Then today my gardenia blooms. I have owned this plant for.... years..... over 2 years.... and never a blossom. Tons of buds that would turn brown and fall off. But never one flower!
Here it is shortly after purchase and repotting:
Then here it is 1 year later:
I know, it looks dead. BUT here it is a year and 4 months later:
A bloom! A true flower! A beautiful flower!
I had tried reading on gardening blogs and websites and tried some strange things....coffee grounds in my gardenia, it was a dark and scary time people... Then one of them had a joke about how finicky gardenias were and only liking light when it was northern light from a southerly direction or some nonsense like that. And I thought, what if my gardenia is suffering from bad patio feng shui? I moved it. That's it! Moved it about 5 feet to the left. AND IT'S BLOOMING!
Sometimes it's the small victories.
Hooray for small victories! Beautiful bloom.
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