These 5 flowers will thrive as soon as they touch soil, easier to grow than pothos, and your balcony will bloom into a sea of flowers

Many flowers and plants are actually very easy to care for, no harder than pothos or spider plants. No matter whether your balcony gets good light or not, plant these few kinds of flowers and plants, and they will fill a pot within 1 month, blooming continuously all year round. They are perfect for growing in a pot!

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-Nasturtium-

The leaves of nasturtium are shaped like bowl lotus, and when the creamy yellow flowers are in full bloom, they look like a swarm of butterflies dancing, offering a unique charm. Compared with the lotus that emerges unstained from muddy water, nasturtium feels more down-to-earth. Under suitable environmental conditions, nasturtium can bloom all year round. A single flower can last 8-9 days, and the whole plant can open dozens of flowers at the same time. With its rich fragrance and brilliant colors, it has won people's affection.

Nasturtium likes moisture but cannot tolerate waterlogging, so water should not accumulate. In spring and autumn, water once every 2-3 days; in summer, water once a day. During the bud stage, reduce watering frequency, and in winter also control watering.

Nasturtium can be sown at this time. Generally speaking, spring sowing has a shorter cycle, fewer flowers, and fewer seeds, and is suitable for climbing. Autumn sowing has a longer cycle, more flowers, and more seeds, and is suitable for trailing.

Try to choose fresh seeds, as the germination rate is relatively higher.

Prepare water at 40-45°C, soak the seeds in the water for one day, gently peel off the outer skin, and use a paper towel to germinate them.

After about 2-7 days, when the sprout tip appears, transfer them into the potting soil

It is recommended to use disposable plastic cups for seedling raising, so you can observe the root condition

When the roots have basically filled the cup, they can be transplanted and planted in place

When there are 4 true leaves, pinch the growing tip for the first time, pinching off 2 and keeping 2. If branching is good, only one more pinching is needed. Some varieties have weak branching ability and need multiple pinchings to achieve the ideal plant shape. You can pinch again when the side branches grow 4 true leaves.

During growth, nasturtium has a relatively low demand for nitrogen fertilizer. In order to make it bloom early and bloom more, during the growing period use diluted potassium dihydrogen phosphate every 10 days to drench the roots or spray the leaves, or alternate between the two.

After blooming, if you do not intend to save seeds, promptly remove the spent flowers to help new flower buds form.

When planted outdoors in warm spring, it easily sets seeds; when grown indoors, it requires artificial pollination. Artificial pollination is best done on a sunny morning. When the stamens release pollen and the pistil is shaped like the Chinese character "", dip up the pollen and apply it to the pistil. Pollination can be done with the same flower or different flowers. After pollination, the flower will wither quickly. When the flower stalk bends into a spiral shape, it indicates successful pollination.

Mature seeds will fall off on their own. At this point, dry the seeds in the sun and then store them in a cool place.

(Sichuan Zhongjiang flower lover forum chenminyang197)

-Oxalis-

Oxalis takes up little space, is simple to cultivate, and blooms easily. Even better, from sowing to blooming generally takes only about one month. If several varieties are planted together, they can also bloom continuously, letting you enjoy them for a whole year!

Oxalis is a bulbous plant and is relatively drought-tolerant, but it prefers a moist environment. During the growing period, keep the potting soil moist and adhere to the principle of "do not water if dry, and water thoroughly when watering." In the high-temperature summer season, the plant enters dormancy; at this time, spray water and just keep the potting soil slightly moist. In winter, when the temperature drops below 10°C, water according to the principle of preferring dry over moist to prevent the bulbs from rotting.

Most flower lovers hope to have so many flowers that the leaves are invisible. To achieve a bursting-pot effect, you need to calculate how many oxalis bulbs are suitable for one flowerpot. Different varieties have different planting densities. Generally speaking, a pot with a diameter of 10 cm can hold 1-3 bulbs, a pot with a diameter of 15 cm can hold 3-5 bulbs, and a pot can hold 10-20 sesame-sized bulbs.

-White sand cactus-

White sand cactus is also called small cactus whip, golden bull palm, and gourd fist. It is a cactus family plant and one of the most common cacti in flower lovers' homes. Its stems are short and covered with short spines, and it is a bit prickly to the touch. It very easily grows offsets, and these offsets will quickly sprout after being broken off and thrown into soil, so the white sand cacti we see are all in clusters.

Compared with the rat-tail cactus, the white sand cactus is somewhat shorter, and the two look a bit similar

In spring and summer, the white sand cactus produces red flowers, which are very beautiful. If it undergoes low-temperature treatment in winter, the flowers will bloom even more brilliantly. This is also the reason why some flower lovers' white sand cacti do not bloom after being grown for many years.

It is very simple to care for. Basically, just water after the soil has completely dried out. It has good heat and cold tolerance, and there will be no problem even below 0°C. In rural areas, many white sand cacti can be seen. This flower almost never dies, and after being grown for many years it can continue to reproduce through offsets. However, whether it blooms or not seems to depend somewhat on luck, but in spring and summer, more light, less watering, and appropriate fertilizing help it bloom.

-Petunia-

The flowering period of petunia can last from April to November, and with suitable climate or greenhouse cultivation, it can bloom in all four seasons. Petunia is relatively easy to care for, and its flowers are also very beautiful. When it is a young seedling, pinch the growing tips more to form a ball or a flower cascade, which is very beautiful.

Petunia also has trailing varieties, such as Easy Wave, Snowdrift, and so on. Trailing varieties are simply breathtaking!

Among petunias, the double-flowered varieties have overlapping petals and brilliant colors. After growing larger, the flower density is especially high, and they are even more beautiful than ordinary petunias.

-Lobelia-

Lobelia is also called jade butterfly flower. It generally blooms in spring and autumn. When in bloom, the flowers cover the entire plant and form a round shape, elegant and graceful. As long as it is given some sunlight, lobelia will diligently and energetically bloom for you to see. It has no dazzling flowers, nor any legendary story, but when it blooms into a ball of flowers, you will never ignore this blue beauty again.

Lobelia is a long-day plant and needs to be ensured a relatively long period of light. In winter and early spring, when the daylight hours are shorter, lobelia needs artificial supplementary lighting to meet the light conditions for blooming and make it bloom earlier.

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