Grow this flower in summer: enjoy the blooms and brew the leaves for a refreshing, heat-clearing drink

It's the hottest time of the year in many places now, and every time I step outside, I feel like I'm about to melt. In such hot weather, everyone must be careful not to get heatstroke! Today, I'm going to recommend a few heat-clearing, cooling flowers to keep you cool and refreshed all summer long, with no more internal heat!

Grow a pot of mint for a cool, refreshing summer!

When it comes to the best flower to grow in summer, mint is my number one recommendation! Mint leaves are lush and green, and a light fragrance is released at the slightest touch, making it a perfect match for the hot summer days!

Uses of mint

1. Brew as tea: clears heat and reduces internal heat

With the mint you grow at home, you can simply pick 3-4 leaves, put them straight into hot water and steep for more than 10 minutes, then drink it directly! Don't steep too many leaves at once, everyone, or it will cause diarrhea!

Because mint varieties differ, the taste of the brewed tea also varies somewhat. For example, most common home-grown field mint has little flavor in water, spearmint has a more fragrant minty taste, and peppermint has a somewhat Sichuan peppercorn-like flavor with a stronger cooling sensation.

2. Mint scrambled eggs: boosts immunity

In summer, when the weather is hot, home-grown mint grows like crazy. If you pick a lot of mint at once, I suggest making mint scrambled eggs! Pick the mint, wash it, drain off the water, then chop it up and set aside.

Crack 3-5 eggs into a bowl, add salt and seasonings, then put in the mint leaves and stir, toss it in the pan for a few moments, and it becomes a plate of fragrant mint scrambled eggs!

Snap off a mint sprig and it becomes a big pot in 1 month!

1. Mint is mainly propagated by cuttings. Just snip off a mint branch, let the wound dry, then place it in clean water or stick it in soil. In the hot summer weather, it will basically root in about 1 week!

2. Mint is very easy to care for. As long as the potting soil is loose and breathable, and it gets plenty of water and sun, it will grow vigorously. To make mint fill out its pot as quickly as possible, be sure to pinch off the tips often so it sends out more side branches.

Grow a pot of jasmine to clear heat, reduce internal heat, and keep your body healthy!

If you ask what's blooming most beautifully right now, it's definitely jasmine! Jasmine flowers are fragrant and white, and dozens open at once each time, instantly filling your home with fragrance, even your clothes pick up the scent of jasmine!

Uses of jasmine

1. Brew as tea: moistens the lungs and reduces internal heat

When the jasmine at home blooms, you can pick the flowers directly, give them a quick rinse, and prepare them for brewing.

Prepare a pot of boiling water, put the jasmine petals in and steep them directly. You can also brew the jasmine together with tea leaves. One sip not only moistens the lungs and reduces internal heat, but also leaves fragrance filling your mouth, it's so fragrant you can hardly stand it!

2. Jasmine scrambled eggs: tasty and cooling

Wash the picked jasmine flowers clean, then prepare 2 eggs.

Mix the jasmine flowers and eggs together and stir-fry, and soon a plate of fragrant jasmine scrambled eggs is ready! I'm practically drooling just looking at it!

Snip a jasmine branch from the roadside and turn it into 10 pots for free!

1. To turn one pot of jasmine into many, it's basically propagated by cuttings. Trim the cut jasmine branches to about 7-10cm long, let the wounds dry, then stick them in soil, and they'll basically root in half a month!

2. To get jasmine to bloom abundantly with a rich fragrance, put it in a south-facing balcony or south-facing windowsill with good light, water about 1-2 times a day, and occasionally spray a little monopotassium phosphate on the leaves, and your jasmine will get more and more fragrant!

Grow a pot of aloe and never fear mosquito and insect bites again!

A couple of days ago, I had internal heat and broke out in pimples. I snapped off an aloe leaf and rubbed it on a few times, and the swelling went down within a few days! Aloe is truly a treasure, sterilizing and reducing inflammation, aiding digestion and beautifying... it's really a must-have potted plant in every home!

Uses of aloe

1. Apply to skin: reduces inflammation and sterilizes, beautifies and nourishes

Cut a section off the mother aloe plant, and gently scrape it with a clean knife, trying to scrape off all the outer skin.

Put the cleaned aloe in a bowl and set aside. If you get insect bites on your body, you can gently rub the aloe flesh on them to sterilize and disinfect and reduce redness and swelling; those who love beauty can also apply the aloe flesh directly to the face as a mask, as it has beautifying and nourishing benefits!

2. Cold-tossed aloe + congee:

Peel the aloe, scrape it clean, and cut it into small pieces; then add celery and peanuts and toss it as a cold dish. Not only does it taste refreshing, it also reduces inflammation and clears internal heat. If you have no appetite in summer, a plate of this will instantly open up your appetite!

Add coix seed (Job's tears) to a pot and boil it briefly, then put in the chopped aloe flesh, and it becomes a bowl of coix seed and aloe congee. Coix seed helps remove dampness, and combined with aloe's antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, it's the perfect bowl for such hot weather! (Note: those allergic to aloe should not eat it!)

Snap off a bit of aloe and 1 pot becomes several pots!

1. Aloe at home is generally propagated by division. Aloe that has grown for many years will sprout quite a few offsets; at this point, take the aloe out of its pot, cut off the small offsets with roots, let the wounds dry, and repot them, and you'll get several new pots of aloe!

2. Although aloe likes sunlight, summer temperatures are too high, and harsh sun can easily cause the leaves to scorch and turn gray, so it's better to keep aloe indoors in a spot with good indirect light. It doesn't need much watering, just water when you see the potting soil is dry!

Grow a pot of lotus to clear heat, cool you down, and remove dampness!

Recently on our app, I've seen quite a few gardening friends showing off their own lotuses. In my eyes, the most valuable part is of course the big lotus leaves! If you don't believe me, then hurry up and take a look with me!

Uses of lotus leaves

1. Dried tangerine peel and lotus leaf tea: clears heat and cools you down

Soak the sun-dried lotus leaves and dried tangerine peel in water, rinse them briefly to wash off the dust on the surface, then put them together into a clay pot and bring to a boil.

After boiling, strain out the lotus leaves and tangerine peel with a filter, and what's left is the drinkable tangerine peel and lotus leaf tea! Lotus leaves help regulate the spleen and stomach. For those whose digestive system is overburdened, drinking it for about a week straight is very good for the body.

2. Tender lotus leaf scrambled eggs: prevents arteriosclerosis, protects the liver

Wash the lotus leaves from home, blanch them briefly in hot water, then take them out and chop them up, set aside.

Crack a few eggs, mix them with the chopped lotus leaves, add to a hot oiled pan and stir-fry until cooked, and it becomes delicious lotus leaf scrambled eggs!

Grab a handful of seeds and grow a big lotus right away!

1. Lotus at home can generally be grown from lotus seeds. Soak the seeds for a while until they open, then plant them in a suitable pot; for soil you can use pond silt or fertile garden soil.

2. To get big lotus leaves and lots of blooms, if conditions allow, it's best to put it in the yard to get plenty of sunlight, and remember to add water regularly to prevent the leaves from rotting. It doesn't need much fuss, and it will bloom its pot out!

Grow a pot of honeysuckle to cool you down, reduce inflammation, and keep your throat healthy!

Lastly, I'd like to introduce a flower that families with elderly members most often grow, and that's honeysuckle! Honeysuckle blooms in a big mass each time, and just looking at it makes people very happy!

Uses of honeysuckle

1. Honeysuckle tea: clears heat and detoxifies, prevents sore, swollen throat

For brewing tea, honeysuckle that hasn't fully opened is best, though fully opened ones can be brewed too. Pick the honeysuckle and store it in a bag for later use.

When you want to brew tea, grab a few and steep them in water to drink, or mix them with tea leaves. Honeysuckle has the effect of clearing heat and reducing internal heat, so brewing it as tea in summer is very good for the body.

2. Honeysuckle congee: aids digestion and nourishes the spleen, boosts resistance

Wash the picked honeysuckle and set aside, then add a few blossoms when cooking congee. Not only does it help nourish the stomach and spleen, it also gives the congee a light honeysuckle fragrance, and you can drink several bowls in one go!

Snip a branch and it'll live, honeysuckle is so easy to grow!

1. Honeysuckle is mainly propagated by cuttings. Snip off a branch, let the wound dry, then stick it into loose, breathable soil, and it will basically root in 10-15 days!

2. In everyday care, remember to give honeysuckle plenty of sunlight, and reduce watering when it's blooming so as to extend the flowering period. Before it blooms, you can spray a 0.2% monopotassium phosphate solution to encourage more blossoms!

That's all for today's introduction!

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