Immortal flowers burst into a whole patch back in the rural hometown in summer, city folks are truly envious

Morning glory

On the courtyard walls and the vegetable garden fences, morning glories have already climbed all over, in pale purple, blue, and rose red. No one knows where the seeds drifted in from, but every summer a patch pops up~

Morning glories bloom in the morning and close up at night, but they can bloom all summer long, no less impressive than the petunias in the city~

Moss rose

At Grandma's doorstep, the moss roses planted in an enamel washbasin were also a rare treasure for children, with changing colors of red and yellow. Although they were all single-petaled, they were full of memories~

Moss roses burst into a full pot in half a month, sprawling wildly, until even the pot could not be seen. At this point the children would wait to collect their seeds. Scatter the seeds into the pot, and another round can grow!

Garden balsam

Under the wall corner, clusters of garden balsam were blooming. Girls passing by absolutely had to pick a few, for this was the most natural nail polish!

A few beauty-loving friends together would crush fresh garden balsam and apply it to their nails~

To fix the color better, Grandma taught us to wrap our nails with leaves, then wind a string around them. Then you had to stay obediently still for several minutes without daring to move.

After five minutes, unwrap the leaves and take a look, and the red nails are done. Garden balsam can dye nails red, rose red, orange, and yellow. Although the color fades in three to five days, it is still the most interesting memory of a childhood summer!

Canna

No one ever tended the cannas in the village. They spread through their own rhizomes. Once summer came, Chinese roses and gardenias all lost their splendor, and only the cannas grew vigorously into a large patch. The stronger the sun, the more vividly they bloomed!

Now in front of and behind houses and along roadsides there are cannas of all colors. Especially by the moist riverside, they have spread through practically the whole village.

Foxtail grass

The utterly unremarkable foxtail grass is fuzzy and extremely cute. Pull it gently upward with your hand and it comes right out.

Pull out a handful of foxtail grass and you can make a rabbit toy. First use 2 stalks as ears, then wrap the rest around to form the body. You can also leave 2 short ones sticking out as the rabbit's paws. I wonder if you ever made one?

Pick a fleabane flower and put it on the little rabbit. Doesn't it look even cuter~

Fleabane

The roadsides and field edges were full of "little daisies," and their strong scent could be smelled from far away. It turns out their name is fleabane. They grow quickly and can even count as an invasive plant.

Fleabane's fresh and delicate looks are so lovable. When you see it by the roadside, you cannot help but pick a bunch. Take it home and put it in water, and it can last for several days.

Hollyhock

In summer, hollyhocks grow into a big patch and bloom brilliantly. When we were little and had few toys, hollyhocks were also one of the rural children's toys.

Pick off a hollyhock petal, tear it into two pieces along the middle, and stick it onto your nose. Then it looks just like a little rooster's comb. Dress up like a little rooster and start cockfighting. It was simply too much fun.

After the hollyhock's blooming period ends, it quickly produces seeds. If you want to plant them, you can collect some, and the next spring scatter them into the ground for a whole patch.

Scarlet sage

Among so many flowers, of course there had to be some you could eat, and scarlet sage ranks first. I wonder if you have ever tasted its nectar?

Pull off the scarlet sage flower and suck the white part at the base of the flower, and you will taste sweet nectar. Only those who have tried it understand this flavor~

Cockscomb

At noon in summer, with the blazing sun like fire, many flowers wilt at this time. Only cockscomb still stands upright, with a color more vivid than fire.

Because the flower looks like the comb on top of a rooster's head, it is named "cockscomb." With slightly fertile soil you can grow a many-folded cockscomb, and one flower can be bigger than the pot!

Cockscomb's prosperous red color and blooming period that can last a whole summer made the villagers especially fond of it. Plant one and you plant a whole patch, full of festive spirit~

Broom grass

In the fields and at the edges of the land there were neat little broom grasses, specially planted by Grandpa. Broom grass is like a big ball, growing bigger and bigger. Do not be fooled by its summer green; once autumn comes it turns yellow, and then it is just right for making brooms. It is very sturdy.

While the broom grass has not yet grown old, every household would pick the tenderest leaves, steam them with flour, and this was a rare summer dish in the countryside, clearing heat and reducing internal fire. Do you still remember its taste?

Asiatic dayflower

Little blue-purple flowers grew everywhere in the village. Their name is Asiatic dayflower, and they are actually close relatives of the purple dayflower we grow.

Asiatic dayflower likes cool, moist environments, especially by small streams and near ditches, where you can always spot it.

When the village elders came out carrying bamboo chairs to cool off, they usually looked for it first. Where it grew, cooling off was more comfortable!

Chinese trumpet creeper

Although the houses in the village were old, fortunately there was Chinese trumpet creeper to decorate them, making them still look full of vitality.

Chinese trumpet creeper hangs down along the mottled walls. At this moment, how I wish I could stay with my aging parents and watch these flowers bloom and fall together.

Back in the village before, I never thought of buying flowers. Everything followed nature. Under the wall corners, outside the fences, along the small paths, and beside the streams, flowers were everywhere... A summer like that, I really want to live once more!