How can I get my Pandorea jasminoide (bower vine) to bloom? ?

Question

It's container grown, full sun, has wonderful full vines and leaves, but hasn't bloomed for about three years. I keep it in a greenhouse during the winter.

Answer 1

Try letting it dry out a little more between watering's and giving it a NATURAL fertilizer.

This will work for the following reasons:

Plants flower to reproduce themselves.  You need to fool it into thinking that it is going to die, so that it wants to send up blooms!  You have created a lush green content plant!  But we humans LOVE the blooms, not the foliage!  Sooo...  restricting the water, (insert you finger into the soil should get dry 1-1/2 inches before you water again) should do the trick.  This should not cause the plant to wilt!  If it does, it is root bound and needs repottingre-pottingertilizing with a natural fertilizer (not miraclegrmiracle-growaweed, fish emulsion, compost tea, etc. will give it the food it needs to make those blooms!  If it is container grown, chances are the soil can use some enhancing of nutrients!  You can use this everytimeevery timer during the growing season.

Good Luck... and thanks for the Botanical Name!!!  Makes it sooooo much easier to help!  :)