Heat-loving flowers that bloom more the more they're sunned, and can bloom all summer long at home
The dog days of summer start tomorrow. People fear the heat, and flowers fear it too. Even if the flowers at home don't go dormant, there's not much to look at - nothing but leaves, and there's no motivation to grow flowers anymore... Huahua hurried to the flower market to take a look, and bought a few heat-loving flowers that bloom all summer long. Only with them at home does it feel reassuring!
Moss rose
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Temperature limit: high heat 40°C
Moss rose, as the name suggests, blooms facing the sun. It's famous for not fearing sun or heat. Many flower lovers in the south plant a ring of it on rooftops, rooftops and balconies, and enjoy flowers from May to November.
1. Propagation: can be grown from seed or cuttings
Seed sowing is generally done in spring. Right now everyone can take cuttings: pinch off a few flower stems a finger long, insert them 2 cm deep in the soil, water thoroughly, and place in a shaded spot. After a day or two, if the stems are firm, you're in luck. Give them morning and evening sun, and after 1 week they can take full sun all day. Once the cuttings take, they'll bloom after a while, and after blooming they'll set seed - save it to plant again next year!
2. Care
Moss rose is quite drought-tolerant, but if you keep it in the sun all the time, evaporation is high, so it's best to water thoroughly once every morning or evening. Fermented rice water or fruit peel water diluted with 5 times clear water can serve as nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer, so no special fertilizing is needed. After cutting off leggy long branches, you can stick them straight into the soil as cuttings~
Summer chrysanthemum
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Temperature limit: high heat 40°C
Unlike other chrysanthemums that bloom in spring and autumn, summer chrysanthemum's flowering period is from May to September. Once it blooms, it bursts into a ball, and the pyrethrin scent it gives off can repel mosquitoes - it's an important raw material for mosquito coils!
1. Propagation: cuttings
Summer chrysanthemum is a new variety with very strong reproductive ability - some flower lovers say even leaf cuttings can root! You can take more summer chrysanthemum stems and leaves, use breathable soil mixed with perlite, insert them and place in a cool spot, water thoroughly once, then mist morning and evening to keep moist. They root in about a week.
2. Care
Although summer chrysanthemum doesn't fear heat, too strong light makes the color fade, so it's best to shade it at noon. Don't water too often; you can mist around it every day to keep it moist, and add phosphorus-potassium fertilizer once every half month. Fermented soybean water or dried banana peels will do~
Balloon flower
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Temperature limit: high heat 40°C
Don't think balloon flower is only for cut flowers - it's not delicate at all. Some flower lovers who've grown it say that even when the weeds in the pot were scorched dry, it was still blooming... How heat-resistant is it really? Only by trying will you know!
1. Propagation: seeding, cuttings
Balloon flower can produce over a thousand seeds each year and can be sown in spring or autumn. In summer you can buy a few stems of balloon flower, keep the flowers for display, and cut the extra stems for cuttings. Each stem should have a pair of leaves; insert into sterilized sandy soil, water, and place in a cool, ventilated spot. Occasional misting to keep moist is enough. They root in about 1 week.
2. Care
Lisianthus can be considered a lazy person's flower. Plant it in nutrient-rich leaf mold mixed with potting soil and grit; water when the soil is dry, and avoid root suffocation. Mist morning and evening to keep moist and cool it down. After blooming, remember to collect seeds, then prune heavily - next year it can bloom twice as much!
Golden dewdrop
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Temperature limit: high heat 40°C
Golden dewdrop, also called false utex, is grown more in southern regions. It fears neither heat nor cold, and can bloom in summer, autumn and winter. Flower lovers in the north can try it too.
1. Propagation: cuttings
Golden dewdrop tolerates pruning well, and the pruned branches can be used directly as cuttings with a very high survival rate. Cut them into 8-15 cm long pieces, insert into sandy soil, water thoroughly, and place in a shaded spot. They root in about 2 weeks. Just keep them moist and ventilated during this time.
2. Care
Golden dewdrop likes sunlight - the more sun, the brighter the color. It's very suitable for planting in the garden and can also be grown as a climbing flower. In summer it's best to water once a day. After each bloom, prune lightly and add nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer. Kitchen waste and leftover fruit peels from home, once fermented, can also be added to the potting soil as fertilizer~
Dahlia
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Temperature limit: high heat 38°C
Summer is exactly dahlia's flowering season. It can bloom all summer long, and with proper care, in southern regions it can even bloom until November!
1. Propagation: root division, cuttings
Dahlia's tubers are like sweet potatoes. In the north, when winter approaches, you can dig them out and bury them in sand to overwinter, then divide and plant them in spring. Right now we can take cuttings: a 10 cm stem inserted into ordinary garden soil will survive. Be sure to keep it moist, and placed in a shaded spot it will root quickly.
2. Care
Dahlia likes fertile sandy soil; you can plant it in leaf mold mixed with sandy soil. Don't water too much - once every 1-2 days, and mist around it often to keep it moist. Add compound fertilizer and nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer before and after the flowering period; fermented rice water or soybean water can also be diluted with water and poured on.
Madagascar periwinkle
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Temperature limit: high heat 38°C
Madagascar periwinkle blooms beautifully and is cheap, and it can be grown for over a decade to become an old stump - isn't that a great deal~
1. Propagation: seeding, cuttings
Growing from seed is slower; take cuttings directly and it can bloom next month. Cut off young, strong branches, preferably with terminal buds, insert into vermiculite soil, place in a cool spot and water thoroughly once. Then mist morning and evening to keep moist. They root in about 1-2 weeks, and 1 week after rooting, repot.
2. Care
Madagascar periwinkle likes sunlight, so be sure to keep it somewhere sunny. Water when the soil is dry. Morning and evening you can use a spray bottle to mist around it, or mix in some monopotassium phosphate and spray - it can bloom faster and more abundantly~
Mandevilla
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Temperature limit: high heat 36°C
Mandevilla is native to the tropical regions of the Americas, naturally heat-tolerant, good at climbing, and its flowers are large and fragrant. Flower lovers who like it shouldn't miss this good season for growing mandevilla~
1. Propagation: cuttings
Cut 5-8 cm long one-year-old strong branches of mandevilla, with a pair of leaves at the tip, insert into vermiculite or granular soil, water thoroughly, and place in a ventilated, cool spot for care. Keep the potting soil moist but not waterlogged~ They root in about 2-3 weeks.
2. Care
Mandevilla likes fertile acidic soil; leaf mold mixed with sandy soil and garden soil is very good. Give it plenty of light normally, mist daily to keep moist, and water thoroughly once every 1-2 days. Set up a trellis while it's still a seedling so it climbs faster. Fertilize mainly with nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer; monopotassium phosphate or fermented rice water can both be poured on~
Dianthus
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Temperature limit: high heat 36°C
Dianthus is also famous for not fearing heat. Many flower lovers' dianthus are already blooming. It doesn't bloom for just one season - for example, Dianthus sempreflorens blooms from April to November!
1. Propagation: seeding, cuttings
Dianthus cuttings are much faster than seeding. It's best to choose branches with flower buds, about 8 cm long, insert into moist sandy soil, place on a ventilated windowsill, and mist a little every day. They root in about 1-2 weeks, and after rooting, let them stabilize for 1 week before repotting~
2. Care
Dianthus has low soil requirements; ordinary garden soil will grow it well. To get more blooms, you must give it plenty of sun and control water appropriately. Add some urea before and after the flowering period, and you can easily grow a pot bursting with blooms~
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