Choose these 15 plants for summer gardening: easy to grow and cool all summer long
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and many flower lovers have left comments for Huahua saying that the temperature in their area has reached over 30 degrees! Today, Huahua is offering all flower lovers a secret method for cooling off in summer, guaranteed to keep you cool all summer long!
Blue plumbago
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The name blue plumbago alone gives a feeling of coolness, and its blue petals look fresh and bright against the green branches and leaves.
1. Soil
Blue plumbago likes loose soil with good air permeability. You can choose to mix peat with leaf mold and add a little perlite, which ensures both air permeability and sufficient soil nutrients.
2. Pruning
If you want blue plumbago to grow vigorously and bloom abundantly, pruning is essential. After the flowers fade, promptly cut off old branches and weak branches to increase light penetration inside the plant.
Fiddle-leaf fig
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The fiddle-leaf fig is a large plant with leaves shaped like a violin, making it a very ornamental green plant. Placing one at home in summer is not only full of greenery but also full of coolness!
1. Water and fertilizer
Summer is the vigorous growth period for the fiddle-leaf fig. Once the potting soil turns white, water it immediately, and fertilize along with watering, applying decomposed cake fertilizer water about once every two weeks.
2. Flower pot selection
The fiddle-leaf fig has relatively long roots and trunk. For its normal growth and overall ornamental value, it is best to choose a narrow-mouthed, deep flower pot.
Inch plant
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A well-grown inch plant turns into a large purplish waterfall. Hanging it on the wall at home in summer is both cool and pleasing to the eye!
1. Light
The inch plant likes a semi-shady, diffused-light environment, so a bright living room is the most suitable place to put one. Although the inch plant does not like strong light, it should still be moved outdoors for a period of care about once a month.
2. Water and fertilizer
The inch plant grows most vigorously in summer, so it can be watered once a day to keep the potting soil moist. In addition, applying a nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium compound fertilizer once every half month can promote stronger and more robust growth.
Lobelia
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Lobelia is one of the "flowering machines." Its blue petals cluster into a ball, and hanging on a wall it looks just like an ice cream cone!
1. Soil
Sandy soil with good air and water permeability is most suitable for growing lobelia. Flower lovers can mix leaf mold and sandy soil at a ratio of 7:3 to make nutrient soil.
2. Light
Only with sufficient light can lobelia bloom into a full ball. So give up the sunny south balcony or windowsill for lobelia~
Monstera
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Monstera can be considered an "internet celebrity" in the green plant world. Its leaves are broad with irregular splits, and its shape is unique, making it increasingly popular among young people. Plant one in the hot summer for coolness all summer long!
1. Humidity
Monstera really likes a moist, semi-shady environment, so when caring for it in summer, water it once in the morning and once in the evening, making sure to water thoroughly without waterlogging, keep the potting soil moist, and mist around the plant frequently.
2. Light
Excessively strong light can cause monstera leaves to dry up, so it is best to place monstera indoors in diffused light.
Pothos
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Pothos has large, thick leaves and can easily grow into a green waterfall if you are not careful. Placing one indoors in summer not only adds a touch of greenery to the hot season, but most importantly, it can also purify the air!
1. Watering
For soil-grown pothos, water immediately once the potting soil turns white and dry. During high-temperature summer weather, you can mist the plant frequently. For hydroponic pothos, you can add an iron nail to the water to supplement iron.
2. Light
A bright, diffused-light environment, such as a living room or beside a window, is most suitable for pothos growth. But occasionally placing pothos on a sunny balcony for a few days will make its leaves even more glossy.
Clematis
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Clematis has the reputation of "Queen of Vines" and is commonly seen by walls, but now more and more people like to grow potted clematis. Its elegant petals paired with emerald green leaves bring a touch of coolness to summer!
1. Soil
Clematis has fleshy roots, so it has very high requirements for soil air and water permeability. Flower lovers can choose to mix peat, leaf mold, and perlite at a ratio of 1:1:1.
2. Light
Clematis really likes sunlight. In summer, it can be placed on a sunny, well-ventilated south balcony or outdoors, with appropriate shading at noon.
Umbrella tree
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The leaves of the umbrella tree closely resemble duck feet, and several leaves gathered at the branch tips look like a blooming flower. It is highly ornamental, and the umbrella tree can also absorb secondhand smoke, making the living room the most suitable place to put one!
1. Environment
A bright, well-ventilated, diffused-light environment is essential for vigorous umbrella tree growth. Weak light and poor ventilation can cause its leaves to turn yellow, drop, and grow poorly.
2. Watering
The umbrella tree likes a moist environment. In summer, it can be watered lightly every day to keep the soil moist, but it must never be waterlogged, otherwise it is very prone to root rot.
Mint
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Mint leaves are glossy green and can release a cooling scent. It can both purify the air and repel mosquitoes, making it most suitable for the hot, mosquito-filled summer!
1. Light
If you want mint leaves to be large, thick, and grow vigorously, you must provide enough light, so it is best to place it on a sunny south balcony or outdoors. Once light is insufficient, mint tends to grow leggy with narrow, small leaves.
2. Watering
Mint likes water relatively much in summer and can be watered once every 1-2 days. Try to place it in a well-ventilated spot to avoid waterlogging and root rot caused by water not evaporating in time.
Hydrangea
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After blue hydrangeas bloom, the flowers cluster together like a big snowball, adding a sense of coolness to the stuffy summer!
1. Soil
If you want to adjust hydrangeas to blue, you must ensure the soil is acidic. Before hydrangeas bud, use 10 grams of aluminum sulfate mixed with 1 liter of water to water the soil once every ten days to keep the soil acidic.
2. Light
Although hydrangeas do not like direct strong light, they cannot lack light either. Long-term shade can easily lead to failure to bloom. So for hydrangeas cared for outdoors in summer, you only need to provide shade during the strong midday sun.
Fragrant dracaena
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Fragrant dracaena leaves are small but glossy green, with a graceful form. Placing a few at home is simply like a small forest!
1. Soil
Fragrant dracaena likes loose, breathable acidic soil. If the acidity is too low, the plant will grow slowly and its leaves will turn yellow. So when watering, you can add a little white vinegar or ferrous sulfate to the water.
2. Pruning
Fragrant dracaena that has not been pruned for a long time has poor internal ventilation and poor light penetration, making yellow leaves especially likely. So promptly cut off weak branches and old branches to strengthen ventilation.
Peacock plant
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Peacock plant leaves have patterns that look especially like peacock feathers. A well-grown peacock plant has leaves so shiny they seem to drip water, making it especially suitable for the dry summer.
1. Light
The peacock plant likes a bright, diffused-light environment. Excessively strong direct sunlight can scorch the leaves and affect ornamental value. An east-facing balcony is especially suitable for the peacock plant's light requirements.
2. Humidity
The peacock plant really likes moisture. During high-temperature summer weather, it can be watered once every 1-2 days, and mist around the plant every day.
Iris
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White and blue irises give Huahua a cooling feeling just from their color tones!
1. Soil
Irises like soil with good drainage. Flower lovers can mix humus soil, peat soil, and coarse sand to increase the soil's drainage.
2. Light
Irises really like light. Once light is insufficient, the flowers are prone to withering, so place irises outdoors or on a south-facing balcony with sufficient light as much as possible.
Pennywort
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Pennywort leaves are round and cute, and it is easy to keep alive. As long as it gets enough sunlight and water, it can easily fill the pot, making it arguably the most suitable plant for the stuffy summer!
1. Light
In summer, if you want pennywort to sprout rapidly, you must give it enough sunlight. A sunny south balcony can be given over to it, and if you have a yard at home, you can place it directly in the yard.
2. Fertilizing
Pennywort filling the pot naturally cannot do without fertilizer. For soil-grown pennywort, you can dig a few small holes around the edge of the pot and bury 1-2 compound fertilizer granules in each hole. If it is hydroponic, you can directly throw the compound fertilizer into the water.
Ivy
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Place ivy indoors and let it grow freely. Hanging down, it is like a green waterfall, immediately driving away the summer heat!
1. Light
Although ivy is shade-tolerant, it cannot be given no sunlight at all. So if you want to keep it at home, it is best to choose a bright living room.
2. Watering
When you notice the surface of the ivy's potting soil has dried, water it thoroughly once. When the weather is relatively hot and dry, you can wipe the leaves with a damp cloth, which both increases humidity and keeps the leaves clean and glossy.
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