These 2 flowers are easy to care for and beautiful, blooming for 240 days straight, the top choice for balcony potted plants

Dear readers, growing flowers is all about enjoying the blooms, but because of the growth cycle characteristics of plants, it is destined that good flowers do not last long. However, there are still flowers with relatively long blooming periods. Today, Xiaohua recommends 2 kinds of flowers for flower lovers, easy to care for and beautiful, blooming for 240 days straight, the top choice for balcony potted plants!

Geranium

Geranium, also known as zonal geranium and fish geranium, among other names. It has a long blooming period. Except when the summer weather is hot, it can bloom from October to the following spring from April to May. The flower colors are bright and varied, making it a very good potted flower.

Care instructions are as follows:

1. When planting geraniums, choose a breathable flower pot. For the soil, choose leaf mold and sandy soil, so that water does not easily accumulate in the pot. This is convenient for the growth of the geranium. Especially in summer, it is best to use a breathable flower pot. There must be sufficient light.

2. Geraniums like light. Except in summer when it is hot and the sunlight is very strong, when shade is needed or they should be placed indoors to avoid direct sunlight, at other times they should receive sufficient sunlight, with at least 4 hours of sunlight per day, so that they can keep blooming year-round.

3. Geraniums do not need heavy fertilizer. Usually, watering with a little rice-washing water and soybean residue water is enough. Do not apply too much nitrogen fertilizer, as too much will make the leaves grow a lot, and may even result in only leaves growing and no flowers blooming. Before blooming, water with a little water from a milk bottle and other phosphorus fertilizers to promote larger and more vivid blooms.

Geraniums do not need heavy fertilizer. Usually, watering with a little rice-washing water and soybean residue water is enough. Do not apply too much nitrogen fertilizer, as too much will make the leaves grow a lot, and may even result in only leaves growing and no flowers blooming. Before blooming, water with a little water from a milk bottle and other phosphorus fertilizers to promote larger and more vivid blooms.

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea is also known as triangle flower, leaf flower, ninefold kudzu, and baojin. Its blooming period is from June to November, but as long as the temperature is suitable, it can bloom in all four seasons. The three bracts outside the flower are leaf-shaped. It likes a high-temperature and humid environment.

Care instructions are as follows:

1. Bougainvillea is not strict about soil requirements, but it fears water accumulation and is not tolerant of waterlogging. Therefore, a loose, well-draining potting soil must be chosen.

2. Bougainvillea has a high water demand, especially in midsummer. Lack of water easily causes leaf drop and affects growth and blooming. Therefore, during the summer blooming period, water twice a day: spray water in the morning, and after 4 p.m., water once; after the flowers fade, watering can be appropriately reduced, as overly wet soil will cause leaf drop and root rot.

3. Bougainvillea likes fertilizer. After the weather warms up in spring, apply nitrogen fertilizer once every 10 to 15 days, apply cake fertilizer water once a week during the growing period, and increase the application of phosphorus fertilizer several times during the blooming period.