5 flowers you must not miss when growing plants on a balcony
Balcony gardening fans, growing flowers and vegetables, growing grass and succulents, are you a standard balcony gardening fan? No need to ask, just check whether your balcony has these 5 flowers, and it will be clear at a glance!
1. Lewisia, a small potted plant with showy blooms that will definitely get you hooked once you get one!
The reason Lewisia gets you hooked once you get one is that it is small yet floriferous, comes in many colors and blooms continuously. For care, you can just treat it like a succulent. It blooms in early spring and has a very long flowering period. It is suitable for balcony gardening fans.
2. African impatiens, who does not have memories of it dyeing fingernails!
African impatiens has both single and double forms, and you can grow as many as you like without holding back. The flower colors are extremely rich and varied, with more than 40 colors in total. It is not only used for dyeing fingernails; the most interesting thing is its method of seed dispersal. When the seed pods mature, the outer shell bursts open on its own and flings the seeds out, so seeds must be collected in time, or they will explode before you know it~
African impatiens likes a warm and humid environment, is not cold-tolerant, fears frost, and avoids exposure to strong sun and rain. Partial sun or retaining 60-70% of sunlight is the best light condition. The optimal growing temperature is 15-25°C, and the temperature can just be kept at a normal level. If your balcony is a bit cold, remember to move it indoors, do not let it freeze!
3. Colored calla lily, with a unique flower shape and able to withstand wind and rain, truly admirable in spirit!
In personal memory, colored calla lily is very tenacious. I once saw an elderly neighbor grow a clump of calla lilies in an enamel washbasin. That was also the first time I saw a calla lily. I remember that after a year passed, new calla lilies grew again the next year.
Because of its peculiar flower shape, the colored calla lily is often used to make bouquets, wreaths and vase arrangements. Dwarf and small-flowered varieties are used as potted plants placed on balconies, windowsills, courtyards, or beside stones around ponds.
4. African violet, a plant that just loves to cluster together and bloom small flowers
African violet likes a warm climate, avoids high temperatures, is relatively shade-tolerant, and is suitable for growing in diffused light. Remember that the soil should be neutral or slightly acidic. The plant is small and exquisite, with colorful flowers and blooms in all four seasons. It is an excellent flower that balcony gardening fans must have.
5. Gloxinia, when not in bloom you would think it is a pot of small bok choy, but when it blooms it is amazing!
When it is not blooming, you really cannot bear to look at it; it looks like a patch of small bok choy, but once it blooms there is a world-shaking change~ Gloxinia is small and exquisite, with lush green leaves and brilliantly colorful flowers. There are already very many varieties for the balcony alone, including blue, white, red, purple, double-flowered, bicolor and other varieties.
Gloxinia likes a warm, humid, semi-shaded environment. It avoids direct strong light and grows in a loose, fertile, slightly acidic sandy soil environment rich in humus. It blooms twice a year, in spring and autumn.
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