The Best Flowers to Plant in Spring: Plant in Spring, Enjoy Flowers All Year Round
Today we introduce 7 kinds of flowers suitable for growing in spring. They have long blooming periods and are easy to care for. Plant them all in spring and you can enjoy flowers all year round!
1. Moss rose (Portulaca grandiflora)
Blooming period: May to November
Moss rose has a particularly long blooming period, flowering for several months at a time, and it is also very easy to grow. It can fill a pot with blooms with basically no care at all, making it very suitable for beginners.
2. Large-flowered clivia (Clivia miniata)
Blooming period: January to May
Large-flowered clivia stays evergreen all year round, has glossy leaves shaped like swords, and bears brightly colored flowers with a long viewing period. It is an ornamental flower excellent in both leaves and blooms, and is praised as the gentleman's flower that "inherits the gentleman's soul and carries the charm of the hidden orchid."
3. Rose (Rosa chinensis)
Blooming period: with proper care, it blooms every month
Roses bloom many times and have a long blooming period, consuming a great deal of nutrients that must be continuously replenished. During the growing season, apply topdressing frequently: once every 7 to 10 days with decomposed cake fertilizer water, once a month with dry cake powder at 50 grams per pot each time, add one application of quick-acting phosphorus fertilizer during the bud stage, and after autumn begins, increase the application of potassium dihydrogen phosphate at 10 to 20 grams per pot.
4. Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)
Blooming period: from December of the previous year to the end of April of the following year
Kalanchoe flowers live for a very long time; a single flower can remain ornamental for three weeks to one month. It also grows extremely vigorously and is easy to plant, making it very suitable as a home ornamental flower.
5. Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii)
Blooming period: with proper management, it blooms all year round
Gerbera is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant with persistent roots, and a good choice for indoor potted plants. Many people like to grow a few pots of gerbera on the balcony. When the blooming period arrives, the profusion of flowers is a delightful sight.
6. Jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
Blooming period: June to November
After jasmine is repotted in spring, it should be pinched back and shaped frequently. After the peak blooming period, it should be pruned heavily so that jasmine can sprout new branches, keeping the plant neat and sturdy and blooming abundantly.
7. Geranium (Pelargonium)
Blooming period: October to June of the following year
Geranium flowers come in many colors, including white, red, purple, pink and orange. Geranium needs ample light during its growing period; if there is not enough light, its flower stalks become thin and soft. So if you want geranium to bloom for a long time, you have to give it plenty of light!