This potted flower once won a gardening award, is beautiful and easy to care for, and blooms three seasons a year
Introduction
Green potted plants are essential decorative items for home life. They can beautify the room, freshen the air, and also delight the mind and nurture the character. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits. "Huacheng Potted Plant Diary · Issue 958" takes you to know a flower that is very worth having.
Today's star
Seeing this picture, I believe everyone has already recognized it. This is Kalanchoe blossfeldiana. Many people have it at home, and it may be the most popular indoor ornamental flower among Chinese people. There are many varieties of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana. Besides the famous Paris series, there are many other excellent varieties. This issue introduces a large-flowered orange variety - Rio.
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana - Rio
Rio was bred by Fides, a famous horticultural company from the "Flower Kingdom" the Netherlands. It once won a quality award at a world flower exhibition and ranks ninth among the double-flowered varieties on Fides' official website. Its flowers are large and brightly colored, with a diameter far larger than a 1-yuan coin. It is one of the Kalanchoe blossfeldiana varieties with the largest flowers, and the flower color is sweet orange.
Large flower quantity and long flowering period
Unlike ordinary Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, which only blooms in winter, Rio has a very long flowering period. Apart from a short rest in summer, this variety is in full bloom during the other three seasons, with flowers covering the branches and easily filling the pot, offering plenty of ornamental value. During these seasons, buds appear wave after wave without interruption, and a single flowering period can last two months! Especially in spring, the flowers bloom in rich abundance, making it a rare excellent choice for a Lunar New Year flower.
Beautiful and easy to care for
Rio is a horticultural variety bred specifically for ornamental purposes. It has strong adaptability and can be grown in both southern and northern China. Its advantage is tolerance to shade, while its disadvantages are intolerance to cold and intolerance to strong sun. These traits determine that it is an indoor plant and can grow well even with insufficient light. It has requirements for soil and needs loose, well-drained soil. Care points: it likes alternating wet and dry conditions. After watering heavily, let it dry out for a period, and repeat this cycle, and it will give you a very good condition.
Worth having
Most plants need to be cared for in an environment with sufficient light. For indoor plants, besides pothos, spider plant, and anthurium, what else can you think of? Rio is one of them. As long as there is weak light, it will keep blooming, and it can be propagated by stem cuttings and leaf cuttings, with an extremely high survival rate. It is very worth having.