Outdoor Bonsai Gardenia
If growing the plant indoors.
Outdoor bonsai gardenia. Most outdoor bonsai trees need sunlight for at least a few hours a day. All outdoor bonsai prefer morning sun and afternoon shade. Upon receiving your bonsai it is best to acclimate it in a shady area for one week. Specific care of outdoor bonsai species.
It is a low growing evergreen plant with glossy deep green leaves bearing fragrant white flowers in late spring through summer. More important is that bonsai trees from temperate climates need their period of winter dormancy but most species need some protection from frost and strong winds during that time. Your gardenia bonsai needs to receive bright indirect or diffused light or up to four hours of direct sunlight each day for best flower and foliage growth. All outdoor bonsai prefer morning sun and afternoon shade.
The gardenia bonsai plant is a dwarf variety of gardenia jasminoides. Outdoor bonsai include evergreen varieties like pines and junipers as well as deciduous varieties like maples and elms. Place an outdoor gardenia bonsai in a partially shady to full sun location in u s. It is preferable to keep the gardenia bonsai watered regularly to ensure that the soil does not get dry.
Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 to 9 or sunset climate zone 14. All outdoor bonsai are hardy and require seasonal change. Upon receiving your bonsai it is best to acclimate it in a shady area for one week.