Why oleander doesnt bloom

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They are getting plenty of sunlight and water. They will not, however, produce any blooms. Reasons for lack of bloom include inadequate light, pruning at the wrong time and vigorous growth at the expense of bloom.

Oleander blooming depends on how much sunlight is available to it. If your oleander is not blooming, make sure that other vegetation is not blocking the sunlight to plant. Trim trees and other bushes to allow sunlight to the oleander for at least four to six hours each day.

Protect oleander from temperatures below 15 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit by bringing them indoors or covering. Temperatures this low will damage blooms and can kill the plant. Healthy oleander plants can tolerate high temperatures and strong sunlight. Oleander is drought-tolerant when well-established. Q: I have an oleander that I planted about six months ago and it is growing like crazy.

It is extremely healthy looking but it has yet to produce one single flower. Is there something that I can do to promote flowers? I have tried cutting it back and it does get fertilized by professionals. A: Oleander is one of the best flowering shrubs or small trees for deserts and poor soils. The latter we have. It needs little in the way of fertilizer and excessive nitrogen fertilizer may promote vegetative growth at the expense of blooms.

Over irrigation may have similar effects. However, seasonal effect is probably the reason why your plant is not flowering. Oleanders begin flowering in earnest in spring usually in March and lasting into fall. The plant does flower on new growth but that growth must be of a certain age.

Because you have already cut it back, let the new growth that inevitably comes from pruning ages and to expect flowers in the spring.