In May, choose this kind of flower for growing: just drop it in water and it will live, with beautiful blooms and a flowering period lasting up to half a year
Introduction
Green plants and potted plants are essential decorations for home life, beautifying the room and also soothing the mind and cultivating character. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits. "Flower Sound Potted Plant Diary · Issue 984" introduces you to a kind of flower that is easy to grow and also very beautiful.
Today's featured plant
In May, spring slowly comes to an end. Here in the south, it is already summer now. As the weather gradually gets hotter, there are fewer flowers to choose from for growing in summer. The flower introduced today is called water lily, a perennial aquatic herbaceous plant, a close relative of the lotus. Right now is exactly the season when its flowers bloom gorgeously, and also the best season for planting it.
Water lily
The water lily, a kind of lotus, is cultivated in most places around the world. In our country, they can be seen from Yunnan in the southwest to Heilongjiang in the northeast. They grow in still water bodies such as ponds and lakes, and are an important ornamental flower in summer. There are many varieties and rich flower colors. Compared with the lotus, they are relatively smaller, but their remaining beauty is not inferior at all.
Long flowering period
Water lilies go dormant in winter, sprout in spring, begin forming buds in April, and reach full bloom from June to August. The flowers can continue blooming until October to November, with a flowering period lasting as long as half a year. During this time, they bloom multiple times, and a single flower can stay open for about 5 days without wilting. After November, they enter dormancy, and in the following spring they grow again and continue to bloom.
Easy to cultivate
Water lilies are generally propagated by division and sowing. They are not strict about the growing environment and like a sunny, ventilated environment. Generally, the seeds are thrown into water, with a little pond mud added, and they will sprout very quickly. Their sprouting ability is extremely strong, and the germination rate of qualified seeds is as high as 95% or more, making them very easy to grow. The container needed for cultivation is not large; flower pots and buckets are both fine, and a water vat is not necessarily required.
Worth having
The lotus is beautiful and is one of China's top ten famous flowers. Wherever there is a group of lotuses, that place is sure to become a scenic sight. Bowl lotus, meanwhile, is the "personalized" lotus. Without leaving home, you can appreciate the beauty of the lotus, and for this reason it is loved by more and more flower enthusiasts. In particular, it is also very easy to grow and not fussy. Plant it once and enjoy the flowers year after year, making it very worth having.