A new type of potted plant that is even easier to grow than pothos, blooming in all four seasons with fresh-colored flowers, well worth getting
Introduction
Green potted plants have become an essential decorative element of home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits: it beautifies the room and lifts the mood. "Flower Voice Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1140" introduces you to a new type of ornamental plant.
Today's star
I live in a city in Lingnan in the south, adjacent to Guangzhou, the "Flower Capital," where the flower-growing industry is well developed. I have been exposed to all kinds of flowers, grasses, and trees since childhood, and I personally also enjoy dabbling with plants, so I have some understanding of them. Today I will introduce a new type of potted ornamental flower. It has plump, tender leaves like a succulent, and oddly shaped flowers. Both its flowers and leaves are beautiful, and it is highly sought after in the flower market.
Dolphin flower
This flower is called dolphin flower, originally named cape primrose, because when the flower is still a bud, its shape closely resembles a dolphin, hence the name. It is a perennial herb of the Gesneriaceae family and is a close relative of flowering ornamental plants such as lipstick plant and gloxinia. Its notable features are long pedicels that stretch out in all directions, and a large number of flowers that bloom in clusters, as if a group of little blue dolphins were happily soaring in midair, both interesting and beautiful.
An extremely long flowering period
The dolphin flower is one of the plants with the longest flowering periods I have ever seen. It keeps blooming from the seedling stage onward. Grown indoors (moved indoors in winter, with the temperature above 17°C), it can bloom in a full pot in all four seasons. Masses of blue flowers can add a great deal of color to a room. For flower lovers who are used to bright red and purple flowers, this fresh, delicate color is still very eye-catching.
Both flowers and leaves are beautiful
Most plants in the Gesneriaceae family have long flowering periods and are easy to care for, making them one of the herbaceous flower families most loved by flower enthusiasts. Many flower forums have a dedicated section for them. The dolphin flower has extremely strong vitality and is tough and durable. A cut branch can be stuck in soil and will root and survive, and it can grow into a full pot in one year. It is very easy to cultivate and has low requirements for light, fertilizer, and water. It can be cared for with minimal attention, and is even easier to grow than pothos.
An excellent choice for indoor potted display
The dolphin flower has not been introduced into China for very long. It belongs to a new type of ornamental flower and is still a relatively niche herbaceous flower, but every flower lover who has seen it has been captivated and "fallen into the pit." There are two flower colors, blue and white, with blue being more common. When it was first introduced into China it was still a high-end plant with a high price, but it has become an ordinary herbaceous flower, inexpensive, easy to care for, and highly ornamental, very worth getting.