15 sun-loving flowers that bloom even more the more they bask, and survive even the hottest weather
Plumbago auriculata (blue plumbago)
Care tips:
1. Blue plumbago absolutely loves the sun. The more sun it gets, the more it blooms. It's best placed on a south-facing balcony or south-facing windowsill.
2. Water once every 3-5 days, otherwise the leaves will droop. Apply decomposed soybean cake fertilizer once a month to make blue plumbago fill its pot even faster!
Rosa chinensis (Chinese rose)
Care tips:
1. Chinese roses love light. The more sun they get, the more they bloom. Especially those planted in the ground outdoors, they produce bigger and more numerous flowers. If there isn't enough light, they easily grow leggy or even fail to bloom!
2. Spray a 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution 1-2 times a month, and prune promptly after flowering. For ground-planted ones, you can bury some fish intestines to keep Chinese roses blooming batch after batch without stopping!
Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)
Care tips:
1. Place it in a sunny, well-ventilated spot. If it's on a balcony or windowsill, remember to open the windows regularly for airflow. An open-air balcony is ideal!
2. Apply a compound fertilizer once every 10 days. You can also mix compound fertilizer into the soil as a base fertilizer to supplement nutrients and make Madagascar periwinkle bloom even more!
Bougainvillea
Care tips:
1. Bougainvillea loves the sun. For potted plants, place them on a south-facing balcony or south-facing windowsill. If conditions allow, growing them outdoors is best.
2. If bougainvillea isn't blooming, you can withhold water 4-5 weeks in advance to encourage flower bud differentiation. During the growing season, apply decomposed soybean cake fertilizer or compound fertilizer 2-3 times. Apply potassium dihydrogen phosphate 1-2 times before flowering to encourage more blooms.
Hydrocotyle vulgaris (pennywort)
Care tips:
1. As long as it gets plenty of water and plenty of sun, pennywort will fill its pot in no time!
2. If you want pennywort to grow even more vigorously, you can use a half-soil, half-water method, and sprinkle 2-3 granules of compound fertilizer into the pot each month.
Jasminum sambac (jasmine)
Care tips:
1. Many people say jasmine can't be killed by sun, which shows just how much jasmine loves the sun. Usually just leave it on an open-air balcony to soak up plenty of sun. It absolutely won't wilt from the heat.
2. Jasmine loves water. Water once a day in spring and autumn, and once each in the morning and evening in summer. Occasionally water it with aquarium water or decomposed rice water to make jasmine bloom more and smell sweeter!
Hibiscus syriacus (rose of Sharon)
Care tips:
1. Rose of Sharon loves ample light. You must ensure at least 6 hours of light per day so the plant grows stronger and blooms more. Insufficient light easily leads to leggy growth and fewer flowers.
2. Water when the potting soil dries out. Lack of water during the flowering period can easily cause buds to drop. Pinch back regularly to make it fill its pot.
Aglaia odorata (Chinese perfume plant)
Care tips:
1. If you want Chinese perfume plant to bloom fragrantly, it must get enough sun. Just keep it on a south-facing balcony or south-facing windowsill, and remember to open the windows regularly for ventilation.
2. If you want Chinese perfume plant to bloom profusely, you must prune it regularly, continually cutting off old and weak branches to avoid unnecessary nutrient consumption and improve airflow.
Portulaca grandiflora (moss rose)
Care tips:
1. Just toss a handful of seeds into the soil and leave them on the balcony without any fuss, and they'll quickly turn into a pot full of moss roses!
2. Moss rose is drought-tolerant. Ground-planted ones won't die even without watering. In summer, water once a day and moss rose will fill its pot in no time!
Adenium obesum (desert rose)
Care tips:
1. Desert rose loves high temperatures and plenty of sun, so this season is the best time to grow a pot of desert rose!
2. It's drought-tolerant. In autumn and winter, it won't die even if watered just once a month. You can choose a sandy soil with good drainage.
Summer chrysanthemum
Care tips:
1. Although summer chrysanthemum loves the sun, it must be shaded during the hot midday hours in summer, otherwise the flower colors will fade.
2. In spring, pinch the tops promptly before buds form to encourage branching. After the peak flowering period in May, prune off the spent flowers promptly, and it will bloom again by October!
Petunia
Care tips:
1. It absolutely loves the sun. You can usually hang it up and place it on a south-facing balcony or south-facing windowsill, and it will easily fill its pot!
2. Starting from the seedling stage, keep pinching off the growing tips to remove apical dominance and encourage more side branches. Then spray a 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution to make petunias quickly fill their pots!
Cosmos
Care tips:
1. Cosmos is generally grown from seed. Scatter a handful of seeds, water thoroughly, and they'll sprout quickly.
2. Cosmos isn't picky about soil or water and is very easy to keep alive. Add a little compound fertilizer occasionally, and it fills its pot super fast!
Lobelia erinus
Care tips:
1. Lobelia is a long-day plant. Ensure 8 hours of light per day so it blooms more and the flower colors look even better.
2. Water about once every 7-10 days, and apply nitrogen fertilizer once a week. Add some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer before flowering to help lobelia fill its pot!
Calibrachoa (million bells)
Care tips:
1. If you don't want to grow petunias, then try a pot of million bells. The flowers are smaller than petunias, but they bloom more densely. The more sun they get, the more easily they fill their pots!
2. Pinch off the growing tips promptly to make million bells' flower shape fuller and more likely to fill out into a ball of blooms!
That's all for today's introduction!
Gardening friends, why not hurry and grow a pot yourself,
Don't waste this wonderful sunshine!