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Chinese rice flower

Chinese rice flower

Aglaia

DifficultyEasy
SeasonSummer–fall
PottedIt can flower several times a year

Meaning

Where there's love, life flowers

Tiny yellow flowers like grains of rice, and a very strong scent.

Light

Plenty of sun

Water

Water when it dries

Temperature

20-30°C, not below 5°C

Feed

Every two weeks in bloom, with a phosphorus-potassium fertilizer

Do this when you get home

  1. Put it in the sunniest spot. More sun means more flowers and a stronger scent.
  2. When the soil surface is dry, water it through

Day to day

  • It likes slightly acid soil. Now and then, water with diluted iron sulfate.
  • After each flush, give it a trim. New shoots come, and only new shoots flower.
  • In winter, bring it indoors and water less

Common questions

The buds dropped without opening?

Usually not enough light, or soil that swings from dry to wet. Move it somewhere sunnier and water more evenly.

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