If angel trumpets just don't want to bloom, there can be several reasons. But don't worry, care mistakes can usually be corrected quickly.
Not enough fertilizer, too little water, too deep pruning: These are the three most common reasons for a lack of flowers in the angel's trumpet. In addition, a lack of nutrients and water causes yellow leaves on the angel's trumpet. But you don't have to worry that your angel's trumpets will never bloom again or even die. With a few simple steps you can ensure that you can still enjoy the radiant splendor of the flowers in summer.
Causes and Treatment Tips
» Cause 1 - Nutrient Deficiency:
Fast growth and lush flowers give angel's trumpets a craving for nutrients that can hardly be overestimated. The plant cannot meet its needs from the soil in the bucket alone. Regular fertilizing is therefore a must. If you have not fertilized or only fertilized irregularly, the lack of flowers is probably the cause of a nutrient deficiency.
The solution:
Fertilize your plants twice a week with a liquid fertilizer according to the manufacturer's dosage recommendations. Use either a classic multi-component fertilizer or, from mid-June, a special flowering fertilizer rich in potassium and phosphorus.
» Cause 2 - Water shortage:
If the flowers are missing and the plant looks limp overall, the cause can be a lack of nutrients as well as a lack of water. The bucket must never dry out completely, especially not at high temperatures in midsummer.
The solution:
Water the angel's trumpet extensively every day. You can put enough water in the bucket in the morning so that it collects in the lower pot and then pour it again in the evening. However, if the water in the saucer was no longer absorbed, it was too much even for the thirsty angel's trumpet. In this case, throw away the water and reduce the amount a little the next time you water it. If roots stand in water for a long time, it is just as unhe althy as drought. There is a risk of dangerous root damage in the form ofFungus.
» Cause 3 - Flowering region accidentally removed:
Did you radically cut back your angel's trumpet? Then you may have accidentally removed the entire flowering region. The flowering region begins about 30 centimeters above the first fork. You can easily see from the leaves whether the rub is in the pepper here. Flowering shoot sections can be recognized by asymmetrical leaves. Asymmetrical means: The leaves attach to both sides of the stem at different heights. If there are no such leaves, the angel's trumpet cannot bloom.
The solution:
Just wait until new flowering shoots have formed. The next time you cut back the angel's trumpet, you now know what to look out for: Don't cut too deep!
» By the way:
You can propagate the angel's trumpet yourself from the pruning. Simply put the shoots in some potting soil. After about three weeks, when roots have formed, you can then transplant the cuttings into a normal container.