They are in full sun except from 8a- nightfall; they were planted about 6 months ago; the leaves are turning yellow and brown; the flowers are dying when young and unopened. What kind of fertilizer? how often? Are they okay in full sun here?
Help with two gardinia plants planted in Studio City, CA (So Calif)?
Hey neighbor!
I'm here in LA too :-).
Gardenia's need shade, but if yours are getting only early morning sun(before 8am then they should be fine).I'm not sure if you meant 8pm or am???. The heat can also effect them. It will cause them to yellow and not flower very well. I have two of them and one gets a little more sun than the other and it always looks sad. I'm waiting for the banana trees nearby to fill in for the shade. Anyway, make sure they are getting enough water. In the heat that we are going to have this weekend they should be watered daily in the early morning hours. If they do get daytime sun then you might want to either plant something nearby that can give them shade or move them to a shady location. For a fertilizer you can go with the basic, Miracle grow all purpose, then it will help all of your plants. You can also go with a tropical fertilizer. I use Hibiscus food on all of my tropicals and they love it. If after the feeding they dont improve then you may have an insect which can then be taken care of with an insecticidle soap.
Good Luck
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