and place is the best combination that will make your jasmine bloom in the corner of your house and diffuse its adorable fragrance.
Environmental Temperature
Ideal environmental conditions will play a very important role in helping your jasmine to display flowers. Prevent plant from such environmental conditions discussed below:
- Wind velocity: High wind velocity increases the chances to damage the plant and stop flowering, so place near walls or fence where higher winds will not try to damage them.
- Well-nourished soil: A nutrient-deficient soil will slow down the flowering process, a well drainage soil with all proper nutrients like compost, mulch, leaf-molds aid in blooming jasmine.
- Pots and containers: Pots must contain small holes at basal side to ensure proper drainage. Water your plant regularly especially if you have placed your plant in small pots. Change the pots and containers when plants grow larger.
Age of Plant
I hope you are not type of person who just planted jasmine plant and expecting the flowers quickly!
In general, most jasmine plants will start flowering once they reach maturity, which typically occurs when the plant is around 2 to 3 years old.
So patiently, fertilize your plants, irrigate, do pruning and wait for blooming.
Final Thoughts
Jasmine are whitish flowers with adorable fragrances. Growing jasmine is the easiest way to adopt, you just have to select the correct variety, consider environmental conditions, right place, fertilizers and other important factors that have discussed above. So go for planting jasmine but never led your plant under stressful condition, if you found jasmine not flowering go and check for above factors. And take corrective measures accordingly.
Happy Flowering!
I am Yasir Riaz, an Agronomist for more than a decade. Helping local farmers and Gardeners to improve their crops and Gardens and overall productivity. In addition to my work in agriculture, I have also delved into the digital world as an SEO writer and blogger. Through my blog, I aim to educate and inspire others about the Chameli Flower (Jasmine).
