10 common flowers and plants to grow in summer, the hotter the better they thrive, suitable for lazy people who do not tend them often

Summer is here, and many flowers and plants have gone limp, afraid of the sun and afraid of watering. Especially for plant lovers living in apartment buildings, growing a flower in summer feels like waiting on a wife during postpartum confinement. So, are there some flowers and plants that thrive more the deeper into summer it gets, and surprise you more the less you bother with them? The answer is: yes. Below, Little Exquisite Life takes you to get to know the flowers and plants that thrive the hotter it gets.

1. Jasmine

When it comes to thriving the hotter it gets, jasmine immediately comes to mind naturally, and that is exactly right: the more sun it gets, the more vigorously jasmine blooms. In the hot summer, the faint, elusive fragrance of jasmine, with its green leaves and plain white blossoms, always lifts your spirits without fail. "With jade-like girdle pendants and green robes, full and fair with plain-dimpled cheeks, facing the wind with boundless quiet elegance. Its worldly-transcending bearing, most gentle when paired with the moon. How lovable its mild and elegant heart. Even at parting, it will not bear sorrow. Soaked in sunken water, its tenderness transforms into a hidden fragrance flowing at the bottom of the cup." This is the most vivid portrayal of jasmine by the famous Song dynasty poet Liu Yong. PS: It seems jasmine has gone up in price this year in this area.

2. Milan

Compared with the quiet elegance of jasmine's fragrance, the flower of Milan has an indescribable, unique scent. I remember when Little Exquisite Life first brought a pot of Milan home, for several days in a row I would occasionally catch a faint, elusive fragrance, and only later did I discover it was coming from the Milan. From then on, I was deeply intoxicated by the fragrance of the Milan flower. Milan likewise has a stronger fragrance the higher the temperature. An old poem says: "The Shi family's Golden Valley rejoices as it climbs the branches, ten li of orchid fragrance crosses the jade-green stream. It does not dazzle the eyes with fine flower colors, yet its little specks are rare in themselves."

3. Madagascar periwinkle

The first time I saw Madagascar periwinkle at a friend's place, it had not yet bloomed. Its utterly unremarkable stems and leaves made me wonder why my friend would grow such an ordinary flower. Out of curiosity I asked its name, and the answer was: tian tian kai, "blooms every day." Yes, the local name for Madagascar periwinkle where I live is tian tian kai. My friend gave me a pot; I had not wanted it at first, but I accepted it out of politeness, and afterward it launched a veritable "blooms every day mode" on my balcony. An ordinary Madagascar periwinkle, needing only ordinary garden soil, can bloom its head off all summer long. "One branch has just faded when another grows rich, surely spring's work never rests. Even if the peony is called peerless in beauty, in the end its glory and decline last but a moment." It actually matches the wondrous lines of the Song dynasty poet Zhu Shuzhen.

4. Purple heart

The first time I saw purple heart was also at a friend's place. Purple all over, hanging over the edge of the flowerpot, with specks of pink dangling within that deep purple, it stunned me at once. I asked for a cutting to take home, only to find that the more I grew it, the greener it became, until in the end it turned into plain greens. I asked my friend and learned that this thing needs sun, and the more sun it gets, the more purple it becomes. And you can just leave it there, water it a little when you remember, and leave it alone when you do not, and one day you will find it has quietly grown into a waterfall.

5. Swiss cheese plant

The Swiss cheese plant likes high temperatures and high humidity, but fears baking sunlight. So the Swiss cheese plant is generally grown indoors. Each time the Swiss cheese plant grows a leaf, it also grows a section of stem and an aerial root along with it. In my impression, the Swiss cheese plant is very easygoing, grand but not showy, free yet well-behaved. Keeping a pot of Swiss cheese plant at home, besides purifying the air, also brings a feeling of tranquility and peace.

6. Elephant ear

Speaking of the elephant ear again. Mentioning the Swiss cheese plant makes me think of the elephant ear; it is likewise suitable for indoor care, and likewise likes high temperatures and high humidity. If the Swiss cheese plant is compared to a modest gentleman, then the elephant ear is a graceful young woman, slender and elegant, glistening as if about to drip, and even just her silhouette can captivate a nation. Drip - drop, that full round drop of wise water, passing through a thousand years, still carries a lingering warmth...

7. Areca palm

The areca palm is also a tropical plant, liking high temperatures and high humidity, fearing baking sunlight, and suitable for indoor care. Swaying gracefully and beautifully moving, the areca palm adds a touch of tropical flair to a room.

8. Bowl lotus

How could summer lack the elegant and distinctive lotus? Large lotuses are not suitable for growing at home, so grow a pot of bowl lotus on your balcony. The lotus has always been associated with gentlemen and the Dharma. "The bowl gives rise to the lotus spirit, my Buddha appears, the Tathagata's jeweled seat narrows the Lianxi. A spoonful of water, a gentleman's virtue, dwelling well in simplicity." This is precisely praise for the bowl lotus.

9. Pennywort

If you want to experience what it means to fill a pot to bursting, then plant pennywort. After experiencing the terrifying speed at which pennywort fills a pot, when you look at other flowers you will keep doubting why they all grow so slowly. Little Exquisite Life never uses flowerpots to grow pennywort; old discarded wash basins and unused iron woks can all be used to grow pennywort, half soil and half water, plus the strong summer sun, and let the pot-bursting come on even more fiercely!

10. Moss rose

The tenacious moss rose has another plain but fitting name: never dies. Pull off a section of moss rose and leave it in the blazing sun for a few days, and you will think it is at its last gasp, but if you stick it into soil and moisten it a little, it will miraculously come back to life. At noon, when other flowers are listless, the moss roses of various colors bloom proudly. Blazing sun, what can you do to me?

Live like summer flowers. Summer is actually the season when many tenacious flowers bloom most brilliantly and gloriously. As long as you have a heart that loves flowers, you can discover beauty at any time.

Compiled and published by Little Exquisite Life.