Why do Clerodendrum leaves turn yellow and fall

Clerodendrum is truly a miracle among indoor plants. Its large green leaves, shoots that can take the shape of a tree or liana, complement the apartment with notes of the tropics, warmth and exoticism. But it so happens that the flower does not want to open its buds. What is the reason, below in the article.

Why does clerodendrum not bloom?

Many growers believe that this flower has good energy and brings female happiness to the house. The green handsome man is a lover of the warmth of the African and American tropics. There, its vines reach up to 4 m in length, green leaves cover the entire length of the shoots every year, falling off during the cold snap. The shoots grow stiff, which makes it possible to grow this plant as a tree or a bush.

Blooming contrasting handsome

Flowering occurs from early spring to the first days of autumn. At home, most often you can find Mrs. Thompson's Clerodendrum and Clerodendrum Prospero. For Thomson species and Prospero's clerodendrum, home care is the same, they differ only in shape and color palette.

If left long, the plant can pull its shoots up, requiring a garter, or fall down from a hanging pot.

The conditions for keeping an evergreen representative of the Verbenov family are simple. The lack of flowering is associated precisely with insufficient care. Main reasons:

• improper care during hibernation of the plant;
• incorrect exit from a state of rest;
• lack of top dressing or untimely soil replacement;
• incorrect cropping.

How Thomson's clerodendrum with red stamens and snow-white Prospero bloom

Difficulties of home care

Particular attention should be paid to the phyto-friend during periods of rest and recovery from it. With the onset of winter, it should be placed in a place where the temperature will be around 15 ° C. Watering should be reduced to a minimum, but make sure that the soil in the pot does not dry out completely.

Since watering is reduced, many growers forget about their indoor friend and may miss the appearance of the first flower buds. With their hatching, an active period of plant care should begin, this is approximately the end of February and beginning of March:

• Mandatory trimming. The length of the shoots should be reduced by one third. If long lashes are formed, you need to remove the minimum length, if you want to create a tree, you can leave 10 cm shoots. The smaller the shoots of the plant, the larger and thicker its flowers will be.
• Transplant or renewal of the topsoil. The flower slept in winter, and during the active period of growth, it needs a lot of nutrients, which should be in its soil. Transplanting is unnecessary if the roots of the plant have not reached the bottom of the pot.
• After transplanting and pruning, it is important to provide the clerodendrum with warmth and abundant light.
• In conditions of awakening, the flower needs daily watering with the obligatory removal of excess water from the pan.

An example of how to properly cut a clerodendrum

Transfer

It needs a transplant every year, since the root system is very developed and growing rapidly. More often than not, it looks more like a transshipment than a transfer. The roots of the plant are very delicate, it is better not to touch them.

The flower is picky about the soil: you need a nutritious slightly acidic earth. To create these conditions, you need to mix in equal parts:

• clay soil;
• leafy soil;
• peat;
• coarse sand.

Conditions for lush bloom

Florists, wondering why their Clerodendrum Thompson does not bloom, attribute to the plant a moodiness and a difficult character. And he just requires similar conditions to his home: light, warmth, humidity and abundant watering that does not linger in the roots.

• It will not be difficult to provide light, it feels great on the west or east window, the main thing is diffused lighting. In the winter period of rest, he does not need abundant light. But when coming out of hibernation, a lack of light can provoke the fall of flower buds.
• The temperature regime in summer should be 20-25 ° С. During the rest period, the temperature should not be higher than 18 ° C, ideally 12 ° C.
• The increased humidity should be maintained by frequent spraying and a wet layer of expanded clay in the pot pan. When spraying, it is important that water does not fall on the inflorescences.
• Abundant watering begins in early spring after pruning and replanting the plant. With the onset of a dormant period, along with a sharp decrease in temperature, watering is also reduced.
• Complex fertilizer for flowering plants will provide all the necessary minerals and trace elements during active flowering and growth.

Clerodendrum: how to make bloom

There is one secret of what to do to make the indoor clerodendrum bloom. You can provoke flowering in one sure way - by pruning.

The first buds on the plant appear flowering, and then leafy. If the plant does not release them on its own in early March, the plant should be pruned. Pruning should be done not sparingly, the shorter the better. After the procedure, the plant should be transplanted into fertile soil. With this method of withdrawal from dormancy, leaf buds first appear and its large green leaves begin to open, and after their active growth, flower buds.

Why do Clerodendrum leaves turn yellow and fall

Why do the leaves of the clerodendrum turn yellow, and what to do in this case:

• During the periods of spring and summer, the leaves will turn yellow with poor watering. It should be made abundant.
• If the leaf plate does not turn yellow completely, but only yellow dots appear, it is not a matter of watering. This is a symptom of chlorosis disease. The plant lacks iron in the soil and top dressing, you need to add this element to restore color. Sometimes chlorosis occurs with a sharp temperature drop at different times of the day.
• If the leaves of the clerodendrum brighten and fall off in early fall or dormancy, this is normal for clerodendrum. It prepares for wintering and stores up strength, therefore it allows the foliage to turn yellow and fall off.

Lack of care leads to loss of healthy appearance

Clerodendrum: the right pruning

Pruning is an important procedure for this blooming phyto-friend. It is on young shoots that good flower buds are formed. To provoke the growth of young shoots, you need to cut off the old ones. The shortening of the shoots should be at least 1/3 of the length.

With the help of pruning, you can form a tree, bush or long vines that will braid the support

Although clerodendrum requires attention at the beginning of spring, he will thank him for this care with a beautiful flowering. Its flowers look bright and festive and exude a honey scent. This is a worthy decoration for any home.