---
title: "This is what my gardenia bonsai looks like today. I took her out of…"
description: "This is what my gardenia bonsai looks like today. I took her out of her pot and she was completely root bound. 😟 I don’t think she was able to absorb any…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/6498e06b13736d4908b3e87b"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Penny L"
published: "2023-06-26T00:48:43.058Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/WpKYN2FfaBCRMvqyS1GTh6wGBYepj7fZ7CnMJBvmePo/9223070bab88424ebef78aa33a0700c7.webp?size=large"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md)

# This is what my gardenia bonsai looks like today. I took her out of…

_Posted by Penny L on 2023-06-26_

This is what my gardenia bonsai looks like today. I took her out of her pot and she was completely root bound. 😟 I don’t think she was able to absorb any water at all. I trimmed back her roots and freed them up a little and then put her in some fast-draining palm potting mix I have because I think she needs more nutrients than she’ll get from akadama right now. I pruned the dead leaves and flowers, too. The flower you see in the photo was still a bud two hours earlier when I watered her. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I got to her in time and that she’ll like her new digs. 🤞🏼

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/WpKYN2FfaBCRMvqyS1GTh6wGBYepj7fZ7CnMJBvmePo/9223070bab88424ebef78aa33a0700c7.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### GBaby commented on 2023-06-26

Looks healthy and beautiful

#### Penny L replied on 2023-06-26

Thank you! 🙏🏼 She’s a precious little tree! 🌳

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_