The easiest houseplant to grow: lush green leaves, bright red flowers, beautiful and edible

Nowadays more and more people like to grow some flowers at home, not only for admiring them and decorating the home, but also for purifying the air and using them in cooking.

Today Hua'er will introduce to you the flower that is most suitable for growing indoors, evergreen all year round, with bright red blooms and a delicious taste in cooking. In recent years it has been deeply loved by many flower enthusiasts. If you like it, you can also grow a pot of it indoors!

This flower is the heartleaf ice plant (Aptenia cordifolia), also known as Mesembryanthemum cordifolium. It is evergreen all year round, with lush green leaves and bright red flowers. The flowers are rather small, dotting the green foliage, and are very beautiful. It is mostly used for indoor and outdoor landscaping, and can also be used as a vegetable, in cold dishes, soups and so on, with a fresh and delicious taste.

The heartleaf ice plant has strong vitality and is most suitable for growing indoors, which has won unanimous recognition from many flower enthusiasts. Moreover, during its peak growth period from March to September, it grows very fast, and its flowering period is concentrated from July to September.

The heartleaf ice plant likes soft light. Insufficient light will turn the leaves pale green and make them lose their luster, reducing their ornamental value, while too strong light will cause the leaves to scorch and turn yellow. When grown indoors, the best spot is slightly close to a windowsill, bright with a little scattered light, which will let it grow very well, blooming continuously with bright red flowers.

During the growing period, because it grows quickly and blooms profusely, it needs plenty of fertilizer and water. Usually it can be watered once every 1-2 days, following the principle of "don't water until dry, and water thoroughly when you do." Spray water on the leaves often to increase humidity, which benefits the plant's growth, keeps its leaves emerald green and glossy, and helps it differentiate more flower buds and produce more flowers.

Fertilizing should be done with light doses applied frequently. Generally use decomposed soybean cake water or homemade decomposed fertilizer liquid. During the peak growing season, apply once a week. Never apply too much nitrogen fertilizer; although it promotes growth, it will also cause leggy growth, affecting the ornamental value of the whole plant and inhibiting bud formation and flowering.

When new shoots reach 6-8cm, you can pinch off the tips to encourage more buds to sprout, which can make the plant fuller and produce more flowers. The tender shoots you pinch off can be used in cooking, so it can be said to serve two purposes at once.

That's all for the introduction to the heartleaf ice plant. If you have anything to add, fellow flower enthusiasts, you can share it with everyone in the comments section below. If you want to learn more about growing flowers, you can follow Huajianke!