6 flowers suitable for growing in summer, easily turning a balcony into a sea of blooms

June is already half over, and the high summer heat has arrived. How are your plants doing? Ones like wax begonia (Begonia semperflorens), cyclamen, windflower, hyacinth, narcissus, stock, daisy, corn poppy, clivia, carnation, geranium, fuchsia, and calla lily are all about to enter their dormant period, right? Think about it, is your balcony almost out of flowers to look at? Fellow gardeners, think about it, if your balcony is also almost without flowers, then take a look at these pots. They just love hot weather, and the hotter it gets, the more they bloom, turning your balcony into a sea of flowers.

Today I am sharing 6 kinds of flowers that love hot weather. I hope there is one you like.

1. Moss rose

This flower really does love to bloom the hotter it gets, and it is also very easy to grow. A single stem segment left in the sun for a day can still survive when stuck into soil, and it can even bloom all over. Fellow gardeners, take a look, have you planted it? If you are rather busy but still want your balcony to become a sea of flowers, then plant a pot of moss rose!

Moss rose can survive in any soil, and with a little fertilizer and water it flourishes. It super loves sunlight and is relatively drought-tolerant, but when watering, you must water thoroughly. It is recommended to water it once every 2 weeks with a diluted solution of monopotassium phosphate, and that is enough to achieve vivid flower colors and nonstop blooming.

2. Plumbago

Plumbago is also a potted plant that blooms more the hotter it gets. Its light blue color gives a fresh, elegant, and very cooling feeling. Growing a pot in summer, covered with small blue flowers, is truly a pleasure.

It is not difficult to grow plumbago well. You must give it plenty of sun and plenty of water. When watering, note that plumbago has shallow roots, so you must not wash it out with a strong stream of water. In high-temperature summer weather, it is best to water 2-3 times a day. Be sure to stick to light fertilizer applied frequently. In growing seasons like spring and summer, fertilize once a week with a compound fertilizer, and before blooming, increase phosphorus and potassium fertilizer.

3. Rangoon creeper

Rangoon creeper (Combretum indicum) has a fresh, elegant fragrance and vivid blooms, with dense, deep green leaves. Its vines reach 1-2 zhang and can be used as a green hedge or green canopy, and can also be made into a medium-sized bonsai within 2 m. It is a great ornamental tree species for balconies. The flowers can change color three times in a single day, very beautiful, and it also blooms more wildly the hotter it gets.

Look, isn't it beautiful and lovely? Its care is not difficult either. In daily care, sufficient light will make it bloom abundantly and grow leaves densely, and it will grow more vigorously. When growing it in a pot, it is best to choose loose, fertile, well-drained, breathable sandy soil. Just be careful not to water too much each time, and make sure there is no water accumulation in the pot.

4. Desert rose

Fellow gardeners, just from the name you can tell that this flower is also a potted plant that blooms more the hotter it gets. Desert rose flowers come in red, rose red, pink, white, and other colors. May to December is the flowering period of desert rose. The flower shape resembles a small trumpet, rose red, very gorgeous. The umbel-like inflorescences form clusters of three or five, brilliant as brocade, and in warm regions they bloom continuously all year round.

For potting, a mix of fertile, loose sand and leaf mold is best. The potting soil can use equal parts leaf mold and coarse sand, plus a small amount of decomposed dry bone meal. In this way, a desert rose in such potting soil can bloom well even without fertilizing. Do not water too much; just water when dry and let it dry between waterings. Only with sufficient sunlight can it have many flowers and vivid colors.

5. Verbena

Verbena is naturally quite fond of sunlight and not tolerant of shade. In terms of temperature, it relatively prefers high-temperature weather. Even in the hot summer, verbena can bloom very well...

For the potting medium, choose a loose, fertile, well-drained growing mix. Before planting, apply decomposed organic fertilizer and some superphosphate at the bottom of the pot as base fertilizer. It is not drought-tolerant, so keep verbena supplied with moisture. But while watering verbena, note that its root system is relatively shallow, so water gently to avoid washing away the soil around the roots.

6. Rose

Roses are sun-loving flowers. They like warmth, and you could say they also bloom more wildly the hotter it gets. Fellow gardeners can plant a pot.

During the peak growing season and flowering period, increase the amount of watering. In summer high temperatures, water evaporation increases, and the plant is in a weak, semi-dormant state, so it most fears drying out and dehydration. Water once in the morning and once in the evening each day, and avoid exposure to blazing sun. When watering in high temperatures, each watering should have a small amount of water seep from the bottom of the pot, showing it has been watered thoroughly. When watering, do not splash water on the leaves, to prevent disease.

If you want it to bloom more, you can apply a bit more phosphorus fertilizer.