you should water.. when a plant needs water ... insert finger and find out .. its not a schedule thing ...

a plant taken indoors most likely .. does not need the water that one outside would need ...

many things do not flower in winter .... or take a short break ... especially ones that got cold damaged once or twice ...

those are my generalizations.. i am not familiar with this plant otherwise ...

can it not be put in the ground ... if not.. you should look to the pot.. the media ... and such variables ... it looks like a rather large plant... but i cant tell the pot ... many plants do not like the heavy peat based medias ... that annuals/perennials do .. and yours looks real peaty ... but again... i dont know the plant ..

ken

When I mentioned schedule, I meant waiting until it dried out then watering. May have been a poor choice of words, but I do know how to check the soil with my finger. There isn't any peat in the pot, but there is a little sprinkled on top to keep the moisture. The plant was less than half that size when I planted it last fall, so I have thought of putting it in a bigger pot.

I'm a little late to the party, but I hope this helps... If that photo is current, it's not doing so bad. I had/have the same plant, same problem: cold shock/dropped most of its leaves. It's a normal defense mechanism for an evergreen shrub. Wrightia needs loamy, well drained soil, and full sun. Don't let it sit in the shade too long or it will bloom less. Fertilize with a normal 20-20-20, or with any fertilizer advertised for flowering shrubs/ plants. Give it one more season to recover: it can take time for a Wrightia, or any shrub for that matter, to recover from shock. If afterwards you still have bare areas, prune those branches back to a node, to encourage new growth. It might have a funny shape for a while but it will grow back. Wrightia is crazy hardy; it will recover its former glory. Next winter take it indoors, but place it in front of a sunny window. I know it says zone 9, but Wrightia really should be zone 10 or 11; even here in central Florida the winter can be too cold for it. Good luck!

So my year old writeria all of a sudden is putting out new shoots off the roots of small plant. They are little light green leaves in pic below. Are these suckers to be trimmed or should I let them grow out?