Tips for success
Keep me thriving
I have medium maintenance needs and benefit from regular attention. Remove damaged material with clean tools, maintain an open and healthy shape, and refresh the mulch when needed without piling it against the stem.
Pruning: I respond well to pruning to the extent that I can be an interesting bonsai specimen.
Flowering: I am known to flower throughout the year. Seasonal conditions can shift the timing and intensity of the display. Observe the plant rather than pruning by the calendar alone, particularly while buds or flowers are forming.
Watering: Even after I am established, check the soil at root depth periodically. Water slowly and deeply during extended dry periods and unusually hot or windy weather rather than watering frequently and shallowly. Monitor moisture more closely while the roots are still spreading into the surrounding soil.