This potted flower once won a world floral award, is beautiful and easy to grow, and blooms continuously through all four seasons

Introduction

Green plants and potted flowers are essential decorative elements of home life. They beautify the room, freshen the air, and delight the mind and nurture the character. Keeping some flowers and plants at home brings many benefits. "Flower Voice Potted Plant Diary - Issue 867" introduces you to a potted flower that is well worth having.

If you only look at the flower and not the leaves, you might not be able to guess what this is. This flower is called "Green Paris," and is actually a type of kalanchoe, and the most famous one at that. It is hailed as the eldest daughter of a distinguished family among kalanchoes, and with its unique shape and color it makes people unable to put it down. Flower enthusiasts all take pride in owning Paris, and it was very trendy a few years ago.

There are many longevity varieties in the "Paris" series, said to number more than 200. The most common in China are Green Paris and Pink Paris, which bloom green and pink flowers respectively. This series was cultivated by a Danish horticultural company and belongs to the large-flowered varieties. When the flower is fully open, it is the size of a one-yuan coin, fully double-petaled, utterly ethereal, and very beautiful.

The "Paris" series is the most sought-after kalanchoe variety, and was once rated second place in the potted flower category at a world flower exhibition, stirring the horticultural world at the time. Although the price was high, people still scrambled to buy it. Before 2015, flower enthusiasts in China all took pride in owning Paris. Now, with the increase in imported quantities and market popularization, the price has become quite affordable, but it is still one of the most sought-after potted flowers, and in many places it can only be wished for but not found.

Paris kalanchoe has thick leaves and large flowers and essentially belongs to the Crassulaceae succulent plants, with strong adaptability and very easy cultivation. It likes a growing environment of alternating wet and dry. My personal care tip is to wait until the potting soil has been thoroughly dry for several days, then water generously, every time like this, and the plant's condition is very good, with flower buds never completely fading. Do not expose it to strong sun in summer. I always put mine on the north balcony, and it never gets sick and is very easy to grow.

Some sources say that the blooming period of Paris is from December to May, but this is actually wrong. Paris can bloom all year round. Several pots in my home have never stopped, with old flowers fading and new flowers constantly appearing, and a single flower can last two months. The ornamental period is very long, and care is simple. With flowers continuously through all four seasons, it is indeed the potted flower most worth having.