Potted plants with super-long blooming periods: keep two and enjoy flowers all year round

Friends who love growing flowering plants do so simply to admire the flowers, but as the saying goes, no flower stays red for a hundred days, so long-term flower viewing is not a given. Still, today we would like to recommend several flowers with super-long blooming periods.

Large-flowered purslane

The large-flowered purslane (Portulaca grandiflora) is a short plant with fleshy, glossy stems and leaves, richly colorful flowers and a long blooming period. Because it has the habit of opening its flowers in sunlight, the flowers close in the morning, in the evening and on cloudy days, and the stronger the sunlight, the better it blooms, which is why it is also known as the sun flower and the noon flower. Its blooming period is from May to November, and it is very easy to grow: as long as it gets plenty of light, it is basically impossible to kill.

Petunia

The petunia generally blooms from April until frost. Petunias like warmth and a sunny environment. They are not tolerant of frost and are afraid of waterlogging. During the peak growing period in summer they need plenty of water, and especially in the hot summer season they should be watered in the morning and evening to keep the potting soil moist.

Madagascar periwinkle

The Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) blooms almost all year, flowering continuously from the Spring Festival to autumn, which is why it also has the elegant name "daily spring". The Madagascar periwinkle likes high temperatures and high humidity, and is very fond of sun; in summer it can take full-day sunlight.

Geranium

Geranium, also known as the zonal pelargonium and paraffin red, among other names. It has a long blooming period: except when the summer weather is hot, it can bloom from October to the following spring, from April to May, and its flower colors are brilliant and varied, making it an excellent potted flower.

Chinese rose

The Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis) is the queen of flowers, also called monthly red; its blooming period runs from May to July, its flowers are fairly large and fragrant, and there are very many varieties of Chinese rose. Their colors are brilliant and rich: there are not only single colors such as red, pink, yellow and white, but also mixed-color and silver-edged varieties; most varieties are fragrant.