Wrightia Plant (Part 2)

Planting Bonsai is my husband's favourite hobby. Every weekend he is seen busy taking care of them. Bonsai is a living thing, thus like a normal tree or plant it has basic needs like water, sunlight and care.

Here are some gardening guidelines that will help keep the plant healthy and beautiful:-

1. Water the plant daily - Wrightia loves water, so have to water at least once or twice a day
2. Sunlight - Like other plants, Wrightia needs sunlight to produce food through the process of photosynthesis. Thus it should be place outdoor to receive as much sunlight as possible.
3. Trimming/Pruning - Unwanted leaves/branch sticking out of the plant's original shape should be trimmed once every few weeks or months. Regular pruning will keep the bonsai back in shape.
4. Wiring (shaping the tree) - Occasionally, there is need to shape or reshape the bonsai. To shape the trunk or branch we can use either copper or aluminium wires.
5. Soil Mixture - The types of soil to use is baked earth mixed with organic compost.
6. Repotting - Once the soil has hardened or when water drainage is poor, the plant needs to be repot to promote growth (new soil mixture will help to provide the plant with space to grow and help to rejuvinate new growth).
7. Feeding the plant - The amount of fertiliser to put depends on the size of the tree/bonsai. Do not overfeed as it will kill the plant.

After trimming/pruning of leaves and unwanted branches & reshaping

Leaves starts to sprout after 2 to 3 weeks of pruning

1 month after pruning

Blooming time.........

A Wrightia Bonsai plant will normally full bloom after each pruning and trimming. Not only that I love to see it's flowers but also it's fragrance smell.

For those who loves gardening, why not try a hand on this plant. I assure you that, once you have one of it, you are sure to want to have more. Happy gardening............