These 6 flowers are perfect to grow right now - big blooms, vivid colors, and they easily fill the pot
Many gardening friends have told Huahua that they are tired of roses and peonies. Are there any easy-to-grow and novel flowers? Today Huahua recommends some flowers that are perfect for growing in May. The colors are vivid and not tacky!
Hibiscus
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Key to hibiscus care: prune after flowering
1. Prune branches and remove leaves
Wipe the scissors with alcohol to disinfect them, then cut away all the yellowed and wilted branches and leaves of the hibiscus.
2. Place in a bright, ventilated spot
Place the pruned hibiscus in a bright, ventilated spot for care.
3. New leaves grow after 15-20 days
After about half a month, the hibiscus will grow fresh green new leaves. Water when the potting soil is dry, watering until water flows out from the bottom of the pot.
4. Sit back and wait for it to fill the pot
Garden balsam
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Key to garden balsam care: prune after flowering
1. Cut off overly long branches
Using disinfected scissors, cut off the overly long branches along the edge of the pot, 0.5 cm away from the bud nodes.
2. Branches grow after 10 days
After cutting off the overly long branches, side branches begin to grow and the plant shape becomes full.
3. Enter pot-filling mode
Cosmos
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Key to cosmos care: pinching and topping
1. Pinch seedlings
If you want cosmos to bloom abundantly, you need to pinch and top from the seedling stage. Remove the terminal bud and keep 2 pairs of true leaves.
2. New buds grow after 3-5 days
After the terminal bud is removed, cosmos will grow new buds in about 3-5 days.
3. Do not stop pinching and topping
During the growth of cosmos, you must keep removing new terminal buds to encourage new buds and promote the development of side branches, so that a full spherical shape can form later.
4. Cosmos in full bloom
Bowl lotus
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Key to bowl lotus care: sowing
1. Peel open the seed
Bowl lotus seeds have a very thick coat, and they are difficult to germinate without treatment. You can use a disinfected small knife to gently cut a small opening, then pry it off along the cut with your fingernail. Cut at the sunken end of the seed.
2. Soak in water to speed up germination
Soak the treated seeds in clean water and change the water once a day. They will sprout in about 7 days.
3. Pot and plant
After the soaked seeds grow floating leaves and roots, pot and plant them. Choose half soil and half water for the potting medium, and you can place a few large cobblestones in the water to stabilize the roots.
4. Wait for the flowers to bloom
Four o'clock flower
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Key to four o'clock flower care: sowing
1. Bury the seeds in soil
Bury the prepared four o'clock flower seeds in soil at a depth of about 2-3 times the diameter of the seed.
2. Sprout in 2-3 days
If the temperature and humidity conditions are suitable, four o'clock flower can sprout in 2-3 days.
3. Divide into pots
When the four o'clock flower grows to about 15 cm, divide it into pots, otherwise the small pot will easily be packed too full!
4. Red four o'clock flowers are also gorgeous!
Gazania
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Key to gazania care: division
1. Take gazania out of the pot
Turn the flower pot upside down and gently tap the edge of the pot to take the plant out.
2. Handle the roots
Gently loosen the potting soil, separate the gazania out, divide it into several portions, and cut off the rotten roots.
3. Pot and plant
Replant the treated gazania in a pot, water thoroughly, and place it in a ventilated, shady spot to wait for it to establish.
4. Gazania in full bloom is so beautiful!
Do you like the flowers Huahua recommends today?
If you like them, hurry up and grow them~
No need to worry about having no flowers to admire in May!
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